The Chairman, Federal Civil Service Commission, Prof. Tunji Olaopa, has proffered measures that could be adopted for a gainful retirement after service. He said that the experience taught him the lesson of the need for proper preparation for transition to retirement life or, better still, gainful post-retirement endeavours. He suggested a wide spectrum of lessons that retirement preparation should cover: Skills in cottage industries, e.g. Thus, to him, there is therefore a need for an intentional policy to bring about an impactful and sustainable retirement preparation system. Olaopa urged relevant NGOs like HTCNWY to proactively initiate moves on the above propositions for an effective and sustainable public-private system.