"Silver University. In Southwestern Administrative Okrug, the doors of the university for older people will open at three addresses at once Silver University

Who said that after 55 life is at its end? A free “Silver University” is opening in Moscow, where pensioners can learn to communicate on a first-name basis with computers and mobile applications for smartphones. They will also teach you how to make puppets for children’s performances, how to green the city, and how to resolve conflicts. Such specialists can easily find work in the capital and will absolutely find friends.

In Moscow, a pensioner is the same as a student, it’s just a pity that not everyone knows about it. In regional social service centers, master classes in various specialties are often held for people of the “silver age”, you just need to constantly keep in touch with the “social services”. Recently, an institution was opened near the Sokol metro station to help retirees find prestigious jobs. If you wish, you can even get a job as a volunteer for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. But “Silver University” stands apart among all types of employment for older citizens. After all, here you can get a certificate of acquired skills - and for the current employer this will be more important than a diploma from a prestigious university.

The main condition for admission is registration in Moscow

Pensioners can go to “university” right in their area; the courses will run at social service centers, but some “couples” will take place at the Moscow City Pedagogical University. Students will be able to learn spoken German and English and learn how volunteers work at major international forums. A humanities graduate will be able to become a tour guide, having mastered the main pages of the history and culture of Moscow. Landscaper is also a humanitarian profession, best students will be able to apply their knowledge not only on their plot, but also in their area, fortunately the “My Street” program will continue in the city for a long time.

The basics of journalism will be taught at the Faculty of Humanities, the basics of handicrafts and dance - at the Faculty of Culture and Creativity. Teachers at the Faculty of Health and Safety will help you plan your expenses wisely and save something for travel, even with a small pension. At the Faculty of Psychology, those who wish will receive the profession of a nanny. In general education programs, students will be taught for 24-36 academic hours, and those who want to get a specialty will have to be students 5 times longer. Applications for training must be submitted to regional employment centers; the first semester of the university opens on November 1. To enter the Silver University, no special knowledge is required. The main thing is that the applicant must be registered in Moscow and be served by the CSC. Participants of the “University of the 3rd Age” program have priority right to enrollment. But even if, due to the high influx of applicants, there is not enough space for someone, candidates for “students” will be transferred to the waiting list, and they will be able to start classes on January 15 of the next year.

Specifically

Where to apply for "prospective students"

CSO "Veshnyaki", Reutovskaya street, 6A.

CSO "Mozhaisky", Rublevskoe highway, 28, building 3.

Branch of the Central Social Security Center "Zelenogradsky", Zelenograd, building 826.

CSO "Beskudnikovo", Dubninskaya street, 31.

CSO "Timiryazevsky", Timiryazevskaya street, 10/12.

CSO "Bibirevo", 1st Northern line, 3.

CSO "Tushinsky", Novoposelkovaya street, 5b.

CSO "Meshchansky", Pereyaslavsky lane, 6.

CSO "Tagansky", Timur Frunze street, 3, building 4.

CSO "Maryino", Lyublinskaya street, 159.

CSO "Zyuzino", Odesskaya street, 9, building 1.

CSO "Tsaritsynsky", Veselaya street, 11.

Pensioners will not enjoy a peaceful old age. A number of national and regional projects aim to encourage social activity among older people.

Gray beard - run to your desk

Recently, the government has become involved in the education of the elderly. Studying is free, and programs are designed taking into account the capabilities of gray-haired students. You can find out what kind of education and where exactly to get it from your territorial social security office. The regional branch of the Union of Pensioners of Russia will also help you get your bearings ( websitewww.rospensioner.ru , telephone numbers of the central office in Moscow: 651-38-69, 651-38-68).

The country is aging, and the state is opening a new page in its attitude towards pensioners, explains Valery Ryazansky, head of the Union of Pensioners of Russia, State Duma deputy. - In retirement, a person cannot be left alone with his thoughts and pills.

Forms, faculties and methods of moving away from sad thoughts are different in each region. For example, in Chelyabinsk, 60-70-year-old students of the People's University of the Knowledge Society learn computer literacy in the regional library. As, by the way, in Moscow. In Kolomna, at the People's University, an elderly person can study throughout his life. The oldest listener is 87 years old, ladies predominate.

