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Develop a plan for the layout of a store or department in a retail or
distribution environment
Level
4
Credits
4
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to develop a plan for the
layout of a store or department in a retail or distribution environment.
Subfield
Retail, Distribution, and Sales
Domain
Retail and Distribution Management
Status
Registered
Status date
20 November 2006
Date version published
20 November 2006
Planned review date
31 December 2010
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
ServiceIQ
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0225
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
Performance of the elements of this unit standard must comply with the requirements
of the following: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 and relevant building
codes.
2
Definition
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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Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Develop a plan for the layout of a store or department in a retail or distribution
environment.
Performance criteria
1.1
Purpose of layout is identified in accordance with organisational procedures.
1.2
Factors affecting the layout are identified in accordance with organisational
procedures
Range
1.3
Specifications for layout are developed in accordance with organisational
procedures.
Range
1.4
may include but is not limited to – design, interior and exterior
features, theme, branding, traffic flow, type and placing of fixtures,
storage, security, resources.
Draft plan is developed in accordance with agreed specifications.
Range
1.5
may include but is not limited to – site, location, stock, area,
environment, image, marketing philosophy, fixtures, storage,
security,demographics, pedestrian and vehicular traffic, parking,
weather, local body regulations, competitive and complementary
business activities, budget, limitations.
may include but is not limited to – approach, objectives, budget,
timeline, contractors, suppliers, resources, implementation
schedule, quotes, legislation.
Draft plan is approved in accordance with organisational procedures.
Range
may include but is not limited to – sign-off, checking, ratification,
legal opinion, compliance.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority, or an inter-institutional body
with delegated authority for quality assurance, before they can report 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.
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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 organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the ServiceIQ qualifications@serviceiq.org.nz if you wish to suggest
changes to the content of this unit standard.
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