SASSI-Working On News

Virtual conference – Effective and revitalising approaches to career management to support longer working lives

By sarahwild | Nov 13, 2020

Final event on 26th November Don’t miss our final event that we will organise on 26th November, 2020, at 15.00 to 18.00 CET. Due to corona-related restrictions the conference will be carried out online  so you can join from everywhere! Please click on the link for the Programme for the SASSI Working On conference. To…

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COVID-19 and Ageism

By Apricot | Aug 11, 2020

Centre for Better Ageing: “Ageism is not just a UK issue, in fact the United Nations has recognised this as an international one with them highlighting the importance of older people in society.” Click Here to read the full article

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The Impact of Demographic Change in Europe

By Apricot | Jun 18, 2020

Report on the Impact of Demographic Change A profound demographic change is already affecting our societies and communities across the EU. Curious to see what Europe will look like in the decades to come? According to our first-ever report on the demographic changes in the EU: 🔹 life expectancy in Europe is set to increase;…

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SASSI Working On – Learning projects

By sarahwild | Feb 26, 2020

Currently, all partners are implementing a learning project related to any of the course topics to apply in practice the newly aquired knowledge … and maybe to bring about change in the corporate culture. Currently, in BUPNET we look at how we can make our own further education more innovative by including mobility – also…

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SASSI – Hub

By sarahwild | Jan 20, 2020

We are glad to announce that all modules that were provided during our training course in Matosinhos are now available on our SASSI-Hub. The modules are: Module 1: Longer working lives Module 2: Career pathways for older employees Module 3: Career review Module 4: Workplace mobility for career revitalisation Module 5: Career management for older…

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Post-course activities

By sarahwild | Oct 1, 2019

After the 3-day training course in Porto/Matosinhos the practical phase has now started. The practical phase consists of two stages: First stage: The 15 course participants apply and transfer their learning by training other ‘facilitators’, i.e. HR managers, career coaches, line managers etc,. in the SASSI Working On approach and techniques. Second stage: The course…

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Successful training course in Portugal

By sarahwild | Sep 26, 2019

We had great days in Porto/Matosinhos. The course offered a comprehensive overview of approaches, tools, and instruments that can be used in career review, management and guidance for older workers. The following quotation summarises very nicely the general mood after the course: “Before joining the workshop in Matosinhos I knew why planning of career guidance…

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Fuller Working Lives: What, How, Why?

By Apricot | Sep 7, 2019

Fuller Working Lives: What, How, Why? Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) In this video you can listen to experts across industry share their advice on making the most of the talented pool of older workers across the UK. Visit: https://age.bitc.org.uk to get your tool kit on employing older workers.

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The State of Ageing 2019 and 2020

By Apricot | Jul 7, 2019

The State of Ageing | Centre for Ageing Better The ‘State of Ageing in 2019’ report gives a snapshot of what life is like for older people today and looks at the prospects for future generations. You can see their full report here: https://www.ageing-better.org.uk/state-of-ageing

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