At the nuclear shipbuilding center in Severodvinsk, pensioners are trained at the Senior University (don’t smile, this is official name) "Golden Age". Northern seniors are taught the art of crocheting, tapestry weaving, choral singing, financial literacy. If desired, former submarine builders can gain carving skills. What is carving? Imagine: the art of artistic cutting of vegetables and fruits.

Anti-wrinkle laptop

The project “Computer Academy for Pensioners” was created by military pensioner Sergei Avdevnin. He is a doctor by profession, born in the Volgograd region, served in Transbaikalia, in Mongolia, a participant in hostilities as part of the UN contingent and a Chernobyl liquidator. Now lives in Donetsk. The veteran has mastered website building and teaches seniors for free.

On the computer education website (www.pc-pensioneru.ru) it clearly explains what a browser and a text editor are, how to register a mailbox, and conduct personal correspondence. And in general, he teaches how to earn extra money on the Internet instead of working as a banal night watchman.

By the way, in Kursk region decided to train 3,000 pensioners in universities for the elderly, providing a choice of six faculties: computer science, horticulture, health, culture and art, law, spiritual revival.

Do you think the elderly are all lining up to garden? Not at all. Vegetable gardening took only third place in the ranking of preferences of old people. The second is spiritual rebirth. And the majority rushed to the Faculty of Computer Science.

The attraction of older people to high technology is a useful trend. Perhaps the first address that a person retiring should remember is the portal of government and municipal services: www.gosuslugi.ru/ru. You need to start with the “Retirement” section and then go through all the resources you are interested in: obtaining certificates, medications, benefits.

For a well-deserved rest

In addition to the list of benefits provided by the state, there are many age-related discount programs.

Each city and region has its own offers. This means that you will have to find out on your own which days and in which theaters and cinemas tickets are sold at a discount. Museums also offer discounts for senior citizens.

For example, a regular entrance ticket to the Tretyakov Gallery costs 300 rubles. For a pensioner, visiting the complex on Lavrushinsky Lane costs only 70 rubles. Entrance to the exhibition halls of the Engineering Building is slightly more expensive - 80 rubles.

Ticket to the Main Museum Complex of the Hermitage - 400 rubles. And pensioners are allowed in for free.

Many travel agencies, shipping companies and air carriers offer discounts to older travelers. Often this is a way to attract customers to the so-called. “low season,” and, according to the press secretary of the Russian Union of Tourism Industry Irina Tyurina, there is almost no mass retirement tourism in Russia in the sense in which it is understood in the United States and the European Union. As a pleasant exception, the PCT cites the “Winter in Tunisia” program (nuveltrans.com/tunisia-tours-menu-main.html).

They are offered by the Moscow company Nouvel Trans, a large Russian operator in Tunisia, explains Irina Tyurina.

The company agreed with three four-star hotels in Sousse and Hammamet. In winter there is 15-20 degrees in the shade, fresh vegetables and fruits, a good level of local medicine. Tours are designed for a vacation of up to 85 days, the cost of the most expensive tour for double occupancy in a room is $2,300. Flight and two meals a day included. If you choose a short (up to a month) vacation, you do not need a visa.

As a bonus, the company gives SIM cards to a local telephone company, according to which the cost of a 30-minute call with Russia costs 300 rubles, and all incoming calls are free.

Such tours were first offered three years ago; since then, more than a thousand Russians aged 60 to 85 have spent the winter in Africa. The company says that the majority of clients are intelligent retirees - former teachers, college professors, professors. Previously, pensioners were transported by charters and Turkish Airlines, now they fly with Air France and Alitalia airliners: a flight with a connection in Paris or Rome takes five hours.

For a pensioner, almost 70 thousand rubles is decent money, but children and grandchildren help out. By the way, having mastered a computer and learned English, you can independently, without the help of travel agencies, find discounts and book hotels around the world. For less money it is quite possible to comfortably spend the winter in Thailand or Venezuela.

