About Growing Older in Wales

Run by Help the Aged in Wales, the course brings theory and evidence together into a practical resource for tackling age discrimination.

It focuses on the negative effects of older people’s experiences of age discrimination, looking at examples from areas of public and private life including employment, citizenship, insurance, health care and social care services.

It aims to challenge attitudes towards ageing and to create a fair and equal society for older people.

To date, two publications have been released by the Growing Older in Wales Programme:

• How to Age-proof: a model to assess age discrimination and promote age equality. This accessible reference tool allows service providers across all sectors and functions to reflect critically upon their current policies and practices.

• Growing Older in Wales: a training resource to promote age awareness and age equality in practice. This pack contains step-by-step guidance on how to enact the theory and best practice outlined in How to Age-proof, plus a facilitator’s guide to rolling out the training within your organisation. The materials guide the reader through concepts like attitudes to ageing and the causes of age discrimination.

How Growing Older in Wales can benefit your organisation

• Growing Older in Wales is a perfect tool for staff induction training and Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
• The training materials are flexible and can be tailored to an organisation’s specific needs.
• Rolling out the age-proofing model will ensure that equality standards are incorporated in the delivery of goods, services and facilities for older people.
• Help the Aged is working with the Open University in Wales to achieve a Higher Education-level credit rating for the course (the accredited route is optional). You can gain your accreditation retrospectively

Course cost

Private and statutory sectors: £375.00
Voluntary and community sectors: £150.00

Becoming a Growing Older in Wales trainer

We are looking for people who want to become Growing Older in Wales trainers.

Even if you don’t have a background in facilitation or teaching you can still take the course.

The course will enable you to:

• generate an income by delivering training sessions;
• help raise awareness of age discrimination;
• help to improve the design and delivery of services for older people;
• make new friends and be part of a community that is working to secure the rights of older people.

For more information about any aspect of the Growing Older in Wales programme please contact:
Growing Older in Wales Bilingual Programme Manager
Help the Aged in Wales
12 Cathedral Road
Cardiff CF11 9LJ
Tel:  029 2034 6550
Email: gow@helptheaged.org.uk