Preparation for Retirement

Event date: 3 March 2010 - 9:30am
Cost: £60 Members (£90 non-members)
Contact: Roisin Kelly
Phone: 02890877777
Location: NICVA , 61 Duncairn Gardens, Belfast Bt15 2GB

Planning for retirement?

Mary Connelly is facilitating a one day pre-retirement course for NICVA dealing with the impact of retirement and the major transition this has on lifestyle, particularly health: physical and mental, use of time, relationships and financial implications. The course is aimed at staff members planning or due to retire.

Mary works with PFC, a Financial Advisor Company and also provides training for QUB.  Mary took early retirement herself in 2005 so knows personally how this can impact on your life.  She is a qualified teacher with nearly 30 years training experience with adults. She is also a qualified and accredited counsellor and also works as a sessional counsellor with Carecall.

Participants will have a chance to reflect on the issues for those planning or due to retire. The course is interactive and will cover the following objectives:

• Clarify and prioritise concerns around retirement
• Receive financial information to aid planning
• Provide an opportunity to create a personal action plan

Programme

9.30am            Welcome and Introductions

9.45am            Exploring aims for the Day   

10.00am          Thought Provokers: Hopes and Fears. Work Life Balance etc.

10.30am          Group Exercise on Transferable Skills

11.00am          Coffee

11.20am          Options and Opportunities:   Self Employment

                                                                  Seeking employment

                                                                  Retraining/Lifelong learning

                                                                  Life in retirement/Use of time

12noon            Lifestyle Choices:                 What does being healthy mean to you?

                                                                  Dealing with stress/change

                                                                  Where to find support?

12.45                         Lunch

1.30pm            Financial Planning:             Pension and State benefits

                                                                Identifying planning needs

                                                                Savings and investments

                                                                Financial protection

3.15pm                        Coffee

3.30pm            Continue financial planning.

4.15pm            Action Plan or the future.

4.30pm            Evaluation of the course.

                       CLOSE

Booking information
Please note there is a cancellation fee if you book but do not advise us that you cannot attend within five working days of the event – see booking form for details.

Getting here and Parking
NICVA has a number of free parking spaces available for those attending events. Unfortunately these can't be reserved and are available on a first come basis. NICVA's spaces are clearly marked and we would ask that visitors only use spaces allocated to NICVA when attending an event. Parking is also available on Duncairn Gardens and surrounding areas within close walking distance. NICVA is also a short walk from Yorkgate Train Station and you can easily catch a bus from the city centre (no 1D) direct to Duncairn Gardens, or (no 61 and 64) to Cityside Centre (a few minutes walk).