ONLINE EDUCATION FOCUSED ON RETAIL
Retail School of Excellence is a company that aims to be a credible, focused and participating educational organization in South Africa.
Our main focus is economic empowerment by promoting skills development and affording people the opportunity to obtain better employment.
We aim to be the leading online retail training provider in South Africa. Enabling students to access education from anywhere in the country. For those learners who are not able to access our website because of internet availability, we will provide a training gateway through long distance learning and making use of our local postage service.
Our training packages comprises over 25 accredited unit standards
Charlene Cronje – Founder and Managing Director
Charlene has over 10 years’ experience in Training and Development and the Retail industry. She has worked in the retail industry locally and abroad representing various brands which equipped her in a wide range of disciplines. Throughout the years she published various articles as well as Television Interviews and appearances. In 2015 Charlene Attended the Retail Management Development Program (RMDP) through the University of Pretoria which has given her valuable insight on retail in the global South African context. Her passion for the industry and their people awakened a dream for Charlene to open the Retail School of Excellence that will become the market leader in retail education and research in South Africa. Giving every person currently working in the retail industry access to world class industry information, education and career growth opportunities. With this she would also like to fire up a passion for retail in South African youth as this is a career that has so much to offer.
“Retail plays a vital role in the South African economy , being the third largest industry in the South African economy, contributing around 15% to the GDP and employing close to 10% of working South Africans. Sale staff are at the heart of this economic activity, and are generally unskilled when entering the retail workforce. It is therefore important to further skills development and to create a more professional, skilled workforce” - Charlene Cronje
Lise Parry - Professional and Life Coach
Lise is absolutely passionate about learning and sharing the skills that ensure we reach our own individual potential. “Life is a challenge and meant to be - we can choose to ride the wave, enjoy the ride while we try our best, that’s all it takes.” Starting her career in retail as a buyer, she has 24 years’ experience in retail and been coaching part-time 8 of those years. Fully qualified as a CCI coach and currently just completed Star Leadership. Working in various fields of retail and most recently management enables a vast understand of what needs to be in place to succeed. Lise’s coaching sessions have supported many colleagues deal with everyday frustrations, challenges and certainly supported many in fulfilling personal dreams. Retail is an exciting and dynamic journey; every day is different and demands a lot from any individual. Constantly working with people, emotional intelligence is key. Coaching is essential in the world we live in, the change we want to see in the world really does start with us.
