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THE Mini Woolworths initiative debuted in Victorian schools last week, seeing classrooms transformed into supermarket simulations.<\/p>\n

Ballarat Specialist School was one of the first to take part in the hands-on learning experience, with students getting involved as either Ballarat Fresh Food store staff, or shoppers.<\/p>\n

Principal Sam Sheppard said the program\u2019s aim is to give students a practical way of developing a broad range of skills.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor our younger students this will essentially train them to go to the supermarket right up to our older students who are working the register and learning those functional skills,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat means cash-handling, social skills, eye-contact, stocking shelves, even the process of scanning through and checkout etiquette.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll that is driving towards those opportunities for when they leave school and start their employment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Six students took part in training for the program the Tuesday before the Thursday launch, including Nicholas Speirs, who said he felt more confident in navigating a supermarket environment.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve done things like serve people, put stuff away for people, taken money back and put baskets away,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been a good experience. We\u2019ve learned how to work the registers, log in and scan stuff. It\u2019s really helped with my social skills and numbers.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Student, Leah, serving Woolworths community team member Simon Tracey.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With two live registers and walls lined with shelving, Christian Bennett, chief reputation officer at Woolworths, said the school shop is true-to-life.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll the products are real. They\u2019re exactly the same as we\u2019d have in the store. The technology is precisely the Fujitsu technology we have,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt really is a mini Woolies. It brings the scale of the supermarket and replicates it in an environment where it\u2019s at home for the students, calming and engaging.\u201d<\/p>\n

Following BSS campus upgrades, the Mini Woolworths will relocate to a permanent facility for public access.<\/p>\n

A result of a partnership between Woolworths and Fujitsu, the initiative has been introduced to 24 schools across the country in the last four years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

THE Mini Woolworths initiative debuted in Victorian schools last week, seeing classrooms transformed into supermarket simulations. Ballarat Specialist School was one of the first to take part in the hands-on learning experience, with students getting involved as either Ballarat Fresh Food store staff, or shoppers. Principal Sam Sheppard said the program\u2019s aim is to give […]<\/p>\n

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