Language training in a grocery store

Nay Tun is a 24 year old boy who comes from Myanmar (Burma). He came to Norway 1 1/2 year ago, and he lives with his mother and siblings, and studies Norwegian 5 days a week. Every Tuesday and Wednesday he works at Kiwi, one of Kongsbergs grocery stores. There are two main intentions with this work experience is for Nay Tun:
- to improve his oral skills in Norwegian
- to get work experience

Before he started to work in the shop, he understood basic Norwegian. We had a conversation about his future in Norway, where we discussed what types of work he believed he could handle. He wanted to have practice in a grocery store because he is a hard working young man, and he believed he could contribute positively in practical tasks like ware supplies and keeping the shop in order.

Ken, Nay Tuns boss at the grocery store, is very happy to have him there, and he claims that there is a good possibility that he might get a permanent job there in the future! Nothing is better than that, because it is not always easy for a foreigner to get a job in our country if he/she does not speak the language fluently.

Since Nay Tun 2 days a week is willing to be taught how to work in Kiwi, Ken has the possibility to test out how he functions at work. He can in other words give Nay Tun a trainee-period without having to pay any salary. This way we have a win-win situation; Kiwi does not have to pay any costs as long as the worker is a trainee, and on the other hand Nay Tun might end up with a job in the future. I will keep you updated with Nay Tun...and many more.