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MERCHANDISING AND MARKETING
Manage checkout merchandising
level:
4
credit:
4
planned review date:
February 2010
sub-field:
Retail, Distribution, and Sales
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to plan
checkout merchandising and evaluate the effectiveness of
checkout merchandising.
entry information:
Open.
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and industry.
moderation option:
A centrally established national moderation system has been
set up by the ServiceIQ.
special notes:
1
The following unit standards may be considered
relevant to and/or supportive of this unit standard, but
are not prerequisite unit standards:
Unit 11951, Present goods for sale in a retail or
distribution environment; Unit 11968, Maintain and
integrate knowledge of legislation applicable to sale of
goods and services; Unit 11969, Maintain and integrate
knowledge of legislation applicable in a retail or
distribution environment.
2
Legislation
Performance of the elements of this unit standard must
comply with the requirements of the following
legislation: Consumer Guarantees Act 1993, Fair
Trading Act 1986.
3
Definitions
Agreed indicates a course of action that is agreed
between two or more people (including the candidate)
and which follows organisational procedures.
Organisational procedures refer to instructions to staff
on policy and procedures which are formally
documented, or generally accepted within the
workplace.
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Evidence is required for planning and managing
checkout merchandising on three occasions.
Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Plan checkout merchandising.
performance criteria
1.1
Requirements of checkout merchandising are identified in accordance with
organisational procedures.
Range:
may include but is not limited to – purpose, sales targets, use of
space, fixtures, materials available, advertising, budget, safety,
traffic flow, timeframes, loss prevention.
1.2
Selection of goods for checkout merchandising matches current buying trends
in accordance with organisational procedures.
1.3
Checkout merchandising for selected goods is planned to meet agreed
requirements.
element 2
Evaluate effectiveness of checkout merchandising.
performance criteria
2.1
Effectiveness of checkout merchandising is evaluated in accordance with
organisational procedures.
Range:
2.2
may include but is not limited to – achievement of planned
purpose, sales figures, customer satisfaction, stock turn, layout,
safety, timeframes, comparison to budget, profits, losses.
Opportunities to improve checkout merchandising are identified based on valid
data and are recommended in accordance with organisational procedures.
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2.3
Records of checkout merchandising are accurate, complete, and are
maintained in accordance with organisational procedures.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact ServiceIQ qualifications@serviceiq.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes
to the content of this unit standard.
Please Note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority or a delegated interinstitutional body before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards
or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority before
they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for providers wishing to
develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and
assessors, and special resource requirements.
This unit standard is covered by AMAP 0225 which can be accessed at
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/site/framework/search.html.
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