Mini Woolies | Woolworths NZ

Mini Woolies programme

Our Mini Woolies sites are safe and engaging learning spaces for young people with disabilities.

The Mini Woolies story

Since 2018, Woolworths has partnered with Fujitsu to build Mini Woolies sites and support the educational experiences of young people with disabilities across Australia and New Zealand.

These simulated sites replicate all aspects of a supermarket, with baskets for fresh food, shelving for groceries, ticketing, signage and Woolworths branded uniforms. At check out, grocery items are scanned using fully operational registers.

Benefits of the programme

Communication

Interpersonal communication skills of retail customer service and conversational engagement.

Skills

Product handling and stock management of groceries, fresh produce and perishable foods.

Inventory

Building confidence, independence and preparedness for the future

Benefits of the programme continued

Empowerment

Experiential exposure to build knowledge and familiarity of real world environments.

Experience

Practice real world skills of literacy, numeracy, money handling and register operation.

Supporting young people with disabilities

A realistic supermarket experience for young people with disabilities

As part of the Mini Woolies programme, young people with disabilities can:

practise handling money
use a till to scan groceries
manage stock, and
provide customer service

Supporting young people with disabilities

By creating safe and engaging learning environments to practise real world skills in numeracy, literacy and communication, we are providing greater opportunities for students to build their confidence and independence as they prepare for future experiences in their wider community.