And anyway, who said that a Russian pensioner is necessarily a poor and sick person? The author of these lines met a married couple in Portugal: Muscovites, they live in a dacha, they rent out a city apartment and use their income to fly to different parts of the world 3-4 times a year. Traveled halfway around the world. In the intervals between travels they live like everyone else - honestly and modestly, and solely on their pension.

How are they

Every country has hotels and seasons when seniors are offered significant discounts. February in Bermuda is for those over 50. In Switzerland, the season for pensioners (women over 62 and men over 65) is from October to March.

Some do not expect mercy from above and fight wrinkles with all available means.

City pool attendant from Sasov ( Ryazan Oblast) After retirement, Galina Chuvina became interested in the sport of knife throwing. And she set two world records.

The oldest DJ on the planet was our man: Boris Karaulov, member of the DJ s Krugozory duo. He started his career as a DJ when he was 60. He got up every day at 4.00 and set aside two hours for physical education. The most famous composition: “Old age will not end.” He died last year from a stroke at the age of 72.

Pensioner in numbers

There are 30.7 million citizens over working age in the country (22.1 million women and 8.6 million men). Of these, according to the Ministry of Economic Development, 8 million are working, 12 million are ready to go to work.

The average salary of a working male pensioner last year was 19.6 thousand rubles, for women - 13.7 thousand. Pension - 6.5 and 6 thousand, respectively.

A pensioner suffers from 5-7 chronic diseases at the same time. Out of 100 old people, 8 never leave their houses and apartments, and 5 are bedridden.

Computer literacy training courses for seniors, which appeared several years ago, continue to be among the most popular. Familiarity with a computer significantly changes better life pensioners, allowing them to navigate modern world, opening up new spaces for communication and technological capabilities that make life easier. The state is also interested in such programs - increasing the number of people able, for example, to use the e-government resource, reduces the load on multifunctional centers.

Teaching at computer courses more or less debugged, already being created methodological developments. I told about one of them Maria Morozova, General Director of the Elena and Gennady Timchenko Charitable Foundation: “As a result of one of the projects supported by the foundation, the High Technology Resource Training Center in St. Petersburg, a special educational and methodological complex was developed that meets the real needs of older people. It focuses on the use of free programs, the skills of creating, for example, family photo albums, and does not focus on office programs that are unnecessary for older people.”

Recently, courses have been appearing for “advanced” pensioners who not only get acquainted with the basics of computer literacy, learn to talk on Skype and pay for services on the Internet, but also master more complex programs, for example, Photoshop and audio editors. Requests for such training are increasing.

Online status for the soul and for work

Computer skills increase the chances of retirees to find employment or retain jobs, as evidenced by the three-year experience of the “Status: Online” program, which is implemented by the KAF Foundation for the Support and Development of Philanthropy with the support of Philip Morris Sales and Marketing LLC. "When we saw what to look for new job It’s quite difficult for older people, in all regions special classes on online job searches and resume writing have been added to the program, and meetings with local employment centers and potential employers have been organized,” says Ekaterina Levshina, manager of work with public organizations.

Assistance in finding employment is the main task of the Assistance center, created to support doctors who lost their jobs during the healthcare reform process. The center is looking for vacancies and retraining doctors, nurses, junior medical staff - in those specializations that are most in demand in the region. “About 40% of health workers who contact our center are people of retirement age. Today there are more than 1,600 people,” says Konstantin Tsaranov, Director of the Assistance Center.

Garden design, art therapy, English, dancing...

Some centers provide comprehensive education for older people. A wide range of programs is provided, for example, by the Silver Age University for the Elderly. In addition to computer literacy and garden design, there are courses here in English– different levels, dance, film and art therapy, economic and legal literacy, “brain gymnastics”, etc. – more than 15 in total. “Many areas arose, as they say, “at the request of the workers,” explains Evgeniy Machnev, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Silver Age University for the Elderly. - We found out what interests people have, what they want to learn. Some of the things arose from the request: “Guys, teach us,” and some even from such a request: “I can teach this.” Art therapy, for example, appeared this way.”

