Opening Doors to An Active Life for People Over 50

• An initial diagnostic interview and skills audit to assess client needs and develop a short term/long term Action Plan
• Follow-up interviews to review Action Plan and offer further support and guidance to progress onto training/employment
• Support with career progression/career change, job search strategies and the application process, e.g. CV production, application forms, applications on line, and mock interviews
• Work Clubs further information

• Open Age offers Computer Courses for Employment further information
• Referrals into learning and training with a range of local providers
• Work Placements at Open Age and referrals to other providers
• Referrals to Campden Charities for Working Age Grants

• Job brokerage, promoting the skills, experience and qualities of older workers  with local employers
• Continuing support throughout the interview process
• Assistance with the early transition into a new job and in-work support for the first six months of employment

• An opportunity for clients to meet others in similar circumstances and to explore issues of health, diet and exercise, self confidence and self esteem
• Pre-employments seminars to address the challenges of the job application process from producing a winning CV to role playing the interviewer and interviewee at the job interview.
• Pre-retirement seminars which focus on  life changes in relation to changing roles, maintaining a healthy life style, accessing relevant benefits and support and managing  financial issues. Our next pre-retirement seminars will take place in June 2011 - details and dates will be available soon. Please contact us if you have any questions (details below)

Other Programmes offered by New Futures 50 Plus:

Reach - West London: for 50+ residents of Ealing, Brent and Hammersmith and Fulham who are in receipt of incapacity benefit, ESA or income support and are looking for advice and support in getting back to work further information

Fit For Work: for employed residents of Kensington and Chelsea who are off sick from work further information

Read a profile of an Open Age client