What will a pensioner be taught? Silver University: it's never too late to study

According to the new special educational program for the older generation “Silver University”, from November 1, capital pensioners will have the opportunity to study foreign languages ​​for free, learn the basics of computer, financial and legal literacy, or even acquire a working specialty. Classes will be held in the premises of territorial centers social services and in structural divisions of the Moscow City Pedagogical University. In the South-Western Administrative District, the doors of the “Silver University” will open at three addresses at once for elderly people.

At the Faculty of Psychology, older people will be taught how to prevent and resolve conflicts, as well as overcome psychological barriers in communication. Here, pensioners will receive the profession of a nanny.

The duration of training will be from 24 to 36 hours. The exception will be blue-collar professions, which are allocated up to 160 hours. Lessons will take place twice a week for two academic hours. In addition to theoretical and practical classes, students will attend special trainings and master classes.

Along with the educational program, festivals, creative meetings and recreational evenings will be held at the Silver University.

All graduates will receive certificates of completion of the educational course. Of course, these are not state diplomas, but these documents confirm the knowledge and skills acquired by pensioners.

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New educational project for citizens of older generations under the name “Silver University” starts in Moscow on November 1. Its participants will be Muscovites retirement age: men over 60 years old, women over 55 years old. At Silver University, they will be able not only to have an interesting time, but also to acquire knowledge and skills that will improve their quality of life.

For example, mastering a computer and mobile applications, learn foreign languages, comprehend the basics of financial and legal literacy. At Silver University, you will be able to get a job as a nanny, doll maker, or urban landscaper. Acceptance of applications for free training will begin on October 16 at territorial centers of social services for the population (TCSS).

The training program was developed jointly with the Moscow City Pedagogical University. When creating it, experts were based on surveys conducted at the TCSO among older people. Such monitoring helped determine the area of ​​interest of the capital’s pensioners.

Classes will be held both directly at social service centers at the place of residence, and at the sites of the Moscow City Pedagogical University. They are located in eight metropolitan districts - Western, Southwestern, Central, Eastern, Northeastern, Northern, Northwestern and Zelenograd. Each group will have 15-20 people. It is expected that by the end of the year, 2,600 pensioners will study at the university.

Let us remind you that 3 million elderly people live in Moscow - this is a quarter of the city’s adult population. The goal of the authorities’ efforts is to extend their creative and professional longevity.

On the official portal of the mayor and government of the capital. This project will allow Moscow pensioners to learn a foreign language for free, 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 technology and modern gadgets, learn 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. 24-36 hours will be allocated for general education programs, and 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, attend practical classes, and also take part in master classes and trainings. The organizers also planned festivals, creative evenings and recreational evenings. 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,” noted the head of the Department of Labor and social protection population of the city of Moscow Vladimir Petrosyan. – “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.”

RIAMO - 6 Oct. For pensioners, a new educational project called “Silver University” will open in Moscow from November 1, according to the official website of the capital’s mayor.

“A new educational project for older people called “Silver University” starts in Moscow on November 1. Its participants will be Muscovites of retirement age: men over 60 years old, women over 55 years old. At Silver University, they will be able not only to have an interesting time, but also to acquire knowledge and skills that will improve their quality of life,” the message says.

Education at Silver University will be free. Acceptance of applications will begin on October 16 at territorial social service centers (TSSC).

According to the Minister of the Moscow Government, head of the Department of Labor and Social Protection of the City Vladimir Petrosyan, the new educational project “Silver University” will allow the older generation to learn everything that they could not master before.

“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,” Petrosyan said.

He added that the training program in the new project was developed jointly with the Moscow City Pedagogical University. The program was based on the results of surveys conducted at the TCSO among older people. This made it possible to identify the range of interests of Moscow pensioners.

Five faculties will be created at the Silver University: humanities, mass communications and computer science, culture and creativity, health and safety, or psychological support for the individual. The duration of general education programs will be from 24 to 36 hours. Training sessions will be held at least twice a week for two academic hours. In total, up to 160 hours are allocated for training in working specialties. In addition to theoretical and practical classes, retirees will also be able to attend trainings and master classes from specialists in various fields. The university will also organize festivals, creative evenings and recreational evenings.

“Classes will be held both directly in social service centers at the place of residence, and in branches of the Moscow State Pedagogical University. They are located in eight metropolitan districts - Western, Southwestern, Central, Eastern, Northeastern, Northern, Northwestern and Zelenograd. Each group will have 15-20 people. It is expected that by the end of the year, 2,600 pensioners will undergo training at the university,” the material notes.

After completing the training, Silver University graduates will receive certificates of completion of the educational course. They will not be equivalent to state-issued diplomas, but will become a confirming document of the acquisition of knowledge and skills.

“Silver University” is part of the city project “Active Longevity”. Its task is to create conditions for the creative and professional development of older people and improve their quality of life.

