Retail is the second largest employing industry in Australia. It is the largest employer of young workers and women, and offers job opportunities in all regions. Retail is a fantastic way for people to start their working life, or to make a career change into.

The NRA has been delivering our Ready for Retail course in Queensland for several years with high job outcomes and course completion rates. We collaborate with community organisations, job actives and businesses that share our value of helping people from all backgrounds prepare for working in the retail industry.

Our current collaborations include:
– Employment Plus, Transition to Work, Browns Plains
– Wesley Mission, Parents Next, Beenleigh
– Coles/HELP/NRA for people with a disability: Caboolture, Maroochydore, Capalaba
– Cairns
– Challenge, Goodna
– Multilink Retail Pop Up Shop, Logan
– CEQ: Cairns, Torres Strait and Doomadgee
– Yourtown, Beenleigh

 Click here to see a sample program and some of the units that are offered

Going into this course i though it was going to be like school. I was nervous because the school environment inst really for me, however as soon as i walked in my trainer welcomed me with big smiles and a great energy which remained the same through out the whole course. I went from note being sure about the course and not knowing whether i was able to complete the work given, to enjoying every minute of it. What i loved most about the course was that my trainer always catered to our needs, when things would come up in my personal life she would always inf d away for me to finish what i had missed. Another thing i liked was that we all worked together so if one of us was behind we would help each other in a team environment.

Certificate III in Retail Student, Yourtown Beenleigh