O programa de forma？？o dos mentores: conce？？o e planeamento

this article defines and frames theoretically the main purposes and the methodological guidelines of the training program of mentors who have accompanied teachers on the probationary period. those guidelines were constructed around the different dimensions of the act of teaching. the training methodology was organized from the concept of professional development, considering the mentor as object and subject of training and seeking to articulate the formative process and supervision work developed by mentors on the field. training sessions have been strategically planned from guiding questions which sought to respond through a range of activities and materials. during the implementation of the probationary period, the participants delivered a considerable set of documents, which were worked on during training.