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Count and record stock in a retail or distribution environment
Level
2
Credits
2
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to count and record stock in a
retail or distribution environment.
Subfield
Retail, Distribution, and Sales
Domain
Stock Control
Status
Registered
Status date
21 November 2008
Date version published
21 November 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2013
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation by NZQA.
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
Definitions
Agreed indicates a course of action that is established 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.
Retail or distribution environment refers to workplaces where the primary focus is on
customers purchasing goods and/or services.
2
Stock may be counted and recorded electronically or manually.
3
Stock counts could be used to enable replenishment of stock or for stocktaking
purposes.
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Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Count stock in a retail or distribution environment.
Performance criteria
1.1
All stock detailed in recording system is counted in accordance with
organisational procedures and within agreed timeframe.
1.2
Correct measurement units are used in accordance with stock record sheet.
1.3
Counted stock is free from damage and positioned in accordance with
organisational procedures.
1.4
Damaged and faulty stock are identified and removed in accordance with
organisational procedures.
1.5
Disruption to customers and team due to counting of stock is minimised.
Element 2
Record stock in a retail or distribution environment.
Performance criteria
2.1
Recording of counted stock is accurate and complete in accordance with
organisational procedures.
2.2
Damaged and faulty stock are recorded in accordance with organisational
procedures.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, 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 NZQA 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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