RESTART Resilience and Training for SMEs
Ref./Contract no | 2021-1-SK01-KA220-VET-000034882 |
Funding programme | Erasmus+ Programme |
Duration | 24 months |
Start year-end year | 2021-2023 |
Website | Restartproject.eu |
Summary
Against COVID backdrop, the core of the RESTART project is to develop an innovative training method to equip the European VET ecosystem with demand-driven training content to accompany Small & Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and the European workforce in the “resilience journey” of restarting in a post-pandemic socio-economic context.
RESTART’s objectives are:
- update and upgrade the entrepreneurship support system to a post-COVID “new normal”;
- support EU Micro, Small & Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) and workforce in the “resilience journey” of restarting in a postpandemic socio-economic context;
- improve relevant skills and competencies in up-to-date topics reflecting the market needs;
- foster knowledge transfer and business model adaptation of Small & Medium-sized Enterprises, with a focus on microenterprises.
Activities and outputs
Project results
PR2 – RESTART Innovative Entrepreneurship Model
PR3 – RESTART Training & Tools
PR4 – RESTART Position Paper & Mainstreaming Guidelines
Activities
RESTART Multiplier event in Croatia, September 2023, Rijeka, Croatia
RESTART International conference, September 2023, Budapest, Hungary
The “resilience journey” of restarting for MSMEs and European workforce, September 2023, Pescara, Italy
COVID19 disastrous consequences for economy: State of Play and Future Prospects, September 2023, Brussels, Belgium
RESTART Multiplier Event – Workshop on resources to help micro, small and medium enterprises in the “resilience journey” of restarting in a postpandemic era, September 2023, Malaga, Spain
RESTART Closing project conference, October 2023, Bratislava, Slovakia
Partnership
Coordinator
Partners
Step Ri Science and Technology Park of the University of Rijeka (HR)
HÉTFA Research Institute (HU)
IDP – Italian Development Partners (IT)
IHF – STITUT DE HAUTE FORMATION AUX POLITIQUES COMMUNAUTAIRES (BE)
INTERNET WEB SOLUTIONS SL (ES)
Contact & more info
For more information about the project, please contact:
kovacskrisztina@hetfa.hu
restarteuproject2021@gmail.com
internationaloffice@hetfa.hu
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RESTART multiplier event in Budapest
The RESTART project was successfully presented to interested stakeholders on 14 September 2023 in Budapest. The event was organized in collaboration with IPOSZ, the Hungarian Association of Craftsmen’s Corporations, as one of the associated partners in the consortium....

Save the date – RESTART International conference
The RESTART project slowly comes to an end, and the consortium is ready to share the results with the public. The international conference of RESTART will take place in Budapest on 14 September 2023, in collaboration with IPOSZ, the Hungarian Association of...

HÉTFA successfully organized its pilot training in the RESTART project
HÉTFA successfully completed the test and validation session for the RESTART project on 7 August 2023 in Budapest, Hungary for a student group. The RESTART project focuses on developing an innovative training to equip the European VET ecosystem with demand-driven...

The RESTART project is validating the training modules with the contribution of HÉTFA
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RESTART Training development is complete and 7 training modules are now available online in English on the RESTART OER Platform
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The RESTART consortium held its second Transnational Project Meeting in Pescara, Italy
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New project: RESTART – Resilience and Training for SMEs
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