The Marie-Luise and Ernst Becker Foundation joined our project as associated partner in April 2011.
The Marie-Luise and Ernst Becker Foundation is a charitable foundation based in Cologne. The foundation was established in 2002 for the purpose of promotion scientific research in the field of ageing research. In the centre of research interest are the ways of maintaining health and achievement potential, and ultimately a self-determined and fulfilled life in old age.
The developments in the wake of demographic change puts topics focusing on age and work in the centre of the foundation’s activities. The foundation encourages interdisciplinary exchange between science and practice. It awards the annual “Age and work” innovation prize to young scientists and meaningfully contributes to further developing the topic through annual symposia with experts from science and practice.
In collaboration with the University of Vechta and the Institut for Quality Assurance in prevention and rehabilitation, the Marie-Luise and Ernst Becker Foundation developed AGE CERT – a quality seal for age-fair personnel development for companies.
The objective of the quality seal is to increase both the employers' and employees' sensibility for dealing with an ageing labour force and to encourage the development of suitable human resource-concepts and -instruments.
It has been agreed to use this seal within the project Best Agers and to offer it to companies for certification. Furthermore, plans to use a similar version of the seal for public administrations are under way.
The implementation and evaluation of the latter should be promoted and performed through the project. All project partners are asked to investigate whether the certificate is sufficient for the requirements in their own countries. If so, the goal is to develop a European seal for an
age-fair personnel development for companies and public administrations. Thereby, an ever better integration of the activities of the project partners in work package 5.5. is guaranteed.
www.age-cert.de
www.becker-stiftung.de
The Marie-Luise and Ernst Becker Foundation joined our project as associated partner in April 2011.
The Marie-Luise and Ernst Becker Foundation is a charitable foundation based in Cologne. The foundation was established in 2002 for the purpose of promotion scientific research in the field of ageing research. In the centre of research interest are the ways of maintaining health and achievement potential, and ultimately a self-determined and fulfilled life in old age.
The developments in the wake of demographic change puts topics focusing on age and work in the centre of the foundation’s activities. The foundation encourages interdisciplinary exchange between science and practice. It awards the annual “Age and work” innovation prize to young scientists and meaningfully contributes to further developing the topic through annual symposia with experts from science and practice.
In collaboration with the University of Vechta and the Institut for Quality Assurance in prevention and rehabilitation, the Marie-Luise and Ernst Becker Foundation developed AGE CERT – a quality seal for age-fair personnel development for companies.
The objective of the quality seal is to increase both the employers' and employees' sensibility for dealing with an ageing labour force and to encourage the development of suitable human resource-concepts and -instruments.
It has been agreed to use this seal within the project Best Agers and to offer it to companies for certification. Furthermore, plans to use a similar version of the seal for public administrations are under way.
The implementation and evaluation of the latter should be promoted and performed through the project. All project partners are asked to investigate whether the certificate is sufficient for the requirements in their own countries. If so, the goal is to develop a European seal for an
age-fair personnel development for companies and public administrations. Thereby, an ever better integration of the activities of the project partners in work package 5.5. is guaranteed.
www.age-cert.de
www.becker-stiftung.de