Probably, this pedagogical university has never seen off any graduates with such warmth in its entire history. Tea with pies, karaoke, funny competitions and gifts. Long before the start of the solemn event, the hall was already full. “We know that our “silver” students are very responsible, they always come an hour and a half before the start of the event, so we came up with leisure activities for them so that they would not get bored while waiting,” explained the graduation organizers.

Increase in pension

208 graduates of Silver University, who studied the professions of a nanny, a green farm worker and a manufacturer of gaming dolls, received certificates of working specialties. These are the longest training programs, lasting six months. Students of general education courses, for example, in the study of English language, history and culture of Moscow, computer literacy. A total of 3020 Muscovites. Some came to study simply to avoid sitting at home and to acquire an exciting hobby, while others came to expand their knowledge. But there were also those who purposefully acquired a profession in order to have additional income in retirement.

One of the most popular programs at the university is computer literacy. Photo: Moscow Agency / Sergey Kiselev

“Life becomes more active after retirement. It is important to keep up with the times. And it's great that you don't want to sit at home idly. We will provide you with assistance so that you can find yourself in the labor market,” he promised the graduates Deputy Head of the Moscow Department of Labor and Social Protection Pavel Keller.

You could look for a future job right there, at a job fair organized at Moscow State Pedagogical University for graduates. Newly hired nannies were most interested in the work. The demand for them is also high. There are now more than 200 official vacancies for nannies and caregivers in Moscow alone. And the salaries they promise look more than attractive - from 35-40 to 60 thousand rubles. “We have vacancies for Silver University graduates in our database, and they are constantly updated; employment is carried out through official contracts,” explains Leading Inspector of the Moscow Employment Center Olga Sanakina.

“Before I went to school, I was babysitting,” says Irina, librarian by profession. - After the course, I returned to work as a nanny and I feel calmer and more confident. Teachers structure our diverse life experiences so that they can be used more effectively.”

Activities for the soul

The need for green farming workers in the capital is also great. Salaries from 12-22 to 25 thousand rubles. True, most graduates of this course do not intend to work in a new specialty. “People studied mainly for themselves, among us there are many summer residents,” the pensioner shares with me and shows him a certificate of assignment to the profession Kirill Fortov, a psychologist by training. - I learned about the courses from the Internet. I called the local social protection center and they told me that the groups had already been recruited. Then I called the rector of the university, and he hired me. Now I have an idea about green farming.”

“I have always been interested in how to care for plants,” continues classmate Kirill Elena Nikolaeva, former programmer. - Now I want to reorganize the flower beds on my site. Everyone attended the classes very enthusiastically. We planted pepper seedlings on January 25, and now they are growing in my greenhouse.” So theory is not complete without practice. The students even took a master class with the famous TV presenter of programs for gardeners Oktyabrina Ganichkina.

The most cheerful and friendly student group turned out to be puppeteers. They show me their work. Real works of art! Dolls - made of hot plastic, frame, fabric, in national costumes or in evening dresses, even in the form of amulets. The work is painstaking. It takes 1.5-2 months for one doll. Graduates of this program can work on behalf of children's studios and clubs, as well as museums. But that’s not what they came here for. Making dolls is both an activity for the soul and a cure for mental wounds. Tatyana Shenaeva At the age of 41, she lost her daughter and grandson. At 45, she gave birth to a daughter again. The years flew by unnoticed, in worries, leaving no time for oneself. First she raised a child, then she experienced grief, and again the troubles of late motherhood. And the daughter, who has not yet fully grown out of dolls herself, supports her mother’s hobby. “Only in retirement did we learn that a favorite activity can bring such pleasure,” Tatiana’s classmates told me with sparkling eyes. - We have formed a club of interests here. We found new friends and now we meet regularly. Life has blossomed with new colors.”

Young people over... 60

According to teachers, working with an audience of 60 plus is a pleasure. These students do not skip classes, but with their energy, exactingness and activity in mastering science, they can sometimes give young students a head start. They say that the office where they made dolls was located on the 5th floor, in an old building without an elevator. It's 108 steps. At the end of the course, when the pensioners came to take the exam, they simply flew up.

“Judging by how deftly you jumped on stage today to take photos, by the energy that reigns in the hall, by your young, optimistic eyes, you are not much different from the students you once were. “You are committed to an active future life,” confirmed Director of the Moscow Employment Center Georgy Timofeev.

“And in modern life you need to be able to do a lot, be prepared for everything, because there is so much still to come,” he admonished the graduates Rector of Moscow State Pedagogical University Igor Remorenko. - You have entered a program that, in addition to communication, gives you the opportunity to declare that you have a serious professional skill. Classes continue at Silver University. There are other general development programs. And we will be glad to see you in the fall."

You can sign up to study at Silver University now. You can only choose one curriculum per year (see infographic). But you can always learn, not only in the silver age, but also in the golden age.