Institute Feature: Cashier – WIC 1: About the Program

Supplemental nutrition programs including the Women, Infants, and Children Nutrition Program (WIC) help promote healthy eating. The WIC program can help your shoppers purchase certain items to better meet their nutritional needs. Make sure that your front-end staff are ready to complete WIC transactions and help shoppers finalize their purchases with insights from the Retail Learning Institute’s class Cashier - WIC 1: About the Program.

Course description: WIC is a special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children. In this course, we’ll introduce you to the WIC program. You’ll learn who benefits from the program and what made them eligible to participate. You’ll also be introduced to the program’s structure, and, most specifically, the types of foods it provides.

Within this course, associates will learn more about WIC, specifically its purpose and who it serves. Additionally, the course explains how WIC is used to address nutritional requirements of infants, children, and women. Finally, the course identifies key features of the WIC approved foods list.

WIC is a federally funded program and is available throughout the United States and its territories. This course begins by outlining how WIC works—how it is organized and how it is administered. Eligibility requirements are also discussed. Next, the course explains how benefits are allocated and how nutritional requirements are determined.

Specific categories of foods that make up the program are discussed, including baby food, infant formula, eggs, yogurt, and whole grains. These categories are specifically assigned to participants including women, infants, and young children. The course explains that these foods are not intended to create a fully comprehensive diet but can be adapted to meet dietary guidelines and cultural expectations.

Finally, the course provides access to additional resources that list specific brands and products that are included in WIC programs, as well as those items that may be excluded.

Ensure that your associates are familiar with the WIC program and how it operates—allowing them to support your customers in completing their transactions. With helpful background information and clear explanations, this course from the RLI provides cashiers with the guidance they need.