Highfield Qualifications · RQF Level 2

Highfield Level 2 Diploma in Retail Skills (RQF)

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  • LevelRQF Level 2
  • Total credits37
  • Guided learning115 hours
  • Units in this qualification82

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These are the units Highfield Qualifications registers against this qualification. It is a catalogue, not a syllabus. Which of them you take depends on the combination the qualification requires, and that is set by the awarding body rather than by us. Every unit here is regulated, and every one you earn is yours to keep.

Advise customers on the fixing and care of tilesReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
It teaches you to advise customers on the fixing and care of tiles by establishing customer requirements, explaining fixing methods, and recommending suitable additional products. You'll develop effective communication skills to support customer decision-making.

What you'll be able to do

  • Establish customer requirements for fixing tiles, taking into account their specific needs and preferences.
  • Explain to customers how to fix tiles, providing clear and concise instructions.
  • Recommend additional products to customers that may be required for fixing and maintaining tiles.
Assemble products for display in a retail environmentReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
This unit provides learners with the skills to safely and effectively assemble products for display in a retail environment. You'll follow organisational guidelines, demonstrate safe assembly practices, and evaluate the effectiveness of the assembled displays.

What you'll be able to do

  • Assemble products effectively and safely for display in a retail environment, following organisational guidelines.
Assemble visual merchandising displaysReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
You'll understand the purpose of visual merchandising displays and how layout design contributes to their effectiveness. The unit covers interpreting design specifications and safety guidelines to assemble visual merchandising displays accurately in a retail environment.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the purpose of layout design in visual merchandising displays.
  • Interpret instructions for assembling visual merchandising displays, including understanding design specifications and safety guidelines.
  • Assemble visual merchandising displays according to provided instructions and design specifications.
Audit stock levels and stock inventories in a retail environmentReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
This unit covers the implementation of stock audits in retail environments, including accurate stock counting and recording. You'll learn to identify discrepancies in stock levels, resolve related problems, and communicate audit findings effectively to stakeholders.

What you'll be able to do

  • Implement a stock audit in a retail environment, following established procedures and guidelines.
  • Use the findings of an audit to identify and resolve problems with stock levels and stock inventories, such as discrepancies, shortages, or overstocking.
  • Communicate the results of an audit clearly and concisely to relevant stakeholders, including recommendations for improvement.
Carry out promotional campaigns in a retail environmentReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
This unit provides learners with an understanding of promotional opportunities within retail and the ability to promote products effectively as part of a planned campaign. You'll also contribute to evaluating promotional campaigns by providing feedback on their effectiveness.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the various opportunities available to promote specific products within a retail environment.
  • Effectively promote products to customers as part of a planned promotional campaign.
  • Contribute to the evaluation of a promotional campaign, providing feedback on its effectiveness and areas for improvement.
Cash up in a retail environmentReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
You'll develop the skills to accurately cash up in a retail environment. This includes reconciling cash and other payment methods, adhering to organisational procedures, and reporting discrepancies as required.

What you'll be able to do

  • Cash up accurately in a retail environment, reconciling cash and other payment methods and adhering to organisational procedures.
Check stock levels and sort out problems with stock levels in a retail environmentReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
You'll understand the purpose and importance of checking stock levels accurately in a retail environment. The unit covers following organisational procedures and addressing or reporting stock-related problems to maintain effective stock control.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the purpose of checking stock levels in a retail environment and the importance of accurate stock control
  • Check stock levels in a retail environment as instructed, following organisational procedures
  • Deal with or report stock-related problems that arise when checking stock levels in a retail environment, according to organisational guidelines
Check the accuracy of records of hours worked by staff in a retail environmentReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
This unit focuses on the importance of maintaining accurate records of staff hours in retail. You'll understand legal and organisational requirements, check records for accuracy, identify discrepancies, and provide appropriate support to colleagues regarding their recorded hours.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the importance of maintaining accurate records of the hours worked by staff in a retail environment, including legal and organisational requirements.
  • Understand the level of service that needs to be provided to colleagues in relation to records of the number of hours they have worked, ensuring timely and accurate information.
  • Check the accuracy of records of hours worked by staff in a retail environment, identifying and resolving any discrepancies.
  • Provide information about the number of hours worked by staff in a retail environment, responding to queries and requests accurately and efficiently.
Choose merchandise to feature in visual merchandising displaysReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
It teaches you to select merchandise strategically for visual merchandising displays. You'll evaluate merchandise for display potential and liaise with decision-makers to feature appropriate products.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the strategic purpose of featuring specific merchandise prominently in visual merchandising displays to drive sales and brand awareness.
  • Evaluate different types of merchandise effectively, assessing their potential for inclusion in visual merchandising displays based on factors like visual appeal and relevance.
  • Liaise effectively with relevant decision-makers, such as store managers or marketing teams, to discuss and agree on the merchandise to be featured in upcoming displays.
Contribute to improving a retail organisation’s visual merchandising policyReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
It teaches you to understand the impact of visual merchandising on retail organisations and to evaluate and recommend improvements to visual design policies. You'll also support staff in implementing the organisation’s visual merchandising strategy.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand how visual merchandising and visual design can benefit a retail organisation, including its impact on sales and customer experience.
  • Evaluate the organisation’s current approach to visual design, identifying strengths and weaknesses.
  • Recommend new ideas and improvements for the organisation’s visual design policy, based on best practice and industry trends.
  • Support staff in putting the organisation’s visual design policy into practice, providing guidance and assistance as needed.
Contribute to monitoring and maintaining ease of shopping in a retail sales areaReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
It teaches you to understand how sales floor layout and appearance influence customer behaviour and sales. You'll maintain their sales area during trading hours and report issues affecting the customer experience.

