The 2025 education schedule is here! Encourage your employees to register for one of our educational programs, as they are designed for every career stage. The schedule includes both in-person seminars and online webinars. We’ve got something for all career stages.

Newer Employees & MOSERS Webinars

• For new employees with up to five years of service (not yet vested).
• Learn about state benefits administered by MOSERS (pension plan, life insurance, & long-term disability) and saving options with MO Deferred Comp.
• Speakers include MOSERS and MO Deferred Comp.
• Webinars are approximately 2 hours, with daytime and evening sessions available.
• Register directly via GoTo Webinar.

Mid-Career Webinars

• For vested employees with at least five years of service and more than five years until retirement eligibility.
• Review the benefits administered by MOSERS and learn how different career and life events may affect retirement decisions and pension benefits.
• Speakers include MOSERS and MO Deferred Comp.
• Webinars are 2.5 hours, with daytime and evening sessions available.
• Register in two steps: First, log in to myMOSERS and select the Education Enrollment tab. Next, follow the step-by-step instructions to complete the enrollment process and register via GoTo Webinar.

Ready to Retire Seminars and Webinars

• For employees within five years of retirement eligibility, with two separate sessions for MSEP/MSEP 2000 members or MSEP 2011 members.
• In-person seminars for MSEP 2011 members will be held in Jefferson City, Kansas City, & St. Louis!
• Learn about the retirement process, deadlines, payment options, and decisions that may impact pension benefits.
• Speakers include MOSERS and MO Deferred Comp, with full-day sessions also featuring afternoon speakers from the Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan (MCHCP) and the Social Security Administration (SSA).
• Ready to Retire sessions include in-person seminars and online webinars (full-day) or evening webinars (3.5 hours).
• University seminars are 3.5 hours and now include all members for a combined plan session (MSEP 2011 members should contact MOSERS to register).
• Webinars require a two-step enrollment. Follow the step-by-step instructions to complete the enrollment process and register via GoTo Webinar.

Remind your employees to visit our Education page for more information.

We extend a warm welcome to our HR reps and invite you to attend any type of session. MOSERS looks forward to seeing you in 2025!

MOSERS member Nick Humphrey has dedicated over 30 years to the Missouri National Guard and is preparing for a new season in his career – retirement. He recently shared his experience attending a MOSERS Ready to Retire seminar to learn more about his retirement benefits.

“In anticipation of retiring in the not-too-distant future, I attended a MOSERS ‘Ready to Retire’ seminar and was reminded what great benefits we enjoy as state employees. The seminar was very informative and enlightening. This educational day-long program is offered at different times and locations throughout the state, as well as online.

Each person in attendance received a personalized packet that described what benefits the team member has earned and what they can expect to receive in retirement. I learned about a variety of MOSERS pension choices that can include disbursements to my spouse.

A representative from the Social Security Administration was there to talk about different options for Social Security. A representative from the state Deferred Compensation program provided a summary of the program, demonstrating what a difference it can make in an employee’s retirement income. And finally, I learned about retirement health insurance options – I hadn’t realized one can keep your state health insurance into retirement and how the cost is discounted by your total years of service.

The ‘Ready to Retire’ educational seminar was time well spent for me to take a deep dive into planning to make important retirement decisions, and they even feed you lunch!

Governor Parson championed an over 20% pay raise for state employees during his time in office. This was an amazing accomplishment for our benefit, and it makes it easy to overlook some of the fantastic benefits we have as state employees. Benefits like a dedicated pension and matched deferred compensation have become extremely rare in the private sector.

The state of Missouri has many educational opportunities for team members to learn about the benefits of state employment, no matter what ‘season’ you may be in with your state service.”

Encourage your employees to register for one of our educational programs in 2025! These sessions are designed to help them learn about their state employee benefits as they progress through their career and experience different life events along the way. The schedule includes both in-person seminars and online webinars.

As an HR rep, you have an open invitation to attend any type of session. If you are unable to enroll through myMOSERS, email us at MOSERSEducation@mosers.org.

Feel free to copy and paste the information below in an email to your employees: 

The 2025 Education Schedule is here!

Newer Employees & MOSERS Webinars – Learn about the state benefits administered by MOSERS, including pension plan features, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and your personal retirement savings plan options with MO Deferred Comp.

Mid-Career Webinar – Find out how different career and life events may affect your pension benefit.

Ready to Retire Sessions – Learn about the retirement process and how different decisions may impact your pension benefit. If you are within five years of retirement eligibility, register to attend a Ready to Retire webinar or seminar!

Visit the Education page for more information!

BIG NEWS IN 2025 - New MSEP 2011 Seminar Locations!

St. Louis and Kansas City 

We are finalizing our 2025 education schedule and anticipate having registration for sessions open by mid-December. This schedule includes both in-person seminars and online webinars.

