“…Tutoring and mentoring actions have proved to be successful retention strategies in different contexts (Alzen, Langdon & Otero, 2018;Araque et al, 2009;Elster, 2014;Graffigna, Hidalgo, Jofré, Berenguer, Moyano & Esteybar, 2014). Other authors propose the use of active teaching and learning methodologies (Canedo, Santos & Leite, 2018;Paimin, Prpic, Hadgraft & Alias, 2017;Zehetmeier, Axel, Bruggemann-Klein, Thurner & Schlierkamp, 2015). The role of technology and hands-on practices has also been highlighted in the literature (Kori, Pedaste, Niitsoo, Kuusik, Altin, Tõnisson et al, 2015), as well as the importance of psychological support (Ahmed, Kloot & Collier-Reed, 2015;Teixeira de Mello, de Melo & de Mello Filho, 2015).…”