Visual Merchandising Qualification

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1 Qualification Level 3 Diploma in Retail Skills (Visual ) Starting in January 2018 Tailored to your workplace

If you have ever been stopped in your tracks by a spectacular window display of a department store, been distracted by a sale item while walking through a shop, then you have been sidetracked by

This qualification allows individuals to learn, develop and practice the skills required for employment and/or career progression in visual merchandising for retail.

2 If you have ever been stopped in your tracks by a spectacular window display of a department store, been distracted by a sale item while walking through a shop, then you have been sidetracked by visual merchandising! If you ever purchased an item as a result of you stopping and entering a shop, then you have surrendered to its supremacy! Fully funded subject to eligibility criteria. This qualification allows individuals to learn, develop and practice the skills required for employment and/or career progression in visual merchandising for retail. You will cover all areas of visual merchandising including window dressing, in store displays, dressing displays, positioning signage, lighting, making and managing props and managing budgets. It will also cover the role of a Visual Merchandiser, the history of displays and why we do them, how to measure success, floor layouts and take a glace at fixtures and fittings. This 18-month course will consist of several briefs ranging from smaller displays, window displays to a whole store takeover. You will design all displays, acquire approval from the company s directors, and manage staff to help install and measure the success of each display.

3 This qualification will cover the following units: Work effectively and support others in a retail organisation Make props and decorate fixtures and panels for visual merchandising displays Choose merchandise to feature in visual merchandising displays Manage the use of signage and graphics in visual merchandising displays Evaluate the effectiveness of visual merchandising displays Contribute to improving a retail organisation s visual merchandising policy Design visual merchandising display layouts. Progression after this qualification allows candidates to progress into a higher level of employment and/or to the following City & Guilds qualifications: Level 3 Certificate / Diploma in Retail Skills (Management) Level 3 Certificate / Diploma in Retail Skills (Sales Professional). A visual merchandiser can work within a company to solely work on their displays, however, a smaller shop might not require a full time employer. A freelance Visual Merchandiser might work for several smaller shops and go between.

4 An Apprenticeship Benefits for the employer Free qualification. Free training and related assessment. Employees trained in the companies way of thinking. Tailored apprenticeship to your companies needs and requirements. Improved employee motivation and retention. Benefits for an apprentice: Apprenticeships provide an excellent way of developing skills and achieving qualifications while employed in a job. Learning on the job and gaining practical skills from the workplace. Paid from day one, meaning no student loan or tuition fees. Min of 20 hours work a week. Who is eligible? Fully funded 16 + Must be employed with contact of employment How to recruit? There are a few ways in which a company can recruit: Directly by employers through their normal recruitment process. Links with Coleg Sir Gâr. Through the Apprenticeship Matching Service. However you may have existing staff already in employment within your company who may want to undertake this qualification.

5 An Apprenticeship Apprenticeship Employer Incentive Programme This program has been available from 1 August 2017 and it provides support for SMEs to recruit apprentices aged The incentive will only be available to SMEs who are new to apprenticeships or have not recruited an apprentice in the last 30 months. Support will be offered to a maximum of three apprentices per employer. Support will be available irrespective of the level of the apprenticeship A one off payment of 2,500 (per learner) The full payment will be made after the apprentice has been employed and on the apprenticeship programme for 8 months. Wage The employer must employ the apprentice for a minimum of 20 hours per week. The apprentice must be paid the minimum wage for their age; for the first year of employment this can be the apprenticeship wage, irrespective of their age. After this the apprentice must be paid the minimum wage for their age, more info here: national-minimum-wage-rates

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