Newer Employees & MOSERS Webinars – Employees can start learning about the state benefits administered by MOSERS.

• For employees who are newer to the state with less than five years of service (not yet vested).
• Speakers include MOSERS and MO Deferred Comp.
• Sessions last approximately 2 hours.
• Daytime sessions run from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
• Evening sessions run from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Mid-Career Webinars – Employees can learn how different career and life events may affect their pension benefit.

• For employees with at least five years of service (vested) and five or more years until retirement eligibility.
• Speakers include MOSERS and MO Deferred Comp.
• Sessions last approximately 2.5 hours.
• Daytime sessions are held from 9:30 a.m. to noon.
• Evening sessions are held from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Ready to Retire Sessions – Employees can learn about the retirement process and how different decisions may impact their pension benefit.

• For employees within five years of retirement eligibility.
• Speakers include MOSERS, MO Deferred Comp, the Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan (MCHCP), and the Social Security Administration (SSA). 

For MSEP/MSEP 2000 members:

• Full-day webinars are from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. with a 30-minute lunch break.
• Full-day seminars are from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. and include a box lunch.
• Evening webinars are held from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Speakers include MOSERS and MO Deferred Comp only.

For MSEP 2011 members:

• Full-day webinars are from 9:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. with a 30-minute lunch break.
• Full-day seminars are from 9:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. and include a box lunch.

Universities – These 3-hour Ready to Retire sessions are designed for university employees who are within five years of retirement eligibility and are either MSEP or MSEP 2000 members.

• On-campus events.
• Speakers include MOSERS and MO Deferred Comp.

Stay up to date and visit our Education page to view the schedules and learn how to register.

Fall is almost here, and that means MOSERS will be on many campuses presenting Ready to Retire seminars designed for higher education institution employees who are within five years of retirement eligibility and are either MSEP or MSEP 2000

Seminar topics include pension plan features, the retirement process (due dates, etc.), benefit formula, cost-of-living adjustments, and the decisions employees will need to make during the retirement process, including benefit payment options, BackDROP, and termination and re-employment rules.

Encourage your university employees to register for an upcoming session by logging in to myMOSERS. Once they are registered, we will send confirmation and reminder emails to their Document Express online mailbox.

Registration closes one week before in-person seminars, so the sooner they register, the better! Remind your employees to check out our Education page for more details.

Please note: MOSERS may cancel any seminars with less than 15 enrollees at the time registration closes. If enrollment is low for any seminar, MOSERS will contact you at least a week before the registration closing date. 

We still have seats available at several in-person Ready to Retire seminars this summer. These sessions are designed for general state employees who are within five years of retirement eligibility. Members will learn about the decisions they will need to make and prepare for the retirement process.

How to enroll in a summer session:

Members can log in to myMOSERS, click on Education Enrollment, then on Ready to Retire. After reviewing the schedule, they can select the session they want to attend and complete the registration information.

Once registered, we will send a confirmation to the member’s MOSERS Document Express online mailbox, as well as reminders leading up to the session.

Remind your employees to check out our Education page to see all the remaining 2024 seminar dates!

Already enrolled? Bring a spouse or guest!

How members can prepare for the session:

• Use the Comparison Calculator to see the long-term impact of different retirement options.
• Log in to their MO Deferred Comp account and review their last statement.
• Open a mySocialSecurity account to review their most recent Social Security Statement.

Encourage your employees to save their seat for a Ready to Retire summer session today!

Encourage your staff to enroll in summer education!

As an HR rep, you also have an open invitation to attend any member education session. See the enrollment information below. Just call us at (800) 827-1063 or (573) 632-6100 and ask for Debbie at ext. 1231, or email MOSERSEducation@mosers.org.

We still have seats available at several Ready to Retire in-person seminars and online webinars for this summer. These sessions are designed for general state employees who are within five years of retirement eligibility.

School is always more fun with a friend! Members are welcome to bring a spouse/guest with them!

How do members enroll?

Please encourage your team members to sign up for MOSERS education events in 2024! We’ve got something for all career stages.

Newer Employees & MOSERS Webinars

• For employees who are newer to the state but have less than five years of service (not yet vested).
• Daytime and evening webinars are available.
• Speakers include MOSERS and MO Deferred Comp.
• Webinars are approximately 2 hours.
• Register via GoTo Webinar for a daytime webinar or evening webinar.

Mid-Career Webinars

• For employees with at least five years of service (vested) and more than five years until retirement eligibility.
• Daytime and evening webinars are available.
• Speakers include MOSERS and MO Deferred Comp.
• Webinars are 2 ½ hours.
• Register at myMOSERS by following step-by-step instructions for enrolling in a webinar via myMOSERS and GoTo Webinar.

Ready to Retire Webinars and Seminars

• Full-day webinars or in-person seminars.
• Speakers include MOSERS, MO Deferred Comp, the Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan (MCHCP), and the Social Security Administration (SSA).
• Visit the Ready to Retire page to get all the details!

