Coop apprentices get their own sales outlet
Coop's Responsibility for Trainees: Throughout the entire year, participants in their third and final year of basic training are responsible for managing a supermarket in Deisswil.
Coop introduces an apprentice sales office in Switzerland, testing a new talent development measure. Eight apprentices will manage the Coop supermarket in Deisswil with immediate effect. During their third and final year of basic training, they will assume full responsibility for supermarket operations such as advising customers, stocking shelves, planning staff schedules and other administrative tasks. They are supported by two coaches who also completed their vocational training at Coop.
The independent management of a sales outlet is intended to offer apprentices the opportunity to deepen their acquired knowledge with a great deal of responsibility and strong practical relevance. Coop is thus placing even greater emphasis on self-organized learning and action skills. For the past three years, Coop has also been relying on a training program that is divided into a one-year basic apprenticeship year and a one or two-year in-depth phase. For example, all apprentices in the food retail sector start their first year of basic training in a basic sales outlet, where they get to know the actual work processes on site.
