As They Bow Out of One Job, Some Retirees Prepare for an Encore
They eye careers in teaching, health care and other fields that improve society.
By Garry Kranz Comments 0 | Recommend 0
Retiring, but Not Shy: Aided by money from the MetLife Foundation, a think tank
is launching a nationwide initiative that aims to help baby boomers prepare for
“encore careers” in education, health care and social services. San
Francisco-basedCivic Ventures
says it will give $25,000 grants
to 10 community colleges across the country to help them develop learning
curricula that “match boomers’ experience, skills and interests” to
post-retirement careers. MetLife Foundation, which has been around since 1976,
is part of Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. Civic Ventures was founded about 10
years ago and runs several programs aimed at providing training and professional
development to retirees and those preparing to leave the workforce. Its research
found that two-thirds of Americans between 50 and 54 are interested in learning
new jobs to improve the quality of their communities.
Workforce Management contributing editor Garry Kranz is based in Richmond, Virginia. E-mail editors@workforce.com to comment.
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