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Increasing the value of age: guidance in employers’ age management strategies

3.3.4. Validation of non-formal and informal learning within
enterprises .............................................................................. 39
3.3.5. Examples from countries studied ............................................ 40
3.4. Conclusions ........................................................................................ 42

4. System level approaches on guidance for active age management ............. 44
4.1. Introduction ........................................................................................ 44

4.2. Policy perspectives on the role of older workers ................................. 44
4.2.1. Country responses and perspectives ...................................... 44

4.3. Coordination of active ageing and guidance ....................................... 48
4.3.1. Institutional steps towards longer working lives ....................... 48
4.3.2. National strategies and types of stakeholder
engagement ............................................................................ 51
4.3.3. The growth of validation: valuing the experience of
workers ................................................................................... 54
4.4. Access to guidance for older workers ................................................. 56

4.5. Assuring guidance provision quality .................................................... 59
4.6. Career management skills and active ageing ..................................... 62
4.7. Conclusions ........................................................................................ 64

5. Age management guidance at work ............................................................ 66
5.1. Introduction ........................................................................................ 66
5.2. Strategy and approach ....................................................................... 66
5.2.1. Starting with strategy............................................................... 66
5.2.2. From strategy to approach ...................................................... 71
5.2.3. Embedding in an overall human resources strategy ................ 75
5.3. Including guidance ............................................................................. 75
5.3.1. Guidance for older workers and others ................................... 75
5.3.2. Guidance activities .................................................................. 76

5.4. Actors involved ................................................................................... 79
5.4.1. Guidance providers ................................................................. 79
5.4.2. Governance partners .............................................................. 81
5.4.3. Resource partners .................................................................. 81
5.5. Concluding ......................................................................................... 82

6. Age management guidance delivery ............................................................ 84
6.1. Introduction ........................................................................................ 84
6.2. Start-up stage ..................................................................................... 84
6.2.1. Who participates in the start-up stage? ................................... 84
6.2.2. The start-up stage of guidance ................................................ 86
6.3. Guidance delivery ............................................................................... 88
6.3.1. Who participates in the delivery stage? ................................... 88

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