What you'll be able to do

  • Know how the layout and appearance of the sales floor influences sales
  • Maintain own area of the sales floor during trading hours
  • Report problems that could have a negative effect on the customer experience
Contribute to the continuous improvement of retail operations within own area of responsibilityReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
This unit provides learners with an understanding of how their area of responsibility contributes to retail success and how to motivate staff to support continuous improvement. You'll evaluate organisational performance and develop plans to enhance retail operations within their remit.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand how own area of responsibility contributes to the overall success of the retail organisation, including its objectives and performance
  • Understand how to motivate staff in own area of responsibility to support and contribute to the continuous improvement of retail operations, including communication and team work
  • Evaluate achievements of organisational performance measures for retail operations within own area of responsibility, identifying areas for improvement
  • Develop recommendations for improving the effectiveness of retail operations, based on analysis of performance data and observations
  • Recommend ideas for improving the effectiveness of retail operations to decision makers, presenting them clearly and persuasively
  • Contribute to the implementation of planned improvements to retail operations within own area of responsibility, supporting colleagues and monitoring progress
Deal with customer queries and complaints in a retail environmentReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
You'll understand how resolving customer queries and complaints contributes to customer loyalty, confidence, and the retail organisation's reputation. They will develop skills to manage customer interactions effectively, including handling angry customers and resolving issues in a retail environment.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand how resolving customer queries and complaints contributes to customer loyalty and confidence, enhancing the reputation of the retail organisation.
  • Understand how to manage angry customers when dealing with customer queries and complaints in a retail environment, de-escalating situations and finding appropriate resolutions.
  • Deal with customer queries in a retail environment, providing accurate information and assistance.
  • Deal with customer complaints in a retail environment, following organisational procedures and aiming for customer satisfaction.
Deliver goods from a retail environment to the customer’s delivery addressReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
It teaches you to prepare for and deliver goods from a retail environment to customers' addresses safely and efficiently. You'll understand the importance of professionalism, customer service, route planning, vehicle checks, and communication during deliveries.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the role of the delivery person in promoting a positive impression of the retail organisation, including customer service and professionalism
  • Prepare to deliver goods from a retail environment to customers’ delivery addresses, including route planning and vehicle checks
  • Convey goods safely and securely from a retail environment to customers’ delivery addresses, adhering to traffic regulations and company procedures
  • Complete deliveries of goods efficiently and professionally at customers’ delivery addresses, obtaining necessary signatures and providing excellent customer service
Demonstrate make-up and skincare products to customers at a beauty counter in a retail environmentReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
This unit provides knowledge and skills to demonstrate make-up and skincare products at a retail beauty counter. You'll understand the commercial benefits of demonstrations, prepare effectively, and apply products to support customer engagement and sales.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the commercial value of demonstrating make-up and skincare products in a retail environment.
  • Understand the elements of a demonstration of make-up and skincare products, including preparation, application, and conclusion.
  • Prepare to demonstrate make-up and skincare products to customers at a beauty counter in a retail environment, ensuring a clean and organised workspace.
  • Apply make-up or skincare products to customers as part of a demonstration, following hygiene standards and customer preferences.
  • Conclude a demonstration of make-up or skincare products, providing product information and encouraging sales.
Demonstrate products to customers in a retail environmentReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
You'll learn to prepare for and conduct product demonstrations in a retail environment. The unit covers ensuring safety, communicating product features and benefits, and maintaining the demonstration area to enhance customer engagement and increase sales.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand how product demonstrations can help to increase sales within a retail environment.
  • Make the preparations needed to ensure a safe product demonstration.
  • Make the preparations needed to ensure an efficient product demonstration.
  • Communicate the features of the products being demonstrated to customers.
  • Communicate the benefits of the products being demonstrated to customers.
  • Tidy the demonstration area when a product demonstration is finished.
Deputise for the leader of a retail teamReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
You'll understand the performance standards and responsibilities required when deputising for a retail team leader. The unit covers motivating and maintaining team performance, gaining co-operation, monitoring progress, and providing support to ensure effective team leadership.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the standards of performance required of own retail team when deputising for a team leader, including key performance indicators and targets.
  • Understand how to gain the co-operation of own retail team when deputising for a team leader, using effective communication and motivational techniques.
  • Maintain the standards of performance of own retail team when deputising for a team leader, by monitoring progress and providing support.
  • Manage the morale of own retail team when deputising for a team leader, by addressing concerns and promoting a positive working environment.
  • Manage own performance when deputising for a team leader, by prioritising tasks and seeking guidance when needed.
Design visual merchandising display layoutsReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
This unit develops learners' understanding of visual merchandising display layout design principles, including colour, lighting, and product placement. You'll create creative layout ideas and produce guidelines to support the implementation of effective displays.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the importance of display layout design in visual merchandising for attracting customers and promoting sales
  • Understand the elements of creative layout design solutions, including colour, lighting, and product placement
  • Understand the importance of display layout designs to those who put layouts together, ensuring clarity and ease of implementation
  • Develop creative ideas for display layouts that are visually appealing and effective
  • Produce guidance to enable the assembly of display layouts, including instructions and visual aids
Dismantle and store props and graphics from visual merchandising displaysReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
You'll understand the importance of storing props and graphics for future use. They will develop skills to dismantle visual merchandising displays safely and store components to ensure protection and accessibility.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the importance of storing props and graphics for future use in visual merchandising displays, considering factors such as protection and accessibility
  • Dismantle visual merchandising displays safely and efficiently, following organisational procedures
  • Store props and graphics from dismantled visual merchandising displays, ensuring they are protected from damage and easily retrievable
Display stock to promote sales to customers in a retail environmentReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
This unit provides learners with knowledge and skills to display stock effectively to promote sales in a retail environment. It covers health and safety considerations, legal requirements for product labelling, and resource management for setting up and dismantling displays.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the importance of checking for potential health and safety issues before setting up displays.
  • Understand the importance of checking for potential health and safety issues before dismantling displays.
  • Understand how displays help to promote sales to customers.
  • Know about legal requirements for labelling products in a display.
  • Establish the availability of space needed for a display.
  • Establish the availability of other resources needed for a display.
  • Prepare a display area for use in a retail environment.
  • Set up a display in a retail environment.
  • Label a display of stock in a retail environment.
  • Dismantle a display in a retail environment.
Dress visual merchandising displays to attract customersReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
You'll understand the purpose and objectives of visual merchandising displays and the design process. They will gain practical skills to dress both in-store and window displays to attract customers effectively.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the primary purpose and objectives of visual merchandising displays in a retail context.
  • Understand how visual merchandising displays are designed and implemented to achieve their intended purposes, such as attracting customers and promoting sales.
  • Dress in-store displays effectively, using appropriate techniques and materials to create visually appealing and engaging presentations.
  • Dress window displays to a high standard, ensuring they are attractive, informative, and aligned with the overall marketing strategy.
Evaluate the effectiveness of visual merchandising displaysReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
You'll learn to evaluate visual merchandising displays using various evidence types. They will gather and analyse customer response data to assess display effectiveness and identify areas for improvement.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the types of evidence used to evaluate the effectiveness of visual merchandising displays, such as sales figures and customer feedback
  • Gather information about customers' responses to visual merchandising displays, using methods such as observation and surveys
  • Analyse information from customers' responses to evaluate the effectiveness of visual merchandising displays, identifying areas for improvement
Finish bake-off food products in a retail environmentReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
You'll understand the baking and cooling processes relevant to bake-off food products, including legal and organisational requirements. The unit develops practical skills to finish baking bake-off products correctly in a retail environment, ensuring quality and safety.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the baking and cooling processes that apply to bake-off food products, including temperature and timing requirements.
  • Know the legal and organisational requirements that apply to bake-off products, including food safety and hygiene regulations.
  • Finish the baking process of bake-off products in a retail environment, ensuring they meet quality standards and are safe for consumption.
Finish meat products by hand in a retail environmentReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
You'll learn to finish meat products by hand in a retail setting. This includes checking product suitability, organising work areas, adhering to safety standards, and achieving required yield and finish.

