National Skills Academy for Retail
"With the country slowly emerging from recession, ‘Saving Britain’s High Streets’ could not come at a more critical time for the retail sector and its vast workforce. A number of well-known retail businesses have disappeared from our high streets, leaving all too visible signs of their departure; but for those businesses which have weathered the storm, now is the time to think positively and move forward."
Jane Rexworthy
Head of the National Skills Academy for Retail
“The National Skills Academy for Retail is proud to support the event and team-up with so many other organisations and associations which are committed to preserving the face of our high streets, now and for many years to come.
“As the largest network of retail skills shops this country has ever seen, the National Skills Academy for Retail is determined to unite retailers, whatever the size and scale of their operation, and deliver real skills solutions for the nation’s three-million-strong workforce.
“Through nationally-recognised and consistent skills training and qualifications, as well as unique opportunities such as The Mary Portas Guide to Successful Retailing and the Retail Ambassador Programme, both delivered through the National Skills Academy for Retail, we are confident that the sector will thrive once again, in shopping centres, online and, of course, on our rich and diverse collection of high streets.
“This conference is a great chance for the sector’s biggest players to get together and work through some real and specific solutions, most importantly how to fill the thousands of retail units left empty by the tough economy and how the high street can place itself at the centre of the shopping public’s attentions.
