This free course is delivered by a professional financial services trainer from Affinity Connect Limited. It is available to any scheme member who:
- has contributed to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), and
- is within 10 years of retirement.
Location and dates
The courses are held online or in person. This depends on the date.
The venue for the in person course is Cornwallis Suite, Maidstone Masonic Centre, Courtenay Road, Maidstone, Kent ME15 6LF. Affinity Connect emails you with details nearer to the time of the course.
The course is approximately 3 hours long.
| Course date | Location | Start time | End time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 November 2024 | Online | 1pm | 3:30pm |
| 4 December 2024 | Online | 1pm | 3:30pm |
| 10 December 2024 | In person | 9am | 12pm |
| 14 February 2025 | In person | 9am | 12pm |
| 14 March 2025 | Online | 1pm | 3:30pm |
| 17 April 2025 | In person | 9am | 12pm |
| 13 May 2025 | Online | 9:30pm | 12pm |
| 11 June 2025 | In person | 9am | 12pm |
| 9 July 2025 | Online | 1pm | 3:30pm |
| 13 August 2025 | In person | 9am | 12pm |
| 15 September 2025 | Online | 9:30am | 12pm |
| 20 October 2025 | In person | 9am | 12pm |
| 31 October 2025 | Online | 9:30am | 12pm |
| 20 November 2025 | Online | 1pm | 3:30pm |
| 2 December 2025 | Online | 1pm | 3:30pm |
| 17 December 2025 | In person | 9am | 12pm |
How to book
You need to book at least 2 weeks before the course date as there is limited availability. Bookings are taken on a first come, first served basis.
Use one of the online forms to book your place on an online course or an in person course.
Online course booking forms
- Use the online form to book your place on an online pre retirement course in 2024
- Use the online form to book your place on an online pre retirement course in 2025
In person course booking forms
- Use the online form to book your place on an in person pre retirement course in 2024
- Use the online form to book your place on an in person pre retirement course in 2025
Contact Affinity Connect on 0800 019 6076 or email bookings@affinityconnect.org
Course content
The presentation is delivered by Affinity Connect. They specialise in pre retirement support services to local authorities and other public sector employers.
The course gives you a greater understanding of all aspects of retirement planning. It may help you make the most appropriate decisions before you retire.
The presentation includes:
- pension changes – what are the changes and how could they impact your retirement decisions?
- what does retirement look like? – what income would you need, when might you need it, and for how long?
- where could the money come from? – company pensions, State Pension, savings and investments
- what choices and options are available at retirement?
- tax efficiency in retirement.
Read the Affinity pre retirement online course agenda (PDF, 115.1 KB)
Read the Affinity pre retirement in person course agenda (PDF, 111.1 KB)
Watch the Affinity Connect retirement course promotional video
Kent Pension Fund are not regulated to provide pension advice. We do not endorse any pension advisers. There are many Independent Financial Advisers (IFAs). Find IFAs in your area on the Financial Conduct Authority website