The employability of older people.

The Employability of Older People Workshop was held at Edinburgh Napier University by the Employment Research Institute on 1 July 2009 with 35 attendees. The day was made up of presentations by three invited speakers from Scottish and US universities, followed by a series of small group Workshops and a concluding roundtable discussion (the Agenda and list of participants are in the Appendices)

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