What We Do
We work alongside employers — wherever they are starting from.
Practical, collaborative support to help employers retain experience, protect knowledge and strengthen capability.
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ProAge is a member-powered charity and social enterprise. We work alongside employers to build resilient, age-inclusive workplaces where people can thrive for longer. Our approach is practical, human-centred and grounded in evidence.
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We use a clear method that supports a shared journey from insight to sustainable change:
Assess - understand your workforce reality
We help you build a shared picture of where experience sits, where risks may emerge and what helps people stay.
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Includes:
Workforce Resilience Self-Assessment
Workforce Resilience Audit
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Enables: clarity on strengths, risks and priorities.
Diagnose - explore what drives risk, turnover and capability gaps
We work with leaders, managers and employees to understand what’s happening beneath the surface.
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We explore:
Why experienced employees leave
How work design affects sustainability
How teams collaborate across ages
Where capability and knowledge risks sit
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Enables: shared understanding and focus.
Design - co-design practical solutions that help people stay and thrive
Together, we shape roles, flexibility, teams and pathways that support longer, healthier working lives.
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We explore:
Retention-focused work design
Flexible work approaches
Multigenerational collaboration design
Retirement Transition Planning
Knowledge-transfer frameworks
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Enables: sustainable roles and stronger teams.
Deliver - build the confidence and capability to make change real
We support managers and teams to embed age-inclusive, high-performing behaviours.​
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Includes:
Manager capability programmes
Multigenerational team training
ERG and network support
Peer learning spaces
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Enables: effective communication and collaboration.
De-risk - protect knowledge and reduce organisational vulnerability
We help organisations protect institutional memory and reduce reliance on key individuals.​
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Includes:
Planned handovers
Knowledge-transfer routines
Succession pathways
Mentoring and reverse mentoring
Retirement transition implementation
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Enables: continuity and resilience.
Demonstrate - show impact and build long-term workforce resilience
We help you understand progress and strengthen your case for age-inclusive practice.​
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Includes:
Workforce resilience scorecards
Retention and capability tracking
Member benchmarking
Board-level impact frameworks
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Enables: continuous improvement and evidence of value.
Our Core Services

Workforce Resilience Audit
Understand your workforce risks — and what to focus on first.

Performance & Collaboration Skills Building
Training and support that help managers and teams work confidently across ages.

Knowledge Transfer & Continuity
Practical support to retain critical knowledge and plan smooth transitions.

Retention-Boosting Work Design
Small, targeted changes that help experienced employees stay for longer.
Membership
Your ongoing community and support
Alongside specialist support, organisations can join ProAge as members and receive:
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High-level workforce resilience review
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Practice-sharing
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Support for internal champions
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Peer learning events
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Specialist resources
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Age-inclusion training modules
Membership complements our specialist work — it does not include the full assessment, design or delivery services above.

Where to start
Most employers begin with:
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From there, we walk with you through the journey.
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