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South West Opportunities for Older People (SWOOP) exists to enhance the employment prospects of older people in the South West of England. We research the implications of demographic ageing and what works in helping older people, and use our findings to influence decisions about what and how services are delivered.
“More than 70 per cent of the 2020 working age population are already over the age of 16. As the global economy changes and working lives lengthen with population ageing, adults will increasingly need to update their skills in the workforce. There is a pressing need to raise the rates of skills improvements among adults – the UK cannot reach a world class ambition by 2020 without this.” - Leitch Review of Skills Final Report.
The South West Regional Skills Partnership has identified demographic change as a key challenge for the region; as a result it has set up a Standing Group on Age management which is responsible for promoting and co-ordinating the development of SW Opportunities for Older People in the following areas:
This work builds on the SWOOP Equal project.
Marchmont Observatory
University of Exeter
Holnicote Annexe
St. Luke's Campus
Exeter
EX1 2LU
T. 01392 264725
F. 01392 264966
E. swoop@swoop-project.org.uk
Email the Age Management Group
22/07/2008 Levering New Funding into the Region
20/07/2008 Influencing Employers
19/07/2008 Influencing Regional Policy and Practice
SWOOP originally started with an ESF EQUAL project involving 19 partners and over 15 sub projects. All the findings and resources are available at : swoop-equal.org.uk
For an easily digestible summary of the findings see:
