The background

We live in an ageing society. The demo- graphic change will definitely influence the working life in the near future. Up to the year 2010, the share of people aged above 40 years will rise, after 2010 also the share of people aged above 50. At the same time, the number of graduates from school will further decline. From 2020 on, more than every third employee will be aged above 50. Following this development, enterprises will not be able to easily

 

 

replace skilled employees with young graduates, as was usual in earlier years. This will force them to keep the 50+ staff members employed as long as possible. This will only work if the 50+ employees can keep up to the growing demands of their work, both from the professional and from the health perspective. The project PERFECT 50+ aims at supporting small- to medium-sized enterprises to prepare for the effects of the demographic change through the implementation of an internal concept to preserve the capabilities and professional skills of their ageing work force. This concept we call the PERFECT 50+ - Coach.