Activities

Five Connected Project Activities

The project is built around five connected activities. Each activity supports the same goal: to improve the position of people aged 50+ in the workplace and help employers, HR experts and adult educators create more age-inclusive environments.

The activities move from research and awareness to practical tools, training, inspiration and dissemination.

Activity 1: Analyse

Analyse! Policy Paper

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Period
November 2025 – April 2026

About this activity

The first activity focuses on understanding the real situation of people aged 50+ in the workplace. Through research, surveys and interviews, the project will collect information about the challenges, needs and opportunities of experienced workers.

The results will be summarised in national reports and a final policy paper comparing findings from Czechia and Italy.

Main questions

💠 What do people aged 50+ face in the workplace?
💠 What kind of support do they need?
💠 How can their experience be valued?

Main focus

💠 Desk research
💠 Online survey
💠 Interviews
💠 National reports
💠 Policy paper

Expected outputs

💠 2 desk researches
💠 survey with 40 participants
💠 30 interviews
💠 2 national reports
💠 policy paper in English, Czech and Italian

Activity 2: Explore

Explore! Awareness Campaign for HR Experts, Adult Educators and Employers

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Period
April 2026 – September 2026

About this activity

The second activity focuses on awareness and practical support for HR experts, employers and adult educators. It will help them better understand the value of employees aged 50+ and show how companies can support their career development.

The main result will be an e-book with good practices, a checklist and methodology for career interviews with people aged 50+.

Main focus

💠 Focus groups
💠 Best practices
💠 Checklist
💠 Career interview methodology
💠 E-book

Expected outputs

💠 2 focus groups
💠 20 good practice examples
💠 Checklist for companies
💠 Career interview methodology
💠 E-book in English, Czech and Italian

Activity 3: Learn

Learn! Training and Development

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Period
August 2026 – January 2027

About this activity

The third activity focuses on training and development. It will create learning materials for people aged 50+ and support cooperation between younger and older generations.

One of the key methods is flipped mentoring. This means that younger people, often from Generation Z, share their knowledge with older colleagues, especially in areas such as digital tools, online communication and new workplace trends.

The activity will also prepare a 5-day academy syllabus for people aged 50+.

Main focus

💠 Flipped mentoring
💠 5-day academy
💠 training for people aged 50+
💠 Cooperation between Generation Z and people aged 50+

Training topics

💠 Digital literacy
💠 Soft skills
💠 Health and wellbeing
💠 Career transition
💠 Leadership
💠 Workplace rights
💠 Intergenerational cooperation
💠 Financial literacy
💠 Retirement planning

Expected outputs

💠 Flipped mentoring workshop syllabus
💠 2 realised workshops
💠 5-day academy syllabus
💠 Evaluation questionnaires
💠 Training materials for companies and educators

Activity 4: Inspire

Inspire! Vodcasts and 50+ Inspiring List

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Period
November 2026 – May 2027

About this activity

The fourth activity focuses on inspiration and public awareness. The project will create vodcasts and a list of inspiring people aged 50+.

A vodcast is a video podcast. It helps share stories, discussions and examples in an accessible visual format.

The aim is to show that people aged 50+ can stay active, skilled and valuable in the labour market.

Main focus

💠 Vodcasts
💠 Inspiring stories
💠 50+ inspiring people list
💠 Public awareness

Expected outputs

💠 Vodcast recording guideline
💠 3 Czech vodcasts with English subtitles
💠 3 Italian vodcasts with English subtitles
💠 6 vodcasts published online
💠 List of 50 inspiring people aged 50+

Activity 5: Share

Share! Dissemination Workshop

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Period
November 2025 – June 2027

About this activity

The fifth activity focuses on sharing the project results with the wider public, companies, HR experts, adult educators and policymakers.

The activity includes communication, social media, newsletters, PR materials and final dissemination workshops in both partner countries.

The goal is to make the project results visible, useful and available for organisations that want to support people aged 50+ in the workplace.

Main focus

💠 Dissemination plan
💠 Project website
💠 PR video
💠 Social media
💠 Newsletters
💠 Final workshops
💠 Sustainability plan

Expected outputs

💠 Project website
💠 PR video
💠 Social media accounts
💠 Newsletters
💠 Press release
💠 Sustainability plan
💠 2 dissemination workshops
💠 60 workshop participants
💠 10 letters of intent from companies