LEARNING PATHWAYS

MBA Post Graduate Diploma Post Graduate Certificate Retail Management Program Middle Management

OMDP / MDP Store Managers / Buyers & Planners

Specialist Support Training HR /Finance/Supply Chain

Short Intensives Sales associates / supervisors

Learnership Program Unemployed

ORGANISATION
Head of Academy
Overall accountability Ensures alignment to business and environment needs Represents Retail Academy on relevant strategic committees Manages relationship with sector Responsible for high-level strategic partnerships Integration role: I.e. ensures that suppliers/ strategic partners directly supports organisational strategy the whole notion of value chain integration

Schools
Develop and manage relationships with business partners, relevant Govt. and Educational partners Manage relevant learnerships Co-ordinate delivery schedule/s Conduct service and quality checks Co-ordinate programme development

Inst.Design & Research

Provide an instructional design service across the Academy Manage Academy programme content Manage Academy curricular Provide Knowledge Centre services Conduct quality audits

Marketing & PR
Internal function: Partner with the business to understand requirements and develop solutions External function: Develop and manage relationships with local and overseas external partners Promote Academy within the retail sector

Registrar

Technology & E-Learning

Manage e-learning requirements Establish and manage e-learning infrastructure Manage relationships with technology providers Custodian of Satellite learning Responsibility for LMS 3

Provide centralised scheduling service Manage the Campus Heads Manage relationship with external programme providers Manage student affairs Manage all orientation and induction programmes

 It is presumed that at least 50 % of staff will be

expatriate and brought from South Africa. The rest could be locally hired, those on resident visa. There will also be visiting faculty including a link up with Stirling University in Scotland. Other staff would include administrative team , receptionist/ & librarian. The average salary for these staff could be estimated as per local standards

 The academy will be designed as a destination

encompassing retail design principles relating to movement, texture, colour and vision. with the goal of obtaining LEEDS Platinum certification.

We will aspire to achieve maximum sustainability The vision is to create a social hub for retail

networking and developing a learning community.

related events and seminars.

The Academy will be utilized to include hosting Retail

The study areas will be interspersed with break out

areas to encourage interaction and discussions.