Retail Store Manager – NQF Level 6
QCTO Learnership
Course overview
Retail Store Manager NQF Level 6 are facing an increasingly complex operating environment and have to manage a very diverse set of factors.
These include increased legislative and regulatory requirements, higher standards, increasingly assertive customers, threats such as fraud, shrinkage and theft, health and safety issues, management of more complex supply chains and the usual complexities of managing people, processes and financial sustainability.
The purpose of this qualification is to prepare a learner to manage the functions of a sustainable retail establishment to achieve the objectives of the business while addressing the expectations of the stakeholders.
Entry Requirements
To enroll in the course, participants must have:
Learning Outcomes
Rationale:
This qualification is designed to enhance the professionalism and productivity of those who are responsible for managing a retail outlet. These managers have full responsibility for all aspects of the business including setting strategy and developing or revising policy. They may own the retail establishment or report directly to the owners or shareholders.
Such Retail Manager (Retail Store Managers) have a higher level of responsibility than chain store managers who manage retail operations within a defined corporate environment and implement pre-determined strategy and policy. Retail establishments vary from fuel filling stations to independent supermarkets, hardware stores and furniture stores, and could be situated in urban or in rural areas.
Learning Assumed To Be In Place And Recognition Of Prior Learning
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL): RPL for access to the integrated assessment: Accredited providers and approved workplaces must apply the internal assessment criteria specified in the related curriculum document to establish and confirm prior learning. Prior learning must be acknowledged by appropriate proof of evidence.
RPL for access to the qualification: Accredited providers and approved workplaces may recognise prior learning against the relevant access requirements.
Retail Store Manager Certification
Upon successful completion of the course, participants will be awarded an Occupational Certificate: Retail Manager: Retail Store Manager from the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO). This certification validates the skills and knowledge acquired during the program.
International Comparability
Retail management programmes are found in many forms and guises in most countries. They range from skills-based on-the-job qualifications to Postgraduate Degrees at Honours and Masters levels. The latter focus more on research, global markets, and new on-line retail models. Competence element of the Apprenticeship package.