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At this time of year, you can sometimes find yourself with a bit of money left in your expenditure budgets.

Well, here’s the good news. We have a way that you can put that underspend to good use – and will reap rewards for you well into the future.

With over 4,300 total learners benefiting from Charity Retail Learning courses in 2025, why not follow their lead and join the Charity Retail Learning family in 2026?

We can be flexible with payments too, so if you want to use up that spare budget now, but you’re not ready to go ahead with the learning yet, that’s no problem – we’ll work with you to fit your timetable.

Click here to view our course catalogue

Invest in your team

Investing in your team is always a good move. Motivating, upskilling, valuing and supporting staff and volunteers through training opportunities is a massive factor in any charity retailer’s success. And Charity Retail Learning can help provide you with all of that.

Here’s how:

• All our content is completely focused on charity retail – 100% of our learners’ feedback says the courses are relevant for their role
• Our team support you every step of the way, making signing up and managing your team’s training quick and easy
• It’s simple to access, with our click-through courses all accessible from a laptop, tablet or phone
• Our Subscription offer gives your whole team of staff and volunteers access to all of our content at a massive discount
• Individual courses start at just £25 plus VAT, making them affordable for every charity.
• We provide reports for you to see how your team is progressing – and certificates for every learner when they pass their course
• Because we’re a partnership between The Charity Retail Academy and the Charity Retail Association, a proportion of every sale goes back to the CRA, helping to support our sector into the future

Teams love our courses!

We’ve supported thousands of charity retailers through their learning with us. Here’s what some of them have to say:

“This is a very informative course, and even though I’ve been involved with Gift Aid for some time I learnt some golden nuggets of information. The pitch and pace were excellent”

“Tutor was amazing – didn’t bombard me with info but made sure I knew all the relevant stuff – and also gave me a chance to do exercises based on my own shop”

“This course is so informative, gives a clear overview, offers best practice, and really gets you thinking differently about how to approach your work.”

“We’ve been signed up to the Charity Retail Learning Modules for over a year, and all our retail staff have access to learn and develop at their own pace and in a style that suits them. This has been monumental in our succession planning and self-development strategy. These resources have empowered our team and contributed significantly to our success.”

Keeping it simple 

Because we’re charity retailers, we understand the challenges and restrictions you can face in so many areas of your work. So we’ve designed our services to be as easy as possible for everyone involved.

Whether you’re a Head of Retail wanting to upskill your team, a Learning & Development lead looking for relevant and great value training, or a Shop Manager taking a course in the back room of your shop – you can relax and let us sort it all out for you.

Buy now and save!

We’re increasing our prices from April 1^st – so if you want to get on board, book now and secure this year’s prices for the duration of your subscription. That means you can secure those savings for up to three years!

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!