The Internet portal “Baba-Deda” helps pensioners navigate the space of services. Demand educational services consistently high: almost all training programs presented on the website are popular and in demand. “Outside Moscow and St. Petersburg there are much fewer offers, but the demand is the same as in major cities, - speaks Anastasia Lazibnaya, head of the Baba-Deda portal and community of employers “Companies for all ages”.“Queues form, so people often send us applications for several training courses in their city at once.”

Volunteer resource

At the Assistance center, for example, a volunteer program appeared when it became clear that not all older people, having lost their jobs, were ready to look for a new one and retrain. “Many of them gave their professional activity 25-30 years old, and they have no plans to continue their medical career, master new technologies or retrain for another specialty, says Konstantin Tsaranov. - But these are socially active, active people, they want to continue to remain useful to their family, society and hometown. Not only doctors, but also nurses, a paramedic, a midwife and a laboratory technician signed up for our first “5 Steps to Volunteering” program.”

Elderly volunteers were given Special attention and at the state level - during the organization of the Olympic Games in Sochi, there were 1,800 people in the volunteer team. “These people are a completely undervalued resource of the economy: they can, are able and know a lot,” I am sure Marina Pochinok, Vice-President of the Sochi-2014 Organizing Committee.

Geront formation: what is specific?

Dedicated to educating older people separate science– gerontogenesis, or geragogy. It helps you build on the benefits of age and avoid the complications associated with age. “For people in the 55+ group, a special approach is needed that takes into account their physiological, mental and socio-emotional characteristics, and this is not only our own observation, this is a global practice,” notes Konstantin Tsaranov.

“Geragogy is close to pedagogy,” Evgeny Machnev develops the topic. - It’s not that everything should happen “childishly”, but it needs clarity, imagery, portions. It is important to give immediately practical use acquired knowledge. And be sure to turn to the experience of the participants themselves. This is the main difference from pedagogy: children have no experience, but older people have a lot of experience.”

Age-related changes must be taken into account. “Pensioners need a special approach,” notes Ekaterina Levshina . “That’s why our program employs coaches who have experience working with them.” For example, older people often experience some tightness in their hands; to develop fine motor skills, they are encouraged to master simple computer games or learn to draw. People with low vision are trained under a special program - they use special equipment with “talking” keyboards.

Gentle training

Much attention needs to be paid to psychology. Training should be structured with special delicacy - people of the “silver age” are very sensitive. Only in a trusting atmosphere of mutual respect can a productive process be built. “It is necessary to avoid situations that could put an elderly person in an uncomfortable, humiliating position. An older person's hidden grudge can destroy his relationship with you forever. You should not use an edifying, moralizing tone when communicating with the elderly, or try to dictate and defend your point of view,” explains Yulia Maltseva, Deputy Director of ANO SAP "Silver Age". “Of course, statuses must be respected. This is similar to the principle of training top managers: you cannot change a person’s status without his consent,” adds Evgeniy Machnev .

There are also cultural problems: in our society, a person is declared “old” much earlier than in many other countries. The “image of old age” that is broadcast is not at all positive. “There are some moments in training that require deeper study, attention and patience,” shares Konstantin Tsaranov . - It's about, for example, about the negative stereotypes about old age that our listeners have and their low self-esteem. Resolving these psychological issues is one of the main tasks of our educational activities.”

Stereotypes of the average person and employer

“The most important thing in our work is to change the prejudiced attitude towards the elderly as a social dependent; support public initiatives that help improve the quality of life at this age, including through education. It is equally necessary to convince older people themselves that learning can and should be done at any age,” says Maria Morozova .

Prejudicial attitudes can only be changed through the process of cooperation between people of different generations. Marina Pochinok talks about the experience of older volunteers participating in the Olympic Games: “We have a lot of stereotypes. The fact that these people are not mobile, do not have quick skills, physically cannot work as much as young people, they no longer have such communication skills, etc. and so on. In fact, those who worked with us could give the youth a head start. These are very energetic people, with enormous internal drive, energy, spark, and excitement. Incredibly efficient, with a huge sense of responsibility for their work, not discouraged and perfectly grasping everything new. It turned out to be a big discovery for me.”

