In the World, more than 25% of the population is aged over 60.

• Individuals are losing opportunities in their lives and social potential is being lost.

In Europe, older workers have five times less opportunity to train than people aged 25-29 years.

• Growth is at risk and we face the prospect of losing huge numbers of jobs as companies relocate overseas.

In France, more than a quarter of the population will retire before the year 2010.

• Know-how is being lost and skilled labour is becoming scarce.

CEFORALP, with the financial support of Article 6 of the European Social Fund, worked out together with its partners, a methodology for age management intended for SMEs in France, in Italy, In Germany, in Spain and in the United Kingdom. The goal is to help SMEs meeting the current challenge of demographic change, notably by accompanying them in the implementation of action plans.

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