Improving management competences on Excellence based Stress avoidance and working towards Sustainable organisational development in Europe

Nov 6, 2025
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Start date 01-11-2017–End date 31-12-2020

EU Grant–791.558,00 €

Programme–Erasmus+

Key Action:

Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Action Type:

Knowledge Alliances for higher education

Countries covered–4

Coordinator

ASOCIACION DE INDUSTRIAS DE CONOCIMIENTO Y TECNOLOGIA - GAIA - EUSKALHERRIKO EZAGUTZA ETA TEKNOLOGIA INDUSTRIEN ELKARTEA

🇪🇸 Spain

Summary

Background

The reason for this project is twofold: Stress causes illness in persons and organisations and thus becomes a big economic cost factor. Stress is an important occupational safety and health (OSH) concern in about 80% of European businesses and is one of the main reasons for lost working days. However, less than a third of European organisations have procedures in place to deal with work-related stress. The survey shows that there is often a lack of expertise and specialist support.

Objectives

The objectives and the results are: 1. Develop an education module based on experiences in industry that will equip professionals working in industry with the necessary knowledge and skills. Divided in basic and especialised training (for different stakeholders)2. Develop a suite of practical tools that can be used by suitably trained professionals to quantify stress levels in an organisation and at an individual level, 3. Design and pilot test an appropriate training (per country)

Implementation

The implementation of the project has been carried out without any problem. All the programmed tasks have been developed. Last part of project (piloting phase) was affected by COVID-19 situation in Europe. Piloting phase at university with classess was affected and run mainly in on-line format. Piloting phase with companies was affected and executed mainly in on-line format. We asked for the extension of the project (2 months) in order to facilitate the finalisation of the piloting phase.

Results

All the expected results have been developed.The IMPRESS solution is formed by the following tools/applications:The personal/individual Stress Factor Assessment. (ENG, SP, GER, LT). Free of useThe web-based training modules (4 modules Basic training). (ENG, SP, GER, LT). Free of use after registrationAdditional training support materials, (ENG). (8 modules). For assessment supportThe Corporate & Individual Stress Factor Assessment (ENG, SP, GER, LT). Commercial useFroject deliverables

PROJECT INFO ON ERASMUS+ PORTAL

Partners

BIEDRIBA EUROFORTIS

🇱🇻 Latvia

IBK MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS

🇩🇪 Germany

IIC INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONSULT GMBH

🇩🇪 Germany

LUDWIG-MAXIMILIANS-UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN

🇩🇪 Germany

MUTUALIA MUTUA COLABORADORA CON LA SEGURIDAD SOCIAL NO 2

🇪🇸 Spain

RIGAS AUSTRUMU KLINISKA UNIVERSITATES SLIMNICA SIA

🇱🇻 Latvia

RIGAS TEHNISKA UNIVERSITATE

🇱🇻 Latvia

UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA

🇪🇸 Spain

WATERFORD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

🇮🇪 Ireland

Results

Organizational and working documents:

IMPRESS QUALITY ASSURANCE PLAN

Description

Working document with the information related to quality assurance plan to be applied during project life. Part of the Project Manual

IMPRESSQuality Management Process_R1.1.pdf

IMPRESS DISSEMINATION PLAN

Description

The purpose of the IMPRESS dissemination plan is to act as a guideline for the co-operation amongst the consortium partners regarding dissemination activities and to provide some general information on the preparation of formal documents like dissemination materials, reporting forms and dissemination activities.

This document is checked at least half-yearly for need of updates or changes and will be revised as needed.