Older workers

Support for older workers, including careers advice, employment support and developing skills.

England: national support

Age UK IT Training – courses for people aged 50 and over to learn basic IT skills

BITC Accessing Experience – contact your Work Coach about this employer led service supporting unemployed people aged 50 and over

BITC Job Coaching – business led coaching sessions

Mid Life MOT on GOV.UK – information for older people about pension planning, staying healthy and work options

No Desire to Retire – support for older workers and promotes their value to employers

Now Teach – encouraging successful (older) professionals to retrain as teachers

Prime Candidate – advice for older jobseekers and vacancies from older worker friendly employers

Renegade Generation – independent resource for mature jobseekers

Rest Less – job search, career advice and training courses for people aged 50 and over

Retired for Hire – site for retired professionals interested in occasional employment

Retirement Reinvented – advice for over 50s who want to find new opportunities to use their skills and experience

Silver Line – provides advice on a variety of topics for older people

Timewise jobs – a part time and flexible jobsite

Vercida – jobs and careers site for older people

Working Wise – jobsite and career advice for older, experienced workers

Avon, Somerset and Gloucestershire

Bath College Adult Community Learning - Supportive workshops and one-to-one coaching sessions to explore fresh ideas about job seeking for over 40s in the modern labour market

East London

Beam – contact your Work Coach about this 13 week Employment Support programme for people aged 50 and over in Hackney and Tower Hamlets

Forties People – a recruitment agency that specialises in older workers looking for office roles in London and the South East

Kent

Social Enterprise Kent – runs the Lots More to Offer service to support people aged over 45 into work in Ashford, Canterbury, Chatham, Dover, Folkestone, Margate, Ramsgate, Sheerness ad Sittingbourne

Swale Community and Voluntary Services – speak to your Work Coach about this mentoring and employability programme for people aged over 45 in Sittingbourne

North London

Forties People – a recruitment agency that specialises in older workers looking for office roles in London

Cumbria and Lancashire

Age of Opportunity - Lancashire BBO Project - for over 50s who would like to work but are unable to without additional skills or support

North East Yorkshire and the Humber

Experience Counts - helping over 50’s move into employment, self-employment, volunteering or further training.

Northumberland, Tyne and Wear

Gateshead Older People’s Assembly - create and support opportunities for over 50s in Gateshead

East Anglia

ACE – contact your Work Coach about this community project in Norwich supporting people aged 50 and over get back into work

Harlow College: Optimise – contact your Work Coach about this older workers course about transferable skills

Peterborough Regional College – contact your Work Coach about this 1 week course for people over 50 in Peterborough

Phuong – contact your Work Coach about this monthly job search support programme for older workers in Cambridge

Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland

Access Centre Louth – provides support to over 50s, information and advice on form filling

Age Friendly Futures - YMCA Lincolnshire – provides support to the over 50s in Lincoln, supporting them back into work through CV preparation, interview techniques, confidence building and other job search-related skills

Scotland: national support

Age at Work Scotland – coffee and job clubs ran by Business in the Community (BITC) for people aged 50 and over

Age UK IT Training – courses for people aged 50 and over to learn basic IT skills

BITC Job Coaching – business led coaching sessions

Mid Life MOT on GOV.UK – information for older people about pension planning, staying healthy and work options

No Desire to Retire – support for older workers and promotes their value to employers

Now Teach – encouraging successful (older) professionals to retrain as teachers

Prime Candidate – advice for older jobseekers and vacancies from older worker friendly employers

Renegade Generation – independent resource for mature jobseekers

Rest Less – job search, career advice and training courses for people aged 50 and over

Retired for Hire – site for retired professionals interested in occasional employment

Retirement Reinvented – advice for over 50s who want to find new opportunities to use their skills and experience

Silver Line – provides advice on a variety of topics for older people

Timewise jobs – a part time and flexible jobsite

Vercida – jobs and careers site for older people

Working Wise – jobsite and career advice for older, experienced workers

Wales: national support

Age UK IT Training – courses for people aged 50 and over to learn basic IT skills

BITC Job Coaching – business led coaching sessions

Dewis Wales – has a variety of activities and events for health and wellbeing for older people

Mid Life MOT on GOV.UK – information for older people about pension planning, staying healthy and work options

No Desire to Retire – support for older workers and promotes their value to employers

Now Teach – encouraging successful (older) professionals to retrain as teachers

Prime Candidate – advice for older jobseekers and vacancies from older worker friendly employers

Prime Cymru – focuses on (but not exclusively) people over 50 to support them into employment, self-employment, volunteering or training

Renegade Generation – independent resource for mature jobseekers

Rest Less – job search, career advice and training courses for people aged 50 and over

Retired for Hire – site for retired professionals interested in occasional employment

Retirement Reinvented – advice for over 50s who want to find new opportunities to use their skills and experience

Skilled People – digital community for skilled and experienced people over 50 looking for work

Silver Line – provides advice on a variety of topics for older people

Timewise jobs – a part time and flexible jobsite

Vercida – jobs and careers site for older people

Working Wise – jobsite and career advice for older, experienced workers

North and Mid Wales

ACNEW – support for over 50’s for up to 12 weeks from benefit advice to computer courses in Flintshire and Wrexham

Advance Brighter Futures – a 6 week course for anyone over 50 to improve mental health

Business in the Community Mid-Career Review Webinars – webinars aimed at over 50’s to review their career and where they want to be in the future

Community Agents – work with over 50’s in Wrexham to provide a wide range of support

Connected Generation – contact your Work Coach about this programme for over 50’s in Powys

South East Wales

Age Connects Torfaen – skills building workshops, pensions advice and will writing services for people over 50

CELT Project – contact your Work Coach about this employment mentor opportunity for people over 50 in Cardiff and Vale

Llandaff 50plus – community centre in Cardiff that provides activities and support for people over 50

Reconnect – contact your Work Coach about this mentoring, group activities and employability opportunity for people over 50 in the Cwn Taf area

Torfaen 50+ - call 01495 766447 to access debt, financial, housing, career and emotional support for people ages over 50 in Torfaen

South West Wales

Community Companions – contact your Work Coach about this Bridgend initiative for the over 50s

Shaw Trust – contact your Work Coach about this over 50s employability training course

Neath Port Tablot County Council – information about services available in the area for over 50s

Strandbrook Guides – local support for over 50s in Neath and Briton Ferry