Certificates and Development

A skilled workforce will help your company build market share, profits, customer loyalty and long-term viability.

We have several programs that can help develop the next generation of food retail workforce. Whether you’re looking to orient your team to the industry, build your high potentials into full-blown leaders or help your associates earn a college credential, see the brief outlines of our programs below and pick the one that’s right for you.

Future Leaders
(Annual Event & Direct)

Accelerate & Sustain Change Through Your Leaders

In-person leadership development workshop transforms leaders to help accelerate change.
Co-developed by FMI and Root, Inc.
Participants qualify to enroll in the Food Retail Leader Certificate program
Available as an annual industry-wide event or as in-house training at your organization

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Food Retail Map Experience

Future Leaders Map

Give Your Team the Big Picture

Helps everyone on your team understand the complex dynamics of food retail today s
Map-based series of bird’s-eye visualization exercise
Based on FMI’s extensive industry research
Co-developed with Root, Inc.

Food Retail Leader Certificate

Route to Retail Leader Certificate

Reinforce the Experience with Sustained Learning

Available through both the annual conference and direct versions of Future Leaders
Demonstrates industry knowledge, skills, personal attributes and competencies to excel at food retail leadership
Co-developed by FMI and Root, Inc.

Retail Management Certificate

Retail Management Certificate Program

Help Your Team Master Retail Fundamentals

Community college credit-based certificate program
Developed by the Western Association of Food Chains

Future Leaders 2020

Annual conference that presents the Future Leaders curriculum in an industry-wide format
Participants work in cross-industry groups
Includes keynote presenters addressing leadership topics
Store Manager Awards are presented
Networking activities included

Presented at your organization on your schedule
We train your trainers
Can be used in conjunction with other company training programs

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