GOER Pre-Retirement Planning 2-day Program

We are pleased to let you know that the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations (GOER) Work Life Services (WLS) will again offer virtual Fall 2023 NYS Pre-Retirement DIRECTIONS Sessions from September – December 2023. Using the WexEx platform, these live sessions will be conducted bi-weekly over 2 days using the following schedule and agenda:

These important and informative DIRECTIONS webinars will provide the exact same live training as the in-person seminars including the same valuable information as provided by the same presenters.  As these are popular events, prior attendance rules will continue to apply.  All employees will only be able to attend one (1) complete webinar session, one (1) time in their career. And, when live seminars do safely return, employees who attended these webinars will not be permitted to register and attend the live seminar.

Prior eligibility criteria will also remain consistent. One (1) attendance in their employment career is open to any employee who

  • is at least 50 years of age and
  • is eligible to retire in 5 years

These popular DIRECTIONS webinars are provided to NYS agencies state-wide.  So, with extremely limited availability, we ask that registrants be mindful of their reservation and required attendance at both sessions.  

Session Dates:

September

Webinar Session I:  Sep 19th & Sep 20th   

October

Webinar Session I:  Oct 3rd & Oct 4th   

Webinar Session II:  Oct 17th & Oct 18th  

Webinar Session III:  Oct 31st & Nov 1st   

November

Webinar Session I:  Nov 14th & Nov 15th   

Webinar Session II:  Nov 28th & Nov 29th  

December

Webinar Session I:  Dec 5th & Dec 6th

Webinar Session II:  Dec 19th & Dec 20th   

 

Regular Bi-Weekly Agenda:

Tuesday - Day One

10:00 am - 10:30 am                     Overview: Self-Help Guide

10:30 am - 11:30 am                     NYS Deferred Compensation Program

11:30 am - 11:45 pm                     Break

11:45 pm - 1:30 pm                       New York & Local Retirement System (NYSLRS)

Wednesday - Day Two

10:00 am -10:15 am                      Overview: NYS Pre-Retirement Planning Website

10:15 am - 11:15 am                     Social Security

11:15 am - 11:30 pm                     Break

11:30 pm - 1:00 pm                       Health Insurance (NYSHIP)

If you are interested in attending one of these 2-day DIRECTIONS seminars, please complete this form. If you have any questions, please contact Human Resources at hr@oswego.edu.

Please Note: the deadline to register for any full session is two (2) weeks prior to the session start date. Please provide Human Resources with enough time to submit your request before the registration deadline.

**Please keep in mind that there is a limited amount of seats available to all SUNY Wide employees. If the session you selected is full, you will be put on a waitlist.**

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Office of Human Resources at 315-312-2230 or hr@oswego.edu.

Please visit the HR announcements page for the most up-to-date information from the college’s Human Resources and Payroll Offices.

Date Posted: 8/29/2023