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About

We make vocational education visible.

mentro is developed in Switzerland, together with trainers. Our drive: learning support should again have more to do with people and less with administration.

Our mission

Less effort, better learning quality.

mentro helps trainers and learners document learning in real time, measure competencies honestly and write the education report on documented evidence.

How it started

With a question about my own learning journal

It began with noticing that companies across very different industries wrestle with the same thing. A look at my own learning journal confirmed it: entries with barely any reflection, and nobody had ever explained how to keep one. So we asked around, among trainers and practice instructors from about thirty industries.

What came up most often was not the writing, but the overview: who stands where, and where the information comes from.

The answers turned into a list of problems, not a list of features. What we built from it went back to the same people before it went into the app.

What we stand for

Pedagogy first

Technology is a means to an end. It’s about better learning support, not features. From the pilot onwards we study this together with PH Luzern and its vocational education department.

Trust and data protection

Sensitive education data deserves the utmost care. Swiss standard, no compromise.

Honest measurement

We weight every record by its source and keep it traceable who assessed it.

Close to practice

We build with trainers, not for them. Feedback shapes the product.

Roadmap

Where we stand right now

We’re honest about where we are: the product is built, the pilot has been running since August 2026, and scientific validation is running with it.

Phase 1
Research and concept
Defined the problem, the solution model and the scientific basis of competency measurement.
Phase 2
Product developed
The platform with activities, journals, competency mapping and the education report is live, and the apps are in the Play Store and the App Store.
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Phase 3
Pilot running
Since August 2026 the first training companies have been working with mentro. The scientific validation of the measurement model is running alongside the pilot, together with PH Luzern and its vocational education department.
since August 2026

The project is funded by the Kick Foundation through its IdeaKick programme.

Profile

mentro in brief

mentro is Swiss software for training companies and vocational education providers. Learners document their work as part of their everyday practice, rather than weeks later from memory. Guided, AI-supported reflection questions are tailored to the activities of the week and the learner’s stage of training. mentro automatically maps each entry to the competencies defined in the official training plan and takes into account whether the evidence comes from the learner or from a person responsible for their training.

The documented evidence shows how competencies are developing. Trainers can see at any time where a learner stands and identify early where further evidence or support is needed. The education report on the official SDBB form is based on documented evidence. AI supports the process, but does not assess or grade the learner. mentro runs in the browser on smartphones, tablets and computers, is available in four languages and is operated entirely on Swiss infrastructure.

The educational foundation matters to us just as much as the software. From the pilot onwards, together with the Lucerne University of Teacher Education (PH Luzern), we will study how reflection can be supported in ways that promote learning and how competencies can be assessed on a sound basis.

Press and partners

Logo and media

If you write about mentro or list us on a partner page, you will find the official logo here, along with a description you can copy as it stands.

mentro, Lernfortschritt sichtbar machenThe mentro signet, two interlocking chevrons in dark teal and orange

Wordmark with claim and signet. Please do not distort them, recolour them or add anything to them.

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Company description, ready to copy

mentro GmbH is a Swiss company based in Auw, Aargau. It develops and runs mentro, the platform for learning documentation, competency measurement and education reports in Swiss vocational education.

The longer profile is further up this page.

Media enquiries

Write to us, we usually reply within one working day.

contact@mentro.ch

Pilot programme

A trade, not a trial

You get mentro at half price and a say in what we build next. We get honest feedback from everyday work.

What you get

  • 50 % off during the pilot phase
  • A direct line to us, no ticket system
  • Your wishes feed into development

What we need

  • Report bugs when something strikes you
  • Tell us what is missing and what annoys you
  • A piece of feedback we may quote

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