Level 2 Diploma in Retail Skills

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Requirements

You need to be at least 16 years old to take this qualification. Entry is at the discretion of the centre.

There are no specific recommended prior learning requirements for this qualification. However, learners may find it helpful if they’ve already achieved a Level 1 qualification

Where This Will Lead

Progression opportunities
The objectives of this qualification are to help learners to:
• develop transferable skills valued by employers such as customer service, teamwork and
communication
• develop skills in more specialist areas depending on their area of interest or work, including food and
drink, fashion, bakery and gardening.
Learners who achieve this qualification could progress to:
• NCFE Level 3 Diploma in Retail Skills (various pathways)
• NCFE Level 3 Diploma in Management
• NCFE Level 3 Diploma in Customer Service.

Earned Qualifications

Min Entry Age

16

Delivery

Classroom Based Learning

Credit Value

24

Funding

Adult Education Budget

Duration

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TQT ?Total Qualification Time

240 hours

GLH ?Guided Learning Hours

73 hours

Level

Level 2

Location

Pathway SkillsZone Burslem

Sector

Customer Service

Qualification Type

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Region

Staffordshire

Awarding Body

NCFE

This qualification is a competence-based qualification which requires learners to demonstrate the skills and knowledge needed when working in the retail industry and is ideal for those working in their first retail role or those who wish to progress in their retail career. Learners must be 16 to undertake this qualification.

Give your team the skills needed to operate effectively in retail.

Working in a retail environment can be a demanding but rewarding role. It’s essential, therefore, that team members understand their responsibilities and what is required of them.

The Level 2 Diploma in Retail Skills has been designed to support learners already working in roles such as sales assistant or stockroom assistant or aiming to. The qualification contains a huge 80+ optional units that learners can choose from, covering positions as varied as receiving goods and materials to processing fish or picking merchandise to feature in visual displays.

The qualification is also nationally recognised and supported by our marketing leading training resources.

Topics include:

  • Work effectively in a retail team
  • Place goods and materials into storage in a retail environment
  • Assemble products for display in a retail environment
  • Identify and report the presence of pests
  • Diseases and disorders
  • Promote loyalty schemes to customers in a retail environment
  • Promote a retail store credit card to customers in a retail environment
  • Reduce security risks in a retail environment

Additional information

Funding Type

Adult Education Budget

Delivery

Classroom Based Learning

Location

Pathway SkillsZone Burslem

Region

Staffordshire

Awarding Body

NCFE

Minimum Entry Age

16

Level

Level 2

GLH

73

TQT

240

Credit Value

24

Sector

Customer Service

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