Careers for Elderly

CAREERS FOR ELDERLY

By:Aastha Dhingra

Director & Co-FounderAD EXECUTIVE TRAINING AND COACHING PVT

LTD

LIFE BEGINS AT 60 FOR ELDERLY

CAREERS FOR ELDERLY

OLD AGE ....!!!

What comes to your mind??

Old age is usually a period of

declining physical health

PROBLEMS....!!!

Cognitive 2.

Physiological 1.

social3.

behavioral4.

ERIKSON’S WISDOM

He outlined 8 stages of humanity stretching from birth to death, each representing a crisis.

The last and final stage is integrity versus despair (late adulthood)

The final life crisis manifests itself as a review of the individuals life-career.

Wisdom is a mysterious ingredient that occasionally accompanies aging

OLDER ARE WISER….??!!!

ATTITUDES TOWARDS ELDERLY PERSON

As the number and percentage of older

persons grew and their frailty became a liability,

they began to be seen as a as burden to the family

and society.

Research done at graduation level show that elderly who are working post-retirement has better well-

being, perceived their health more positively, have a better performance on ADL and have a

better subjective memory.

NEW CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR

SENIOR CITIZENS IN INDIA

1. FREELANCE WRITING

2. ONLINE TEACHING AND TUTORING JOBS

3. VIRTUAL ASSISTANTS

4. DATA ENTRY JOBS

5. TELEMARKETING JOBS

6. OPERATOR JOBS

Learning Opportunities for senior citizens in India

1. BASIC COMPUTER COURSES AT NIIT

2. DIGNITY SECOND CAREERS

3. DISTANCE LEARNING

4. DIGITALLEARNING.IN

5. SOCIALJUSTICE.NIC.IN

6. SENIORINDIAN.COM

7. SENIOR CITIZEN SAVINGS SCHEME