This year, in addition to our MSEP 2011 webinars, MOSERS is offering IN-PERSON Ready to Retire seminars for MSEP 2011 members in Jefferson City and two new locations!

February 27 in Jefferson City
March 28 in Macon
July 18 in Blue Springs (Kansas City area)
July 23 in Jefferson City
MSEP 2011 webinars on May 29 and Nov 7

See all seminar and webinar options for all career stages on our Education page.

Please encourage your employees to register for one of our educational programs as they are designed for every career stage. The schedule includes both in-person seminars and online webinars.

As an HR rep, you have an open invitation to attend any type of session. If you are unable to enroll through myMOSERS, email us at MOSERSEducation@mosers.org.

Feel free to copy and paste the information below in an email to your employees.

2024 Education Schedule is here!

Newer Employees & MOSERS Webinars – Learn about the state benefits administered by MOSERS, including pension plan features, life insurance, long-term disability, and your personal retirement savings plan options with MO Deferred Comp.

Mid-Career Webinar – Find out how different career and life events may affect your pension benefit.

Ready to Retire Sessions – Learn about the retirement process and how different decisions may impact your pension benefit. If you are within five years of retirement eligibility, register to attend a Ready to Retire webinar or seminar.

Visit the Education page for more information!

BIG NEWS IN 2024 - New MSEP 2011 Seminar Locations!

Macon and Kansas City

Encourage your staff to enroll in summer education!

As an HR rep, you also have an open invitation to attend any member education session. See the information below. Just call us at (800) 827-1063 or (573) 632-6100 and ask for Debbie at ext. 1231, or email MOSERSEducation@mosers.org. 

We still have seats available at several in-person Ready to Retire seminars and webinars for this summer. These sessions are designed for general state employees who are within 5 years of retirement eligibility.

School is always more fun with a friend! Members are welcome to bring a spouse/guest with them!

How do they enroll?

Members can log in to myMOSERS, click on Education Enrollment, then on Ready to Retire, and follow the prompts. Additional dates are available this fall.

Extra Credit Homework

There are several things they can do to help prepare for the session and for retirement. They can use the Comparison Calculator to see the long-term impact of different retirement options. Log in to their MO Deferred Comp account and review their last statement. Open a mySocialSecurity account to review their most recent Social Security Statement.

Not Within 5 Years of Retirement Eligibility? 

No worries, we have education sessions for all of our members covered online!

Newer to MOSERS - We have designed webinars specifically for employees who are newer to the state with at least six months but less than five years of service (not yet vested). Check out the dates for the Newer Employees & MOSERS webinars today!

Mid Career - If they are a Mid-Career member, with at least five years of service (vested) and ten or more years until retirement eligibility, they can also find education tailored specially to their career stage. Learn more about Mid-Career webinars today!

The 2023 education schedule is here!

MOSERS educational programs are designed to help state employees learn information about their benefits as they progress through their careers and experience different life events along the way. Please encourage your employees to register for a session! The schedule includes both in-person seminars and online webinars.

Newer Employees & MOSERS Webinars – Employees can start learning about the state benefits administered by MOSERS, including pension plan features, life insurance, long-term disability, and their personal retirement savings plan options with MO Deferred Comp.

Mid-Career Webinar – Employees can learn how different career and life events may affect their pension benefit.

Ready to Retire Sessions – Employees can learn about the retirement process and how different decisions may impact their pension benefit.

Please send your employees our way and remind them to visit the Education page for more information!

The 2023 education schedule is here! Please encourage your employees to register for one of our educational programs that are specifically designed for each career stage. The schedule includes both in-person seminars and online webinars.

Newer Employees & MOSERS Webinars – Employees can start learning about the state benefits administered by MOSERS, including pension plan features, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and their personal retirement savings plan options with MO Deferred Comp.

Mid-Career Webinar – Employees can learn how different career and life events may affect their pension benefit.

Ready to Retire Sessions – Employees can learn about the retirement process and how different decisions may impact their pension benefit.

Please remind them to visit the Education page for more information!

We are currently finalizing our 2023 education schedule and anticipate having registration open by mid-December. The schedule includes both in-person seminars and online webinars.

We have designed our educational programs to help state employees learn information about their benefits as they progress through their career and experience different life events along the way.

Newer Employees & MOSERS Webinars – Employees can start learning about the state benefits administered by MOSERS, including pension plan features, life insurance, long-term disability, and their personal retirement savings plan options with MO Deferred Comp.

• For employees who are newer to the state with at least six months but less than five years of service (not yet vested)
• Speakers include MOSERS and MO Deferred Comp
• Sessions last approximately 1 ½ hours
• Daytime sessions run from 9:30 a.m. until11:00 a.m.
• Evening sessions run from 5:30 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.

