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HEART

Healthcare Employee AI and VR-Assisted Resilience Training for Burnout Prevention

HEART – Healthcare Employee AI and VR-Assisted Resilience Training – supports care professionals in elderly and long-term care to recognize and manage stress and burnout early on. At its core is a digital training program that combines Virtual Reality (VR) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to strengthen mindfulness, resilience, and self-care in an engaging and effective way.

The immersive learning solution is aimed at care workers, VET learners in healthcare, and educational institutions seeking new, practical approaches to mental well-being in care professions.

What We’re Building

  • VR-Based Training:
    An interactive learning platform featuring guided meditations, mindfulness exercises, and stress management scenarios in realistic virtual environments.
  • AI-Powered Avatar:
    A digital companion that guides users through the training, offers encouragement, and supports implementation in daily routines.
  • Educational Framework:
    A didactic concept for integrating XR technologies into vocational education and health promotion programs.
  • Pilot Testing:
    Real-world testing with care workers and learners in Austria and Germany, providing valuable feedback for refinement.

Project Fact

📅 Duration: 1 February 2025 – 30 April 2026

🌐 Website: www.vr-healthcare.eu

💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/vr-healthcare

Project Partners

EcoInnovate AI+

We empower Vocational Education and Training (VET) with AI-driven Product-to-Service competencies for a sustainable future.

EcoInnovate AI+ is an Erasmus+ project aimed at modernizing vocational education and training (VET) by integrating AI-powered Product-to-Service (P2S) systems. The goal is to equip learners with the skills they need for a sustainable, tech-driven future—including environmental awareness and entrepreneurial thinking.

Key Focus Areas:

  • Sustainability: Promoting reuse, repair, and recycling in line with circular economy principles.
  • Competitiveness: Innovative companies need skilled professionals with green and digital expertise.
  • Skills Development: Learners gain hands-on experience with digital tools, AI, and service-based business models.
  • Entrepreneurial Thinking: Creativity, innovation, and systems thinking are actively encouraged.

How It Works:

Learners work with interactive EduBots—AI-powered learning assistants—to explore real-world P2S strategies, build problem-solving skills, and develop competencies for the future job market.

Project Duration:

Start: February 1, 2025
End: April 30, 2026

Find us online:

🌐 ecoinnovate.eu
🔗 linkedin.com/company/ecoinnovate-ai

Project Partners:

  • thecritical (Lithuania) – Coordination, Product-to-Service content, curriculum and training
  • Hafelekar Consulting (Austria) – AI development for EduBots, methodology, curriculum and training

Guiding Symbols

A new approach to career guidance

The Guiding Symbols project aims to support career counselors in adult education by providing innovative methods for working with individuals facing complex life situations. Through the use of symbol-based tools, personal resources, competencies, and goals can be visualized and structured. The methodology is particularly suitable for adults with limited formal education, language barriers, or lack of access to conventional career guidance services.

Results:

  • Training for Career Counselors: Development and delivery of a practice-oriented training program for the application of symbol work in counseling settings.
  • Method Adaptation: Cultural and contextual adaptation of established symbol-based methods from Austria to the French context.
  • Digital Resources: Creation of digital training materials and tools to support long-term use in career guidance.
  • Pilot Implementation with Target Groups: Practical testing of the methods with real clients to evaluate usability and effectiveness.
  • Sustainable Implementation: Establishment of multiplier structures and open access to materials to ensure long-term availability and integration into professional practice.

Duration:

Start date: 1 November 2023
End date: 30 April 2025

Website:

https://guiding-symbols.eu

Project Partners: