The aim of the 'WorkAge'- extending lives project is to promote the concept of Age Management in the Yorkshire & Humber region in order to prolong the working lives of older workers and support employers to ensure that they retain the skills, experience and knowledge of older workers in the labour market in these challenging economic times.

This will be achieved by:

• developing and piloting new, as well as adapt existing, employer age management tools for the regional labour market;
• building a bank of good practice resources that employers can utilise;
• developing and piloting new tools to support unemployed/inactive people over 50, as well as those people over 50 in employment but at risk of redundancy; and
• carrying out research to support the development of age management strategies to encourage continued participation and/or re-entry of older workers into the labour market.

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Partner Case Studies

Follow these links for some of our project partner Case Studies:

Owen
Union Learn
Worklink

WorkAge Dissemination Newsletter

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WorkAge for Individuals

A 'Skills Assessment' tool was developed by the Fair Play Partnership for older workers as part of its Fair Play for Older Workers project. The tool was developed to support people over 50 who were seeking to change employment or re-enter the labour market.

This will be used to support you if you are an unemployed/inactive older worker or if you are at risk of redundancy; to identify your transferable skills and match these to what employers are looking for in the current market.

WorkAge Skills Assessment Programme

This fully funded (free) programme is aimed at individuals aged 50 and over and will be delivered in programmes across North and West Yorkshire and the Humber Region.

The programme consists of three half day workshops which give you the opportunity to identify which highly employable skills you have gained through your day-to-day life, work or social activities, many without you realising. By skills we mean being able to do tasks and fulfil roles in a range of situations.

The programme includes a session on confidence building and options such as self employment and signposting to volunteering opportunities.

With this knowledge the programme could assist you to move forward into new or different employment, self employment, volunteering, training or a combination of these depending on your individual aspirations.

The programme is friendly and informal and will give you the opportunity to share ideas and work with others who are assessing their current skills and futures too.

Individual Case Studies

Follow these links to see how the freeworkshops funded by the European Social Fund helped some of the WorkAge participants.

WorkAge profiles

Ulrika Casterton
Penny Atkinson
Angela Frank
Anita Moore
Jean Chalton
Leighton Davies
Richard Barrett
Pauline Bate
Mark Grindell
Diane Roberts
Jane

Programme Content

Introduction to your group, trainer and the project
Self Assessment Activities
Skills Assessment Tool
Confidence Building workshop
Future Planning and Goal Setting workshop
Optional – Investigating Self Employment Opportunities Workshop

Please contact Sue Newton-Brown on 01904 770234 or email:
snewtonbrown@yorkcollege.ac.uk to book a place.

WorkAge for Employers

Over 43 employers have been supported by the WorkAge project across the partnership.
Through the project many employers have been trained in and embedded Age Management policy for example Severn Unival Engineers (Huddersfield) implemented an age management policy and developed intergenerational coaching. Other employers have been supported to embed good age management practice, for example York St John University reviewed their staff profiling and further developed their recruitment and selection practices.

The project has supported the training/coaching of organisational Age Champions, for example Petherbridge Bassra Solicitors (Bradford) where two new Age Equality Champions were coached and supported to raise awareness of potential age inequalities in all aspects of their business.

The project developed case studies and good practice in terms of the support offered to individuals and employers, the distances travelled and positive outcomes. These case studies have been widely publicised through dissemination activity, through partner websites and local media publications.

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Employer case studies

Follow these links to see how the free workshops funded by the European Social Fund helped some of the employers.

WorkAge Royal York Profile

WorkAge Petherbridge Bassra Profile

Severn Unival

Resources

Trainer Notes

These notes are written so that they can be used at a variety facilitators who have different levels of experience in delivery, and for a variety of delegates. Elements within the materials can be picked and used according to the audience requirements.

A practical guide to confidence

Self employment workshop

Skills assessment tool

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Working in Partnership with:

OWEN

Worklink