Active and healthy ageing are key concepts of our European society today with mental health as one of the major issues in focus. The level of mental health and wellbeing of people 50+ is a key resource for the success of the EU as a knowledge based society and economy. The WHO as well as the EU in their policy papers like the “2012:European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations” call for action and emphasize the importance of pro-active attitude of older people to contribute to maintaining their (mental) health and quality of life. To reach these aims education has a prominent role and our target collective needs adequate training tools.Our investigations prove that although there are materials addressing this field, they are either outdated, use a therapic rather than a preventive approach or do not reflect a holistic view, and therefore there is a lack of appropriate and innovative offers. MENTA project undertakes to respond to these challenges by providing guidelines and concrete training material on mental fitness for people 50+ and providers by:• raising awareness for the importance of mental fitness and wellbeing• giving guidelines on how to promote them• developing innovative learning materialThe main outcomes of the project are (in 6 languages)• Manual with theory and practical exercises on mental fitness and related fields (nutrition, stress management, physical fitness, social networks)• Online material with IT based serious games• Model course curriculum for blended course on mental fitnessTo ensure high quality, the involvement of target group and success of dissemination the project will:• investigate the field and collect good practices• set up advisory boards of experts, providers and seniors• organize a mobility for exchanging information • develop materials (manual,online tool,model course)• test project outcomes in a pilot phase• address older people in a “Be active-mind your mind” day•final conference