Retirement Seminars

The Teachers' Provincial and APSEA agreements allow a teacher within 5 years of retirement to register with their Employer to attend a 2 day Retirement Seminar sponsored by the NSTU.

Retirement Seminar topics include:

• Pension Structure (presented by NSTU Member Services staff);
• NSTU Group Insurance (presented by belairdirect);
• Wills and Estate Planning (presented by a local lawyer);
• Rewirement (presented by NSTU Member Services staff);
• Retire on Purpose (presented by TeachersPlus Credit Union);
• Transitioning into Retirement (presented by NSTU Counselling Services staff);
• Retired Teachers Organization (presented by RTO); and
• Miscellaneous Pension Matters(presented by NSTU Member Services staff)

2025-2026 Schedule

NOTE : 

1. Teachers do not register with the NSTU for the Retirement Seminars.  Employers are required to submit names by September 24, 2025 at the latest.  Members should contact their principal/supervisor on how and when they can submit their names to attend a Retirement Seminar this school year.
2. Teachers must register through their employer (Regional Centre for Education, CSAP, or APSEA) and receive approval from their employer to attend a Retirement Seminar. The employer is responsible for advising teachers of their approval to attend a Retirement Seminar, which Retirement Seminar they have been approved to attend, and the appropriate absence code to use.
   

Retirement Seminar Handouts

Beginning in the 2023-2024 school year, members attending a Retirement Seminar receive a binder with all handouts for the year of the Seminar.  The handouts for the NSTU, RTO, and Teachers Plus Credit Union presentations are updated at least annually and available below if you wish to update your binder.  The presentations for the Wills and Estate Planning session vary by location and are not available electronically.

In addition, teachers attending a Retirement Seminar receive copies of the following documents: