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Mid-life Career Review ProjectMid-life Career Review Project

Roz SmithRoz Smith

Jane WattsJane Watts

NIACENIACE

ActivityActivity

What are the issues affecting

people in mid-life?

Background and context forBackground and context forMLCRMLCR

• Ageing society• Extending working lives• Impact of removal of statutory retirement age• Impact of raising of age for receipt of state pension • Learning through life• People in mid-life in the labour market• Focus on transitions – at all life stages• Informed by the ReGrow project in the South East

and the Older learners survey results

Mid-lifeMid-life

• What do we mean by mid-life?• What do we mean by mid-life career

review? • What do we already know about mid-life

clients? • What do we already offer to clients in

midlife? Is this any different to general offer?

Some issuesSome issues

• Do I want to continue in my current job?• When do I want to retire?• I’m worried about my health • I’m being made redundant and I’m over 50• Finance – pensions – how much will I have

to live on?• I’ve got caring responsibilities – elderly

parents, grandchildren.• I’d like to do some volunteering

Key features of the MLCR projectKey features of the MLCR project

• Managed by NIACE supported by BIS• A pilot project• 18 partners involved• Approx 2,500+ clients• Piloting different models• Resources and materials being developed

to support clients and advisers• Research and evaluation• Recommendations to government and NCS

Key questions the project seeks to Key questions the project seeks to answeranswer

• Is there demand or need for a mid-life career review?

• What approaches are most effective at stimulating such demand, and for what kinds of people?

• How far do needs differ between different groups of older people?

• How far do needs differ by local labour market conditions?

• How well prepared are providers to respond to the needs of this age group?

• What support do they need to meet these needs effectively?

• How can training help older people to make better career/retirement choices?

• What are employers’ attitudes towards career reviews and guidance for older workers?

• How could services and Government support provision most effectively and economically?

Different modelsDifferent models

• Face to face – one to one • Group activities• Phone support• Email• Web-chat• A mixture of two or more methods• Diagnosis and signposting

Emerging findingsEmerging findings

• Advisers welcome the opportunity for more in depth discussions

• Positive feedback from clients • Clients lack knowledge about pensions• Clients lack confidence • Clients unsure about current job search

methods - digital literacy issues• A willingness by employers to be involved• Literacy and numeracy issues

ActivityActivity

As an adviser what are the opportunities and challenges you would face in delivering a

mid-life career review

Any questions?