PRE – RETIREMENT TRAINING – PLANNING FOR SUCCESSFUL RETIREMENT

SYNOPSIS: This is a programme on how all employees sure to approach retirement shortly or in a few years’ time must plan how they will confront real economic issues after their employment in their organization. The course shows that retiring from corporate employment needs not become a calamity.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:

• Identify their talents and personal capabilities they can utilize elsewhere
• restructure their lives
• Implement a new financial life plan
• If desired, start and run own businesses and become successful entrepreneurs
• invest wisely
• Where needed, get new satisfying employment.

COURSE CONTENT

Transition to Retirement

• What is Retirement: The New Perspective
• Pre-Retirement: Preparing For Change
• What We Give Up & What We Gain When We Retire
• How To Approach/Build a Retirement Plan

Financial Net Worth To-date

• Liquid assets
• Investment assets
• Personal “assets”
• Short-term liabilities
• Long-term liabilities.

Choice of what to do next.

Investments Awareness

• Types of investments currently available in Nigeria
• Guidelines and advice on selecting investment types

-          Pension management – Worth by Pensions

-          Worth by Life Insurance

-          Savings and Fixed Deposits

-          Company shares build-up

-          Real estates.

Entrepreneurship

• How to Choose an Entrepreneurial Endeavour to Pursue
• A random walk - through simple businesses suitable for retirees
• The disciplines for business success
• Preparation of a business plan
• Legal requirements for business.

Health and Leisure

• Ageing gracefully
• Balancing work and health
• Making alternative arrangements for Health cover
• Health guideposts

-          Post-retirement stress syndromes – physiological and emotional

-          Common symptoms and signs

-          Medical check-ups and treatments.

• Nutrition

-          Your feeding patterns

-          Nutrients the body needs

-          What constitutes balanced diet in old age.

• Exercises

-          Age-sensitive exercises

-          Regularity of exercises.

• Recreation

-          Socializing in retirement

-          Significance of the family

-          Community activities

-          Spiritual engagements.

• Personal Habits

-          Drinking

-          Smoking

-          Sleep pattern

-          Personal hygiene.

• Managing Time in Retirement.

Assuring Family Peace

• Understanding how Wills are prepared
• Setting up a Trust.

Picking a New Career – Back in the Employment Market

• Job search skills
• Finding that job – a big or a small organization?
• Have you the personality for the job?
• Self-improvements for new career readiness

TARGET AUDIENCE: This workshop is recommended for employees of all cadres, especially those who have less than 10years before retirement, and all those desirous of a fulfilling life after retirement.