Professional Development

To help retail employees enhance their computer and business skills, the Retail Merchants Association reimburses retail member companies one-half of the cost up to $100 per seminar for their employees to take one- and two-day computer and management / workplace development seminars offered at most Virginia public colleges and universities .

This is an attractive benefit and an excellent retention tool that is offered as a benefit of your membership in the Retail Merchants Association.

Guidelines

Each retail member company is eligible to be reimbursed one-half of the cost for up to five seminars per year (January - December).
The maximum reimbursement per seminar is $100.
This program is available on a first-come first-serve basis with a maximum annual Association expenditure of $10,000.
The member company pays the cost up front when the employee registers for the seminar.
To receive reimbursement, send a copy of the student’s receipt signed by a designated company representative with your company name and mailing address.

Mail to:

Retail Merchants Association
Attn: Preston D. Perrin
5101 Monument Avenue
Richmond, VA 23230

Contact the colleges and universities directly for a catalog of seminars and workplace development courses offered.

Colleges & Universities include:

but are not limited to

James Madison University
John Tyler Community College
J. Sargeant Reynolds Com. Col.
Longwood University
Piedmont Community College
Richard Bland College
University of Mary Washington
University of Virginia
Virginia Commonwealth Univ.
Virginia State University
Virginia Tech

For a complete list of public colleges and universities with web site links, go to: www.schev.edu/Students/PublicCollegelist.asp

For more information regarding this and other programs and services offered by the Retail Merchants Association, contact Preston Perrin at 804-662-5500 or by e-mail at pperrin@retailmerchants.com.