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Plan a career in the retail industry

Plan a career in the retail industry

Unit of competency
National Code
SIRXIND102
State Code
WD966
TGA Status
Replaced
DTWD Status
Replaced
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
13/06/2012
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
20/06/2014
Field of Education
120501 - Career Development Programmes
Original Release Date
20/06/2014
Nominal Hours
20
Description
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to identify and document current skills and interests, and explore related retail career options. It also covers planning future skills development with the help of advisory personnel or experienced retail industry staff.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Explore career opportunities and preferences.
  • 1.1.Obtain information from advisory services and talk to advisory and experienced personnel to identify the nature of work in a range of retail career options.
  • 1.2.Explore education and training requirements for a range of retail career options.
  • 1.3.Evaluate levels of personal aptitude and fulfilment in relation to a range of retail workplace tasks and responsibilities.
  • 1.4.Evaluate levels of personal interest in a range of retail career options.
  • 1.5.Document optimum career preferences and related education and training requirements.
2. Identify skill development requirements.
  • 2.1.Identify opportunities for, and stages of, skill development for selected retail career preferences in consultation with advisory or experienced personnel.
  • 2.2.Evaluate and record current personal skills and knowledge against competencies relevant to career preferences to identify current stage of career development.
  • 2.3.Discuss results of assessment with advisory or experienced personnel and identify additional skill development requirements for career progression.
  • 2.4.Document skill development options for selected career preferences.
3. Plan retail career progression.
  • 3.1.Review and select options for immediate and future skill development in discussion with advisory or experienced personnel.
  • 3.2.Select and document skill development options and allocate timelines for progression.
  • 3.3.Collate skills assessment and career planning documentation and update regularly with skill development evidence.
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the individual, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.
Advisory servicesmay include:
career specialist websites
corporate career advisory services
government career services
industry associations’ career services
education and training institutions’ career services.
Experienced personnelmay include:
colleagues
mentors
supervisors
trainers.
Retail career optionsmay include:
buying
managing
marketing
sales
visual merchandising.
The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit
Evidence of the following is essential:
documents:
research on retail employment opportunities
self-evaluation of aptitudes
skill development options for selected career preferences, including timelines for progression.
Context of and specific resources for assessment
Assessment must ensure access to:
a research environment that includes:
access to the internet
access to current retail industry publications
information regarding employer and employees bodies in the retail industry
industry contacts, mentors and advisors
relevant reference books.
Method of assessment
A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate for this unit:
a role play
answers to questions about specific skills and knowledge
review of portfolios of evidence and third-party workplace reports of on-the-job performance.
Guidance information for assessment
Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended.
Replaced By
State Code National Code Title Type
AWX15 SIRXIND004 Plan a career in the retail industry Unit of competency