Education,
whether at school level or through furthering skills within the
workplace, is vital for the community in which Boxer serves. The
various education initiatives successfully assist the youth and
promote career defining paths through a series of opportunities
including the Boxer Youth Leadership Programme through to the Boxer
Training Department…
Growing
Tomorrow’s Leaders Today
The Boxer Youth Leadership has become one of South Africa’s most sought after programmes to come out of the retail space. With more than two decades of history, the week long programme is an opportunity for school learners to learn vital lessons about leadership, education, knowledge and the overcoming of personal barriers.
A Place To Grow
The Programme, which began in 2002, is designed to provide disadvantaged youth with the same leadership training grounds available to learners from more fortunate homes. The five day adventurefilled Programme provides a platform for learners to challenge their limits, confront their fears and inspire a lifelong confidence that will enable them to determine their own fate, no matter the obstacles they encounter. Mature, teenage boys and girls learn to trust, support and motivate each other as they navigate a series of unique challenges that includes abseiling and navigating a lazy river on their self-built rafts. There is a sense of camaraderie and joy that is built within each learner as they get to know their fellow Programme team mates and themselves over the week. Boxer has been committed to uplifting the lives of learners from Eswatini and South Africa through the Programme and is proud to see how it has given those with drive the motivation to succeed in life. After all, today’s learners are tomorrow’s leaders!
“Positively
shaping the minds of today’s young learners and the leaders of
tomorrow.” – Boxer
Leading Through Learning
Staff Training Development
Boxer was one of the first retail businesses to embrace the formation of the Wholesale and Retail Sector Education and Training Authority (W&RSETA) since its inception in the early 2000s. Since then Boxer has enjoyed a close and fruitful relationship with the W&RSETA over many different skills and development collaborations.
At Boxer, our staff are important to us and we ensure they are equipped with the right skills to provide our customers with our best service. Boxer, therefore, has an invested interest in developing staff potential in partnership with the W&RSETA. The Boxer Training Department is accredited by the Wholesale & Retail SETA to offer the NQF 2 and 4 learnerships with our team of experienced facilitators. The NQF level 5 & 6 which is known as the Retail & Management Development Programmes as well as the International Leadership Development Programme, NQF level 7, is offered through external institutions. These programmes are all work-based qualifications, empowering our staff with knowledge and much needed practical experiences within our stores. It has been very encouraging over the years to see the large number of graduates successfully complete these programmes that are offered to them to progress in their careers. Boxer can proudly boast that we have thousands of graduates that have been well-equipped and trained to serve our customers daily.
Online Learning to Boost Success
The addition of a remote and online-based learning platform has given the Boxer Training Department a major boost towards ensuring that all students are given an equal opportunity to learn and grow.
Boxer’s dynamic Training Department is equipped to maximise the potential of all trainees. Those who have disabilities are catered for in the Training Programme. Boxer has, over the years, employed many disabled graduates from the Programme and continues to recognise and celebrate these many talented individuals who choose to study and work at Boxer.
Positioning Unemployed Graduates
The Graduate Workplace Experience Programme offers a solution to the question of unemployment in South Africa by employing qualified but unemployed graduates within Boxer. This Programme gives graduates an opportunity to be part of one of the fastest growing discount supermarket retailers. It nurtures growth and skills development while helping previously unemployed graduates gain invaluable work experience. In addition to this, Boxer has a separate Graduate Placement Programme designed specifically for Operations.
Quality Council For Trades And Occupations (QCTO) Approved Training
As from 2020, The Boxer Training Department developed all its training programmes to be aligned to the new curriculums registered through the QCTO. These new programmes will replace the SETA qualifications from 2024 and provide a far more structured workplace experience component. All certification will be done by the QCTO.
“Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it.” - Marian Wright Edelman