Bias is on full display in employment – ​​age discrimination exists in almost all areas. “It was unexpected for me that the topic of employment is so critical in Russia for people of retirement age,” says Anastasia Lazibnaya. - They really want to work and not always for the sake of earning money; they no longer believe that anyone is ready to offer them a job other than as a loader or watchman/cleaner; We are already receiving people over 40 who also suffer from age discrimination. We thought about the need to motivate the employer by breaking his stereotypes about people over 45-50 years old. We launched the KVV (companies for all ages) direction and got busy with it.”

Continued story

What is very important in the education of older people is that it must continue: having felt a taste for something new, immersed in communication, they do not want to return to their old way of life. “At first we thought that after training our people would simply receive certificates/diplomas and leave, but they didn’t go anywhere. They say: “Teach us something else,” says Evgeny Machnev. - That is, a problem arose about what to do with the active elderly. This is where various volunteer centers, press centers, etc. appeared.”

Almost everyone has a request for continuation educational programs. “We are aware that pensioners, having left home and plunged into the eventful life of courses, do not want to stop there,” says Ekaterina Levshina. - They learned to work on a computer, became more active, and expanded their social circle. Course graduates want to study further and apply the acquired skills in practice. They are ready to participate in a variety of seminars, master classes, webinars, championships, and Olympiads. Many program graduates become volunteers both in “Status: Online” computer literacy courses, helping new students, and in other NGO projects.”

“The most important driver for people over 55 is their own usefulness, a feeling of belonging, being in demand, the understanding that your experience is useful, and someone also needs your wisdom in life,” Marina Pochinok is sure. These are the opportunities that educational projects provide.

On the official portal of the mayor and government of the capital. This project will allow Moscow pensioners to study for free foreign language, become familiar with the basics of financial and legal literacy, master a computer and various gadgets, and obtain a working specialty. Training will be free.

Elderly students will be able to choose one of five faculties to study:

• humanitarian
• mass communications and computer science
• culture and creativity
• health and safety
• psychological support for the individual

The Faculty of Humanities will conduct classes in English and German language. Here you can also get a specialty in green farming. In addition, older people will be introduced to the features of volunteering.

Students of the Faculty of Mass Communications and Informatics will learn how the modern information space works, get acquainted with computer equipment and modern gadgets, and learn how to use them. Here you can also learn about the basics of journalism.

At the Faculty of Culture and Creativity, older people will be able to attend dance classes and also learn various types handicrafts. Here you can get a profession as a doll maker.

Students of the Faculty of Health and Safety will be offered training courses “Food instead of medicine”, “Health swimming”, as well as a course “Basics of financial and legal literacy”.

Classes at the Faculty of Psychology will help older people learn to prevent and resolve conflicts, and overcome the psychological barriers that they have to face when communicating with other people. Here you can also get a job as a nanny.

Classes will be held at social service centers at the place of residence and at the sites of the Moscow State pedagogical university. Each group will have 15-20 people. On general education programs 24-36 hours will be allocated, up to 160 hours for training in working professions. Classes will be held twice a week, the duration of each lesson is 2 academic hours.

Elderly people will be able to gain theoretical knowledge in their chosen specialty, visit practical lessons, as well as take part in master classes and trainings. The organizers also planned festivals, creative evenings and evenings of relaxation. Upon completion of training, university graduates will receive certificates of completion of the educational course, confirming the acquired knowledge and skills.

Elderly Muscovites will be able to take part in the project: men over 60 years old and women over 55 years old. Classes will begin on November 1st. Acceptance of applications begins on October 16, they can be submitted at territorial social service centers.

“More than two and a half million elderly people live in Moscow – this is about a quarter of the city’s adult population. Our goal is to extend their creative and professional longevity by organizing cultural and educational leisure,” said Vladimir Petrosyan, head of the Moscow Department of Labor and Social Protection of the Population. – “Silver University” will give pensioners the opportunity to study what they were unable to master earlier due to lack of time. Indeed, in their young and mature years, they mainly devoted themselves to work and caring for their family.”