skills development

Jump Start is an exciting work readiness programme that develops the skills of unemployed young people and links them to career opportunities in the retail sector and the supply chain. Young job seekers face many challenges to becoming employable including lack of on-the-job training and South Africa’s high youth unemployment rate. The skills development programme aims to bridge the gap between school and the world of work by providing school-leavers between the ages of 18-33 with life skills and experiential training to help them enter the job market more prepared. The Jump Start Programme has been considered best practice for skills development and youth employment on the African continent by Nepad.

Applications for the Retail Frontline Programme are open. Matriculants a pply here.
Applications for the 2020 intake of the Professional Retail Programme are open. Graduates a pply here.
Placement or employment is not guaranteed.

placements

30,063 youth have been trained with 13,664 placed in jobs in retail and supply chain (2007 - 2018).

investment

We've invested over R72,000,000 into our skills development programmes (2007 - 2017).

impact

5,971 youth partcipated in Jump Start programmes in F2019.

programmes

Retail

There are many dynamic career opportunities found in the retail industry. The Retail Frontline Programme trains for junior positions in stores, sales and distribution centres. The Professional Retail Programme is an internship for graduates to expose them to the Retail Whole Value Chain and develop their professional retail skills for careers in buying, planning, operations and store management

Supply Chain

These programmes develop skills for employment in Clothing, Footwear and Textile manufacturers. The Production Programme develops unemployed matriculants as multi-skilled machine operators, while meeting increased local demand for quick response garments. The Pre-Production Programme develops clothing and fashion graduates in pre-production elements — design, costing, pattern making and planning — and offers workplace experience in a local firm.

supply chain

pre-production

Minimum Requirements:

Degree or Diploma in Fashion Design or Clothing Management
Ages 18-33 years
South African Citizen

Programme based in Durban

production

Minimum Requirements:

Matric
Age 18-33
South African Citizen

Programme based in KZN

retail

retail frontline

Minimum Requirements:

Matric
Age 18-33
South African Citizen

Programme active nationally

professional retail

Minimum Requirements:

Degree in Bcom, Business Management or Diploma in Retail Business Management
Ages 18-33 years
South African Citizen

Programme based in Durban

employer partners

We work hand-in-hand with Employer Partners to meet the need their needs of suitable Jump Start candidates, while offering Jump Starters a tangible career start. Our Retail Employment Partners are: SPAR, Mr Price Group Limited, Miladays, MRP, MRP Home, MRP SPORT, Sheet Street. Our Supply Chain Partners are: Labora Shoes, Celrose Clothing, Eddels Shoes.

If you can dream it, you can do it!

From Durban to Ghana, look out for Jump Start Alumni, Martin Steenkamp.

Super Samantha is going places

Samantha Dube started in the Retail Frontline Programme and is now an Assistant Store Manager

The Essentials of Retail

Equipping young professionals to grow, and excel in, their retail career

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