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Presenters: William Borgen, Roberta Borgen (Neault), Jennifer Luke 
Original Dates: November 3, 10 & 17, 2020 – 3 hours of learning
Cost: $119
Group rates: If you register 5 or more participants from the same organization at the same time, you qualify for the group rate of 25% off registration fees. NOTE: This rate will automatically apply to the total payment amount when you register 5 or more.

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By purchasing the on-demand webinar series, you will get access to the recordings of each session. Once purchased, the recordings remain accessible until February 2022.

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Given that these are recorded webinars, NO certificate of live participation will be issued. You can provide the order confirmation email to your professional associations, and it’s their discretion to recognize the recorded webinar series for CEUs.

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Career development planning for older clients has become a contemporary issue many career practitioners now encounter. It is, therefore, essential to understand the motivation of this cohort to engage (or re-engage) in the workforce and how to guide them in preparing and adapting to a rapidly changing world of work. Join this webinar series to discover new ways to conceptualize career development for “mature” workers and practical tools and techniques for supporting your clients to create lives that are fully engaging as well as meaningful. 

Who Should Attend 

Career development planning for older clients has become a contemporary issue many career practitioners now encounter. It is, therefore, essential to understand the motivation of this cohort to engage (or re-engage) in the workforce and how to guide them in preparing and adapting to a rapidly changing world of work.  
 
The aim of this webinar series is to contribute research and recommendations that promote policy and professional practice conversations about the value of older workers, their career development needs, and how to support them in discovering meaningful work, cultivating valuable relationships as mentors, and advancing in today’s changing workforce. [/vc_column_text][spacing desktop_height=”30″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Webinar #1: Career Support for Older Workers: Identifying Personal Value(s) and Motivation

  • Support older workers to understand who they are and how they can contribute
  • Assess older workers’ needs
  • Interpret occupational research (workforce trends and opportunities) to support older workers
  • Address questions facing older workers navigating their later careers in the pandemic
  • Facilitate effective networking
  • Reconceptualize meaningful “work”
  • Celebrate the benefits of mature-age workers to the workforce

Webinar #2: Career Re-Engagement, Adaptability and Resilience

  • Better understand our workforce and turn older demographic risk into opportunity
  • Identify factors contributing to older workers’ engagement and success
  • Monitor health and well-being during and after COVID-19
  • Understand the family and caregiving responsibilities that many older workers provide
  • Identify economic information and financial support to assist older workers
  • Encourage lifelong learning, career planning and adaptability

Webinar #3: Older Workers and Meaningful Work as Mentors

  • Support knowledge transfer through effective and meaningful mentorship to younger mentees
  • Recognize and strengthen motivations to mentor
  • Facilitate older workers’ engagement through: meaningful work and mattering; staying connected with the job market and finding the hidden opportunities – including during pandemic recovery; enhancing multi-generational workplace connections; strategies to advance in today’s changing workforce

[/vc_column_text][spacing desktop_height=”30″][vc_column_text]Presenters share their insights on why you should attend this webinar series. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][spacing desktop_height=”20″][spacing desktop_height=”20″][vc_video link=”https://vimeo.com/463977611″ el_width=”70″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][spacing desktop_height=”20″][spacing desktop_height=”20″][vc_video link=”https://vimeo.com/464346580″ el_width=”70″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][spacing desktop_height=”30″][spacing desktop_height=”20″][vc_message message_box_style=”outline” message_box_color=”blue” icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-edit”]CareerWise blog: The aging workforce: Sustaining motivation and engagement amid COVID-19 by Jennifer Luke and Roberta Neault[/vc_message][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][spacing desktop_height=”30″][vc_column_text]What are people saying about this webinar series?[/vc_column_text][spacing desktop_height=”20″][accordions]

“The presenters were very knowledgeable and articulate. The slides were very informative and illuminated the content of the presentation.” 

“This series covered the topic well and a good balance between research findings and applications.” 

“The presenters were friendly, knowledgeable, and thorough in their descriptions/explanations.”

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Dr William Borgen, Professor, Counselling Psychology at the University of British Columbia, has extensive experience researching and developing life transitions and career development programs. His work has been adapted for Bhutan, Denmark, Finland, Hungary and Sweden. Recently he has investigated the experience of people whose work has been affected by change, and those successfully transitioning to retirement.  

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Dr Roberta Borgen (Neault), President of Life Strategies Ltd., Adjunct Professor at the University of British Columbia, and Project Director for the Canadian Career Development Foundation (CCDF), is co-developer of the Career Engagement model, and has extensive experience as an educator and counsellor supporting individuals and organizations with transitions, engagement and strategies to maximize their success. 

   

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Jennifer Luke is an Australian PhD candidate and Careers Educator at the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) as well as Divisional President (Queensland) Career Development Association of Australia (CDAA). She is also a research member of the Australian Collaboratory for Career Employability & Learning for Living (ACCELL), researching post-retirement age career re-engagement, adaptability, meaningful work and mentorship. 

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