CROW Spring Conference, 11 April 2005

The Ageing Workforce in the South East: what next?

A Regional Conference: Guildford - 11 April 2005

This conference was convened to present recent research findings on the older workforce, and explore a range of current initiatives and issues.

The presentation slides can be accessed by clicking on the relevant topic. View the conference evaluation. (MS Word format document)
View the action points raised in the final plenary and in the feedback sheets. (MS Word format document)

All the following files are saved in MS PowerPoint format

Introduction

• Introduction by Stephen McNair - Director, CROW

Plenary - the worker's perspective

• Older people's attitudes to work: findings from the CROW Postal Survey
  Matt Flynn and Stephen McNair
  
• Older people, work, advice and guidance
  Cathy Hull, Kent IAG
  
• Learning for older workers
  Liz Farmer, positivexperience
  
• Individuals: the barriers to employment
  Peter Garside, Kingston University

Plenary - the employers' perspective

• The economic impact of Older Workers in the South East
  Andrew Harrop, Age Concern England
  
  
• Jobcentre Plus and Older Workers
  Mary Houston, Jobcentre Plus
  
• Developing tools for employers and older workers across Europe
  Jan Shepherd, CROW
  
• Working with the older self-employed
  Caroline Salmon, PRIME