The RESIST ( REsilience through Sustainable processes and production for the European automotive InduSTry ) – Euroclusters project

The RESIST Eurocluster will provide financial support, also known as Financial Support to Third Parties (FSTP), to European small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) working in the Mobility, Transport and Automotive ecosystem, so they can participate in training activities. The total amount of financial support for approximately 40 SMEs, start-ups and VSB in this call is up to €15.000.

Why should you engage your workforce in reskilling or upskilling activities?

• • To raise awareness about the relevance of twin transition, so your employees can know the linked benefits, opportunities and needs.
  • To ensure the best use of new solutions applied both in the product design stage and at the operational level.
  • To be aligned with the EU objectives included in the EU Green Deal, the SME Strategy for a sustainable and Digital Europe, the EU Circular Economy Action Plan, and other strategies.

Eligible Activities

The open call provides financial support to European SMEs, start-ups, and very-small businesses (VSBs) for training services. Applicants can apply for funding under the Training Financial Support to Third Parties (FSTP) call.

The training FSTP can be used to finance participation in training sessions, regardless of their location, and the costs related to travel and accommodation will not be reimbursed under this program. The expected impact of these training activities is to contribute to the industrial green and digital transition, raise awareness of the benefits, opportunities, and needs linked to these transitions, and ensure the workforce is skilled to make the best use of new solutions.

Call duration: From 20 November 2023 to 30 November 2024.
There will be 6 cut-off dates for the submission of proposals:

• 8th of December 2023
• 8th of March 2024
• 8th of May 2024
• 8th of September 2024
• 8th of November 2024
• 20th of December 2024

This means that if an applicant submits their application after the cut-off date, their application will be evaluated for the second cut-off date.

RESIST will provide financial support to European small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), start-ups and very-small businesses (VSBs) for training services. Applicants can apply to be funded under the Training FSTP call. Applications can be submitted for one of the following Training actions:

• FSTP for online training: Applicants can receive a maximum of €250 for participating in online training.
• FSTP for physical training: Applicants can receive a maximum of €750 for participating in physical training sessions.

Expected impact: Training activities for SME employees are the basis for the industrial green and digital transition as they contribute to raising awareness of linked benefits, opportunities, and needs. Re-upskilling the workforce is also necessary to ensure the best use of these new solutions, in product design as well as on an operational level, and to transport the objectives of the EU Green Deal, the SME Strategy for a sustainable and Digital Europe, EU Circular Economy Action Plan, and other strategies into European SMEs.

Relevant or necessary links.: Submission of your proposal has to be done in the Submission platform page: https://clustersubmissionplatform.eu/eurocluster_post/resist-training-open-call/