Students: Take this survey to start exploring
careers at retail companies Teachers: Earn an NRF Bookstore Discount
when
your students complete the survey
The NRF Foundation is the research and education arm of
the National Retail Federation, the world's largest retail
trade association. NRF represents an industry with more
than 1.4 million U.S. retail establishments, more than
23 million employees - about one in five working Americans
- and 2004 sales of $4.1 trillion. The Foundation, a non-profit
public charity, conducts industry research, develops education
and workforce development programs, and promotes retailing
as a career destination. Major initiatives include national
professional certification; industry skill standards and
standards-based curriculum resources; promotion of long-term,
upwardly mobile retail career paths; and development of
one-stop Retail Skills Centers. The Foundation's education
and career development efforts encourage professional
development and excellence in performance if retailing
for associates and executives at all levels. For more
information, visit our website: www.nrf.com/foundation/
Objectives for Partnership:
Contribute to students'
awareness and understanding of retail industry careers
Help teachers integrate industry
skill standards in marketing education curriculum
and implement national certification in their programs
