I know there is a lot of back and forth here but I think a key point that was made is that it's only 40 hrs. After that they are cut loose! The ideal is the mentees keep in contact with their mentors for later game help, but that might be atypical.

So! What I would suggest is create a LS that could be for mentors/mentees after the 40 hrs. Those that want to continue and help can and the mentees will be exposed to people on the same level and vets that are ready to help. I have already created that for crafting/gathering on Ultros and helped lead the original beginners hall. Now I just have to create the DoW/M. If you're interested in helping it is in your hands.