SIRRMER003

Application

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to coordinate store visual merchandising activities and ensure adherence to organisational standards, policies and procedures for the display of merchandise.

It applies to individuals working in frontline roles in a diverse range of retail industry sectors and business contexts that display retail products for sale. They operate with independence and under limited supervision and guidance from others, and within established organisational policies and procedures.

Unit mapping information

No equivalent unit.

Licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements

No occupational licensing, certification or specific legislative requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Foundation skills

Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.

Unit sector or competency field

Retail—Merchandising

Prerequisite, co-requisite or interdependent assessment of units

Not applicable

Assessment conditions

Skills must be demonstrated in a retail environment. This can be:

• an industry workplace
• a simulated industry environment

Assessment must ensure access to:

• retail merchandise
• display areas
• retail display equipment and props
• product labels and price tickets
• ticketing and pricing equipment
• relevant documentation:

  • organisational visual merchandise display guidelines

  • organisational policies and procedures for:

    • merchandise labelling and pricing

    • required stock levels

    • merchandise rotation and replenishment

  • relevant industry codes of practice, legislation and statutory requirements for coordinating merchandise presentation:

    • Australian Consumer Law

    • Work Health and Safety (WHS)

• team members; these can be:

  • individuals in an industry workplace, or

  • individuals who participate in role plays or simulated activities, set up for the purpose of assessment, in a simulated industry environment

Assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training Organisations’ requirements for assessors.