Get ready for retirement

UK employees aged 50+ can learn how to prepare their lifestyle, finances and pensions for retirement.

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Pre-Retirement MasterClass

Supporting employees from 100+ organisations

Arqiva
gov.scot
Sony
DHL
Department for Business & Trade
Amazon
Caterpillar
BT
Arqiva
gov.scot
Sony
DHL
Department for Business & Trade
Amazon
Caterpillar
BT
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Pre-Retirement MasterClass

The UK's leading retirement experts present this impartial and regulated workshop.

Delivered via Microsoft Teams, delegates are supported by premium learning materials.

11,000+
employees have attended over the last 10 years
94%
feel more confident about preparing for retirement
Learning outcomes

Workshop content

Designing a plan for retirement

Lifestyle planning

Transition from the workplace and flow into a rewarding new lifestyle. Prepare for the 3 stages of retirement, focus on your health and changing relationships.

Discovering new opportunities

Discover new opportunities

Gain an expert insight into how to start your own business. Explore how volunteering and new skills can add purpose and happiness to your retirement.

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Financial education

Learn how to prepare your retirement budget and structure your savings and investments. Get the facts about estate planning, inheritance tax, property and long-term care.

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Focus on pensions

Explore workplace and state pensions. Learn how to access your pensions and the tax considerations. Should you combine your different pensions, and what happens upon death?

Workshop dates

Workshop dates

Attend this workshop via Microsoft Teams

  • 28 January 2027
  • 25 March 2027
  • 29 April 2027
Upcoming workshop dates

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Our learning team will email full details of the Pre-Retirement MasterClass:

  • Workshop content
  • Event calendar
  • Delegate fee
  • Enrolment

* Learning programmes are for educational purposes only, financial advice is not provided at any time.

Delivery team

Delivery team

The Pre-Retirement MasterClass is delivered by two UK retirement experts, who explain how to design a successful plan for the future.

Allan Esler Smith FCA

Allan Esler Smith

  • Widely considered the UK's leading retirement planning expert.
  • Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICAEW).
  • Author of The Retirement Planning Expert, the #1 best seller in retirement planning.

Phil Haden

  • Award-winning Chartered Financial Planner, the gold standard of IFAs.
  • Fellow of the Personal Finance Society.
  • Advanced Pensions & Pension Freedom qualifications.
Phil Haden, Chartered Financial Planner
Learning materials

Learning materials

The Retirement Planning Expert
The Retirement Planning Expert — 6th edition, UK #1 Best Seller

Delegates receive a copy of The Retirement Planning Expert.

The #1 Amazon best seller is a comprehensive guide of how to prepare for retirement in the UK.

The author of the book Allan Esler Smith delivers the morning session of the workshop.

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Clients

A selection of our clients

Arqiva
gov.scot
Sony
DHL
Department for Business & Trade
Amazon
Caterpillar
BT
Arqiva
gov.scot
Sony
DHL
Department for Business & Trade
Amazon
Caterpillar
BT

Explore the programme

Our learning team will email full details of the Pre-Retirement MasterClass:

  • Workshop content
  • Delegate fee
  • Enrolment

* Learning programmes are for educational purposes only, financial advice is not provided at any time.