Pick n Pay: UIF Skills Programmes 2026 / 2027

Requirements

• Grade 12 / Matric certificate
• Aged between 18–40 years of age
• Be a South African citizen
• Currently unemployed
• Passion for customer service, retail and food
• Willing to work retail trading hours
• Good communication and teamwork skills
• Commitment to completing a 6 – 12 months development programme

Available Opportunities

Here’s a list of Career Streams to choose from:

All Rounders

• Experience multiple areas of retail while building the skills needed for a successful career in store operations.
• You will gain: Customer service skills. Merchandising experience. Frontline retail operations knowledge. Exposure across different store departments

Health & Beauty Heroes

• Help customers discover health and beauty products while building specialist retail knowledge.
• You will gain: Health & Beauty product knowledge. Sales and customer engagement skills. Merchandising experience. Practical retail experience

Mastercut

• If you have a passion for food, enjoy working with your hands and want to learn specialist butchery skills, this programme is for you.
• You will gain: Specialist butchery skills. Practical in-store experience. Industry-recognised workplace exposure. A pathway into the retail food industry

Freshrize

• Turn your passion for baking into a career while learning from experienced bakery teams in a real retail environment.
• You’ll gain: Bakery production skills. Food preparation experience. Customer service expertise. Practical workplace exposure

Required Documents:

• Updated CV
• Certified copy of South African ID
• Certified copy of Matric certificate
• Copies of any additional qualifications (if applicable)