The international conference of RESTART will take place in Budapest on 14 September 2023, in collaboration with IPOSZ, the Hungarian Association of Craftsmen’s Corporations.

HÉTFA is the lead partner of the final project result called RESTART Position Paper & Mainstreaming Guidelines. The report represents the operational climate of RESTART that culminates with results to amplify and maximise impact of the project at systemic level while providing guidance for the implementation of the RESTART training system.

Besides this, the conference will also present the RESTART project in general, and the Open Education Platform that offers a comprehensive training programme for SMEs and the VET ecosystem.

The participation is free of charge. On-site registration is required after arriving at the conference.

If you have any questions, please contact Krisztina Kovács, HÉTFA Research Institute, +36 20 532 3202, kovacskrisztina@hetfa.hu.

The RESTART project focuses on developing an innovative training to equip the European VET ecosystem with demand-driven training content to accompany SMEs and the European workforce to help them become more resilient when they restart in a post-pandemic socio-economic context.

HÉTFA as a partner in RESTART tested and validated the „Business models for MSMEs in the post-COVID era” training module with 25 participants in two sessions in June and August. We received valuable feedback from the participants, which will be used to further develop the modules and the Online Education Platform. The students and young professionals who took part in the training expressed that they found the training content enjoyable and valuable for their professional growth.

Check out all the RESTART training modules here.

Visit the project website to know more: www.restartproject.eu

Based on the major business challenges identified in the post-COVID era categorized into four main areas (Digital Transformation, Innovation & Servitization, Localization, and Sustainability), the RESTART consortium offers the following seven online training modules:

• Digitalization & online learning
• Innovation and exploiting opportunities for MSMEs
• Cybersecurity in the (home) office
• Business model innovation, localization and resilience
• Sustainable, social and green entrepreneurship
• Servitization – transforming products into services
• Emotional intelligence and well-being in the business context

The training modules in six different languages (English, Croatian, Spanish, Italian, Hungarian and Slovakian) are available at the RESTART platform.

The RESTART project partners are currently working on validating the training activities based on the previously created validation plan. This plan serves as a guideline for verifying the effectiveness and efficiency of the RESTART training. Therefore, the partnership invites existing and aspiring entrepreneurs to improve their entrepreneurship skills by trying out the online trainings and providing their feedback.

Follow all activities and news of the RESTART project on the webpage: www.restartproject.eu and the project Facebook page.

This project is funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. The European Commission support for preparing and publishing this press release does not constitute endorsement of the contents which reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

According to the most significant business challenges identifies in a post-covid era divided into 4 main areas (Digital Transformation, Innovation & Servitization, Localization, and Sustainability), the RESTART consortium brings 7 training modules on the following topics:

• Digitalization and online learning
• Innovation and exploitation opportunities for MSMEs
• Cyber security in the (home) office
• Business models for SMEs in the post-COVID era
• Sustainable, social, and green entrepreneurship
• Servitization – transforming products into services
• Emotional intelligence and well-being in the business context

Moreover, each module is also available in an audio version, pdf, and Word formats both ready for download.

Except for English, all modules will be soon available in 5 other languages: Spanish, Italian, Croatian, Slovak, and Hungarian.

After successfully completing self-assessment questions after the module, a learner can download a personalized certificate of the course completion.

Additionally, a user can use the opportunity to ask about any related information through digital coach in case of further guidance.

Your feedback is more than welcome! A feedback form is available at the beginning of each training session so don’t forget to rate us!

Find out more information on the project website or Facebook page:

Website https://www.restartproject.eu/index.php

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/restartproject2022

The RESTART – Resilience and Training for SMEs is an Erasmus+ cooperation partnership in the field of vocational education. The project aims at mapping how COVID-19 impacted small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the partner countries and based on the results, creating innovative training modules for SME staff. The overall goal is to assist SMEs to become more resilient and to respond better to unforeseen events in the future.

The partners held the online kick-off meeting in November 2021, therefore many members of the consortium just met in-person the first time in Pescara. Hana Paluska from the lead partner Slovak Business Agency (SK) opened the meeting, together with the organizing partner, Italian Development Partners (IT), represented by Mario di Martino.

The first part of the meeting focused on the results of the country mapping research, that analyzed the post-COVID economy along four megatrends: innovation and servitization, digital transformation, sustainability and localization. HÉTFA’s colleagues presented the Hungarian country report and  participated in the discussion about the future of the project’s development plan.

The final outcome of the analysis will contribute to the RESTART Innovative Business Model that will promote new and updated business solutions for SMEs in the post-COVID “new normal” economy.

The partners also discussed the next key element of the project, the RESTART Training & Tools. This training will serve SME staff to acquire new, innovative business models and empower them with skills and competences. All project partners, Slovak Business Agency (SK), HÉTFA Research Institute (HU), Italian Development Partners (IT), STEP RI (HR), IHF (BE) and Internet Web Solutions (ES) contributed to the discussion by sharing their specialized knowledge on each topic.

The meeting was closed with discussing administrative and project management tasks.

Our next step in the RESTART project will be the training development and delivery to 180 people.

Find more information about the project here.

The main goal of the RESTART project is to develop innovative training solutions and tools to enhance and advance entrepreneurship education and training across the VET ecosystem by addressing the needs shaped by digitalization and climate change.

HETFA will be responsible for the preparation of the RESTART Position Paper & Mainstreaming Guidelines (policy recommendations). This project result aims to amplify and maximise impact of the project at systemic level while deepening and widening its range.

The press release of the project is available here, you can find more information.

For more information, please visit the website of the project or follow it on Facebook.