Milecastle Consultancy Ltd

A New Programme for a New Age 

Some results that you could expect

• Do you feel like you're treading water?
• Or unsure what you want for the next stage of your life
• Perhaps feel invisible or undervalued at work?
• Feel that you could acheive or contribute more? 

Fresh Steps is for people from all walks of life and different levels in organisations.

It is for you whether you are 

• working full time, part time, job share
• self employed
• planning to retire soon
• not yet ready to stop work
• aiming for a new promotion or new job
• a manager or non-manager
• needing to work longer
• simply seeking new motivation

It's for you if you have undeveloped potential, as well as a wealth of experience to build on.  Your changing values and priorities mean you need to reassess where you are in life and develop a new strategy for the next 5, 10 or 15 years to remain fulfilled and productive.

 Why Now?

There are diminishing numbers of younger workers to fill vacancies, creating greater career opportunities for older staff who are ready to take on new challenges.  Many pension schemes will deliver less benefit than anticipated so people will need to work for longer.  Life expectancy is increasing so our retirement period may be longer than expected.  Health in later years is now also bettter so we can expect to lead an active life for longer.  Greater respect for experience, commitment and loyalty of older workers is creating demand for those with a positive attitude to their future.

What Will I Get Out Of It?

Attending the Fresh Steps programme will put you in control of your life, you'll learn how to:-

• Identify your positive attributes
• Turn your experience into an asset
• Embrace new challenges
• Set new goals for your future
• Renew your motivation for work
• Actively enjoy mentoring younger colleagues
• Present yourself positively
• Discover new areas for your development

What's Involved?

Fresh Steps offers a challenging and supportive environment where you can work together with colleagues of a similar age to share in personal growth and development. 

Fresh Steps includes things like:-

• Discovering your successful change strategies
• Acknowledging and rewarding your life's successes
• Positive health and finance management
• Clearing the baggage that's holding you back
• Working out what's important to you now
• Designing your new future

How Does It Work?

Workshops

The format of the programme is a two-day workshop followed by a one-day workshop with essential information gathering projects in between the workshops.

• Get effective support, honest feedback and wholehearted encouragement
• Share your experiences
• Build wider support network
• Learn from each other
• Contribute your ideas and insight
• Build confidence and self esteem

Role Models

During the workshops we will use case studies to highlight others who have acheived success in later life and examine how they did it.

Projects

In between the workshops you will have time to research areas where you feel you need more information.  You will decide how to go about this with support from the group and your trainer.  Projects could be as diverse as planning retirement finance, developing a progression strategy for work, investigating business ideas, exploring new career pathways, further study/training or long term travel options.

Download a leaflet from here.           Employers Leaflet              Participants Leaflet

Call or email us today to discuss how we can help your older workers to take Fresh Steps for their future.