S.T.A.R.T.

Our Store Training and Reference Tool System (S.T.A.R.T.) is a series of workbooks and CD's that teach you the basics of our business. The topics include a variety of subjects and activities that reinforce your knowledge and skills in:

  • Sherwin-Williams Products
  • Inside and Outside Selling
  • Trademark Service
  • Merchandising
  • Credit Management
  • Human Resource Management
  • And more.
You study the self-paced units of instruction and complete the "Check Your Understanding" exercises. Then you complete your certification testing on-line or via the 800 telephone line. Your answers are recorded to specific questions and you are provided with immediate feedback on your performance that you can review with your Store Manager.

Training Store Assignment

No learning is complete without the opportunity to apply the skills. That's why our Manager Trainee Program includes a Training Store assignment concurrent with "text book learning".

While performing your assigned duties, you learn:

You also gain first-hand insights of the business environment by interacting with other store associates. Most importantly, this phase of training prepares you to sell our products and service our customers. By consistently exceeding their expectations, you will continue to win in the marketplace.

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Sherwin-Williams University

Sherwin-Williams University (SWU) classroom instruction occurs at four training campuses, one in each of our divisions. At SWU, you're given five intensive days of expert guidance in a series of challenging and informative workshops. Each is designed to enhance your management skills. The Division President and General Manager and various members of division management team up to teach these workshops. Some of the topics you will cover include:

These workshops give you a chance to interact with top management and network with other management trainees from different geographic areas in the Division.

Together with S.T.A.R.T and your Training Store Assignment, they enhance your ability to provide top quality service to your customers. They're the fundamental building blocks that lead to Job Certification, the final phase of the Management Training Program.

Job Certification

Job Certification is proof that you have the core base of knowledge and experiences to meet the requirements of that position. These requirements are defined in each job description.

Generally speaking, the broader your responsibilities, the more skills required and the more courses you need to achieve certification.

Certification through the Manager Trainee Program means you've proven you have the skills needed to begin your management career with Sherwin-Williams. Upon successful completion of the Manager Trainee Program, you're promoted to Assistant Store Manager and assigned to a store located within your Division.

Use our Store Locator link to find the store(s) nearest you. With more than 2,600 stores nationwide, there’s bound to be one in your part of the world.

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On-going training

Certification through the Manager Trainee Program puts you on the path to a successful management career with Sherwin-Williams. But our commitment to training doesn't stop there. As new products and programs are introduced, you'll take additional courses to maintain certification. They may be self-study units or course work provided in a classroom setting at one of our divisional campuses.

And when you've established a career goal for yourself and identified the position that is likely to be your next step, you can take the specialized training courses outlined in the job description to prepare you for that position's certification.

Take a look at a typical Paint Stores Group career path and the real rewards of working for a company that recognizes individual and team results.

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