Midlife Future Planning Training Course

This exciting new course is run by Agewell in Sandwell.

The course is designed to enable the individual to consider some of the changes that can be made in midlife to help them plan for the future.

The course is aimed at raising awareness of the options that are available whether the person chooses to retire or remain in paid /unpaid work.

What qualifications do you need?

None just an awareness of your future retirement/needs.

What topics will be covered on the course?

The basic subjects to be addressed will cover: health, finance, leisure and Relationships.

What will be done on the course?

The information will be given in the form of presentations from guest speakers, workshops/group interaction and general discussions.

How long will the course last?

The training is tailored to the needs of individual organisations.

What will the course do for you?

Enable employer and employee to think ahead about possible changes eg. flexible working options, reduction in hours, change of role,etc

This work started off as a one of eight National Pre-retirement pilots funded by the Department of Health from 2001-2003.

The pilots formed part of the Older People's Task Force and were overseen by the Health Development Agency.

Sandwell was the largest pilot and the remit was to work with people aged 50 to 65 in Small to Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) and also Black and Minority Ethnic communities.

Consultation took place with employers/employees and also people who had recently retired to try to assess the needs of people within that specific age range.

The findings identified a need for information and advice on issues such as health, finance, leisure and relationships.

The findings also suggested that the earlier you were able to access this information the more you were able to plan and look at lifestyle changes to enhance your future years, hence midlife was better than pre-retirement courses.

The Midlife course was piloted through Improving Working Lives and now forms part of Sandwell PCT training programme.

The Pre-retirement project pilot was a joint Initiative between Agewell and Workwell.

If you are interested in a course for your employees please contact the Midlife Planning Coordinators Monica David or Stuart Munger on 0121 525 7605.