Does your business qualify for financial employment subsidies?

What are wage subsidies? Wage subsidies are financial incentives available to businesses to help you hire, train and keep eligible job seekers in ongoing and sustainable positions. It was introduced by the government to create more jobs and boost the economy. Wage subsidies also benefit your business as it helps you grow and expand your […]

People Leadership Program for Retail Leaders

Many organisations are investing in education to ensure their  managers and leaders  have the skills to lead their teams and future workforce effectively. Join us for the first workshop – Effective Communication – on May 9th at NRA Head Office, suitable for store managers or any retailer leading and working with teams.  This workshop  focuses on: Having […]

Wholesale, Retail and Personal Services IRC Industry Skills Forecast

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The AISC National Industry Insights Report is a collection of information, data and insights for individual industry sectors. It captures industry information about skills, training and employment and the labour market. The resource supports Industry Reference Committees (IRCs) to ensure the design and development of training packages meet the current and future skills needs of […]

Government encourages young entrepreneurs

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The Department of Employment’s ‘Encouraging Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment Initiative‘ is designed to support Australians, particularly young people, who want to start their own business. Four key measures make up the Encouraging Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment Initiative, which is part of the broader Youth Employment Package announced in the 2016-2017 Budget. The four key measures include: Entrepreneurship […]

Free* retail training for all part-time and casual employees!

Do you have any staff you would like to upskill? Take advantage of our special offer!  All part-time and casual employees are invited to participate in the following workshops at no cost, that’s right FREE*!  Customer Service Workshop Being a successful retail salesperson is more than just describing products and services. The National Retail Association (NRA) can […]

Message from the CEO: 8 January 2016

Happy New Year. I trust you have had a prosperous end to 2015 and a positive start to 2016. Anecdotal feedback from members suggests to us that the Christmas and Boxing Day sales periods were generally strong. Based on the November sales data released by the Bureau of Statistics today, and the modelling done by the […]

Have you thought about a career in the retail industry?

Retail is a great place to learn transferable work skills and the opportunities are endless when it comes to reputable career pathways within retail. The Department of Employment has predicted the creation of around 13,600 new positions state-wide over the next four years in retail – almost 4,800 of those will be in the Greater […]

Congratulations to Clennett’s Mitre 10 Retail store

NRA would like to congratulate Clennett’s Mitre 10 Retail store, MEGT and Whitelion for winning the Industry Collaboration Award at the annual Australian Training Awards for their Certificate II in Retail traineeship program, created to provide long-term employment and training opportunities to vulnerable youth in the Tasmanian communities of Mornington, Kingston and Huonville.  Clennett’s Mitre […]

Tell the QLD Government about your training priorities!

We’re excited to have been once again selected as the retail skills advisor for the Queensland Government through the VET Industry Engagement Program. The purpose of the Program is to advocate and recommend the reforms needed right now for the Queensland retail sector around skills, training and workforce development. As part of our role, the […]