Ready For Retail! Youth Retail Certification Program –
October 2015
Get Ready for Retail!
Learn some practical skills that will help improve your
chances for future job opportunities! Ready for Retail is a youth training
program where you’ll have fun while gaining hands-on experience in an active
thrift store.
Topics covered
include:
• Successful customer service
• Money-handling like a pro
• Cash register accuracy
• Merchandise displays that make money
• Workplace safety and loss prevention
• Confidence in communication
• Job search skill basics and support
Schedule
October 12 - 15, 2015
(Monday - Thursday)
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Ready for Retail is a 20-hour program that meets daily at
Safari Thrift Store. All retail training materials, daily lunch, certificates,
and $15 in Safari Bucks are included for program graduates.
Location
All sessions are held in the training space at Safari Thrift
Store, at 738 Peoria St, Aurora, CO 80011. The store is located in the Hoffman
Heights Shopping Center, and is easily accessible using the following bus
lines: 153, 130/H, 10.
Sign me up!
To register for the October 2015 session of Ready for Retail!,
please visit the Aurora ADWorks office at 15400 E. 14th Place Aurora, Co 80011
during one of the following times and ask for Nichelle:
Friday, Oct. 2, at 2 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 5 - Wednesday, Oct. 7, from 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Questions? Please
contact:
Nichelle G. Haskett
Youth Workforce Specialist, Youth In the Works!
NHaskett@arapahoegov.com
303.636.1180
Please note that you must be WIOA-enrolled to participate in
this session.
Job Search Support
If you are interested in starting retail work after completing
this training, your Arapahoe/Douglas Works! Workforce Specialists will provide
additional, personalized job search support and assistance.
5250 Leetsdale Dr. Suite 200, Denver, CO 80246
Phone: 303.399.4500
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