Mr Price Foundation JumpStart Professional Retail Programme 2025 for young South Africans: (Deadline Ongoing)

Applications are now open for the 2025 Mr Price JumpStart Professional Retail Programme. Designed by retailers, the Professional Retail Programme (PRP) builds merchants of the future. An eight-month graduate internship, it equips graduates for specialised entry-level roles in the retail world.  Graduates learn the key roles and responsibilities of the retail value chain; and how these add value to business and consumers. The internship is delivered through a cloud-based learning platform and a combination of classroom, self-study and group project work, along with four months of hands-on work experience in selected retail environments.

Requirements

• South African
• Aged 18-33 years

• Unemployed
• No criminal record

• Diploma or degree, or a final year student, in any of the following: B.Com, Operations Management, Management or Business Management, Business Science, Retail Management, Graphic Design, Fashion Design, Clothing Management or other retail related qualifications.

What You will learn

• Foundational skills
• Introduction to the world of retail
• The macro retail environment
• Strategy
• Retail product development
• Managing trade – support centre
• Managing trade – operations
• Customer engagement
• The retail business system
• Product and pipeline
• The merchandise cycle and achieving results
• Trading for merchants
• Trading for retailers

Application Procedure

• Apply online and submit the following:
• Copies of ID and qualifications 
(if graduated) or academic record 
(if not graduated).

For More Information:

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Application Deadline: Ongoing