Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. If you have been forwarded this email you can subscribe here. 50+ Matters Views expressed in this newsletter do not necessarily represent those of the European Social Fund. Supporting European Social Fund programmes involving older workers September 2011 | Issue 27 In this issue: Helping People into Work through Arts, Sports and Volunteering: Momentum Arts Jobseekers to Gain Better Access to Careers Advice and Skills Support SMEs: Recruiting Disabled People Speak English to Find Work Variety Now the Spice of Mid-Life 50+ Labour Market Spotlight Ask TAEN Do You Know… ESF News For further information contact: Hana.Konopaskova@taen.org.uk ESF Project Manager Welcome to the September e-newsletter  50+ Matters has a new format which makes it easier to navigate and to spot items of interest. Our lead article features the first of the project case studies which will form part of a special edition to be published later in the year. Helping People into Work through Arts, Sports and Volunteering: Momentum Arts A UK charity has developed an innovative programme building on the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games to inspire unemployed people … Read more Jobseekers to Gain Better Access to Careers Advice and Skills Support Equipping jobseekers to meet the needs of local employers is now seen as critical to helping people back into work … Read more SMEs: Recruiting Disabled People New qualitative research reveals the concerns SME employers have about recruiting disabled people … Read more Speak English to Find Work Jobseekers whose lack of English is preventing them from getting a job, will be required to take up free language training or face losing their benefits … Read more Variety Now the Spice of Mid-Life The characteristics of mid-life have seen big changes over recent decades … Read more 50+ Labour Market Spotlight A monthly look at the older worker employment figures Read more Ask TAEN  Are older workers less productive than their younger counterparts? The column that answers a selection of questions we’ve received. Read more Do You Know... Where the largest public sector job losses are occurring and how these affect older workers? A random selection of demographic, labour market and age and employment statistics that have caught our eye. Read more EFS News 50+ Matters Seminars Are Back We are resuming our 50+ Matters: Working Effectively with Older Clients seminar series with events in London and Leeds later this autumn. Read more This project is partially funded by the European Social Fund Click here to unsubscribe TAEN - The Age and Employment Network  |  Tavis House, 1-6 Tavistock Square, London, WCIH 9NA  |  Tel: 020 3033 1507 http://www.taen.org.uk TAEN is the operating name of Third Age Challenge Trust, registered charity no. 1002770 and company limited by guarantee, registered in England no. 2602523