Instruction and Formation

⚠️ Business crises rarely happen without warning.

Stay Afloat is an Erasmus+ project created to help entrepreneurs, SMEs and business advisors recognise early warning signs and act before difficulties become a serious crisis.

The project focuses on prevention, resilience and practical support by developing tools that strengthen entrepreneurial skills, critical thinking and decision-making.

Through Stay Afloat, participants can:

📊 Identify early signs of business difficulty
🧭 Understand intervention strategies
💡 Strengthen entrepreneurial and critical-thinking skills
🤝 Improve the support provided by business advisors and coaches
🌱 Build more resilient and sustainable businesses

The project developed three key resources:

📘 Stay Afloat Framework
A practical guide to detecting business crisis warning signs and identifying opportunities for intervention.

🧰 Curriculum and Open Educational Resources
Training materials for business advisors working with entrepreneurs and SMEs.

💻 Stay Afloat Online Course
A flexible digital course designed to help entrepreneurs develop and test their skills.

By acting early, businesses can protect jobs, strengthen teams and improve their chances of long-term success.

🌐 Learn more:(http://www.stayafloat-erasmus.eu

The physical signs of stress can present in many different forms, including:

❌headaches
❌neck, shoulder or back pain
❌lack of appetite
❌heavy chest
❌upset stomach

Exercise, meditation, adequate rest, and a healthy diet can all help reduce the affects of stress.

More facts from World Health Organization (WHO) during this Self-Care Month. https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/stress

📍 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝟮/𝟭𝟬: 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀

💻 Digital confidence isn't equally distributed in the classroom

In a blended classroom, digital confidence isn't evenly spread. Some learners dive straight into collaboration tools, others quietly step back, hoping no one notices. And sometimes the most "capable" student ends up doing all the work, without meaning to shut anyone out.

Through the 𝗩𝗘𝗧𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲-𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹, VET teachers, trainers, and staff face this exact dynamic: a group project, uneven digital confidence, and a leadership call to make. Do you push the hesitant learner forward? Rein in the one taking over? Or find a way to make the tools work for the group, not just the fastest typer?

🚦 Digital skills also mean knowing how to guide a team through the tools, not just operate them.

👉 Try the Game-Based Assessment Tool yourself: http://vetcompass.eu/quizzes/


𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗩𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 (𝗘𝗩𝗕𝗕)| 𝗔𝗞𝗠𝗜 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 | 𝗘𝗡𝗔𝗜𝗣 𝗡𝗘𝗧 | 𝗕𝗞 𝗖𝗢𝗡 | 𝗦𝗧 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗧𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 | 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲 + 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 | 𝐈&𝐅 | 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗘𝗱

#𝘃𝗲𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀 #𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 #𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 #𝘃𝗲𝘁𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 #𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 #𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 #𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗳𝗲𝗱 #𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 #𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 #𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝘃𝗲𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀 #𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 #𝗘𝗨 #𝗘𝗖 #𝘃𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 #𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 #𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 #𝗘𝗨 #𝗘𝗖 #𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗺𝘂𝘀 #𝘂𝗽𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 #𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 #𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 #𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 #𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗳𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 #𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁

What are you doing today to take care of yourself and your health and well-being?

These could be small habits. Or big changes. Every action you take to protect your health matters.

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