Mid-Career Webinar – Employees can learn how different career and life events may affect their pension benefit.

• For employees with at least five years of service (vested) and ten or more years until retirement eligibility
• Speakers include MOSERS and MO Deferred Comp
• Sessions last approximately 2.5 hours
• Daytime sessions are held from 9:30 a.m. until Noon
• Evening sessions are held from 5:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Ready to Retire Sessions – Employees can learn about the retirement process and how different decisions may impact their pension benefit.

• For employees within 5 years of retirement eligibility
• Speakers include MOSERS, MO Deferred Comp, the Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan (MCHCP), and the Social Security Administration (SSA).
• For MSEP/MSEP 2000 members:
  • Full-day webinars are from 8:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., with a 30 minute lunch break.
  • Full-day seminars are from 8:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. and include a box lunch.
  • Evening webinars are held from 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and speakers include MOSERS and MO Deferred Comp only.
• For MSEP 2011 members:
  • Full-day webinars are from 9:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., with a 30 minute lunch break.
  • Full-day seminars are from 9:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. and include a box lunch

We have designed our educational programs to help state employees learn information about their benefits as they progress through their career and experience different life events along the way.

• Newer Employees & MOSERS Webinars – Start learning about the state benefits administered by MOSERS.
  • For employees who are newer to the state with at least six months but less than five years of service (not yet vested)
  • Speakers include MOSERS and MO Deferred Comp
  • ONLY ONE daytime session is available for 2022 – October 31, 2022
  • Sessions last approximately 1 ½ hours
• Mid-Career Webinar – Learn how different career and life events may affect your pension benefit.
  • For employees with at least five years of service (vested) and ten or more years until retirement eligibility
  • Speakers include MOSERS and MO Deferred Comp
  • ONLY ONE daytime session is available for 2022  - November 9, 2022
  • Sessions last approximately 2 hours

Stay up to date and visit our Education page frequently for more information, including schedules and how to register. 

University Ready to Retire Sessions for FALL 2022 are fast approaching! MOSERS will visit campuses on the following dates and will host one online webinar that is open to all university employees (not campus specific).

AM sessions are from 9:00 AM until Noon

PM sessions are from 1:00 PM until 4:00 PM

These sessions are designed for university employees who are within 5 years of retirement eligibility and are either MSEP or MSEP 2000 members. Topics include pension plan features, the retirement process (due dates, etc.), benefit formula, cost-of-living adjustments, and the decisions made during the retirement process, including benefit payment options, BackDROP, and termination and re-employment rules. 

NOTE: If members were employed by the state of Missouri, for the very first time, on or after January 1, 2011, or if they are a CURP Transfer after 1/1/2021, they are a member of MSEP 2011.

If you have not already registered, you can do so by logging in to myMOSERS. 

Registration closes two weeks before webinars and one week before in-person seminars. Once you have registered, we will send confirmation and reminders.

True or False: Members must attend a MOSERS a Ready to Retire session before they can retire.

FALSE!

While it is not required, we do highly encourage members to attend at least one Ready to Retire in-person seminar or webinar before they retire. They provide members, within 5 years of retirement eligibility, valuable information about their pension benefit, including the decisions they will have to make during the retirement process. We also recommend that members meet with one of our benefit counselors prior to retirement for an in depth look at their benefits and the options they have when applying to retire. 

We recently sent an email to employees within five years of retirement eligibility reminding them to join us for a Ready to Retire session. This is a great opportunity to learn about the decisions they will need to make and to prepare for the retirement process. To accommodate different work schedules, we have both day and evening sessions available. Employees will sign up for a session based on their plan:

• MSEP & MSEP 2000 for general state employees
• MSEP & MSEP 2000 for university employees
• MSEP 2011 for general state employees

Encourage them to register!

If you have employees who have registered for an in-person session and are unable to attend, please have them contact MOSERS in advance at (800) 827-1063 to cancel. This will open a seat in the seminar and allow us to provide an accurate headcount to the caterer, venue, etc. Attendees are welcome to bring their spouse/guest with them again! Spouses/guests must be registered to attend.

If you have employees nearing their retirement eligibility date, please encourage them to register today for a session! As with all of our member education events, HR representatives are also welcome to attend.

Please contact MOSERSEducation@mosers.org if you have any questions.

It is our pleasure to introduce Amber Arnold as our new education supervisor. As a former member of the Phoenix project team and the Benefits section, with more than eight years of service working for MOSERS, Amber is an expert regarding members' benefits and employer relations. You may remember Amber’s name from last September when she presented at Benefits U. Amber will be providing employer training, educational programs to communicate benefit information, and employer procedures simply and accurately as we navigate towards the new pension administration system, Phoenix. We are thrilled to have Amber continue her work with MOSERS in the education supervisor position.