Training

National Industry Accredited Training Course

The Australian Newsagents' Federation offers an Australia-wide competency based retail training program that aims to establish new standards of operation for the newsagency industry. The program is intended to provide a base level of skills and knowledge prior to entry.

Please note that if you have not completed this training course, you may be deemed by major suppliers as having breached your contract - this includes newsagents that may have owned and run their businesses for a number of years.

The training program is supported and endorsed by major industry trading partners, including: ACP, News Ltd, Fairfax, Gordon and Gotch, John Sands, For Arts Sake, NDD, Hallmark, GNS and Western Union.

Participant feedback:

“Informative, passionate. Mark exceeded all expectations… Have not met any trainers that can still have 100% attention from participants at Day Five! Great job! I did think the course was expensive – don’t anymore! Great value"
- Sue Sherriff of Georgetown Newsagency, TAS

“Made me think of scenarios I hadn’t before… very easy to listen to, very informative and easy to approach… Enjoyed the week and feel now I have a support system behind me [the ANF] if I ever have any problems”
- Amanda Fraser of Northampton Newsagency, WA

“Even though I have been a newsagent for 11 years the course exceeded my expectations as I learned news ways… I am going to immediately implement much of the course content”
- Maria Voulgaris of East Ivanhoe Newsagency, VIC

For further information please contact Nicole King from the ANF on

02 8425 9600

Training Dates 2008 | Training Dates 2009

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