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The retail sector has always offered employment opportunities to get people started in their working journey and their career pathway.
From supermarkets to high-end fashion boutiques to automotive part stores, the retail sector offers great variety and many options right across Australia. Although it is considered a starting point for our young people, it also offers many growth opportunities with many of the senior leaders starting their career at the entry level.
Retail is typically a starting point for our young people but it also offers opportunities at any stage of life.
Are you looking for your first opportunity in employment? Or perhaps you want a change in your career pathway.
This course gives you the basic skills to start your journey in the world of retail in an interactive environment. You’ll enjoy ‘working’ in our simulated retail store whilst gaining the confidence to deliver excellent customer service, create high-impact merchandise displays, and develop employability skills in teamwork, POS systems and communication.
You will even be given the opportunity to put these skills into practice in the real world with 12 hours of vocational placement in a retail outlet.
Successful participants will receive a nationally accredited Statement of Attainment in SIR20216 Certificate II in Retail Services.
Individuals in these roles generally carry out a range of routine tasks including assisting and serving customers, creating and managing displays, and stocking shelves. These individuals will work with some autonomy under close supervision.
Possible job roles relevant to this qualification include:
Assessment may consist of:
Evidence may be:
There are no prerequisites for this course.
All students will engage in a language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) activity to evaluate potential support requirements. Students who are funded are required to complete an alternative and similar activity.
Course consists of the following units.
SIRRMER001 | Produce visual merchandise displays |
SIRXCOM001 | Communicate in the workplace to support team and customer outcomes |
SIRXIND001 | Work effectively in a service environment |
SIRXCEG001 | Engage the customer |
SIRXSLS001 | Sell to the retail customer |
SIRRRTF001 | Balance and secure point-of-sale terminal |
VOCATIONAL PLACEMENT | 12 hours |
Fees vary due to government funding options available for some courses. Please contact us to confirm course fees.
Options may include:
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