What you'll be able to do

  • Thoroughly check the suitability of meat products for finishing processes in a retail environment, ensuring they meet quality and safety standards.
  • Organise own work area and equipment efficiently and safely, preparing for the finishing of meat products in a retail environment.
  • Achieve the required meat product yield and desired finish consistently, meeting established standards and customer expectations in a retail environment.
Follow guidelines for planning and preparing visual merchandising displaysReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
This unit covers the principles and practices involved in planning and preparing visual merchandising displays. You'll understand the importance of displays, design briefs, approaches, and sourcing merchandise and props to create effective visual merchandising plans.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the importance of visual merchandising displays and design briefs in attracting customers and promoting products.
  • Understand the selection of approaches and effects in visual merchandising displays, considering factors such as target audience and product characteristics.
  • Understand the sourcing of merchandise and props to be featured in visual merchandising displays, considering factors such as cost and availability.
  • Plan visual merchandising displays to fulfil a design brief, considering factors such as layout, lighting, and colour schemes.
  • Source merchandise and props to be featured in visual merchandising displays, adhering to budgetary constraints and organisational guidelines.
Follow point-of-sale procedures for age-restricted products in a retail environmentReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
You'll gain knowledge of legislation relating to the retail sale of age-restricted products and the importance of maintaining customer goodwill when requesting proof of age. The unit covers following point-of-sale procedures accurately and consistently in a retail environment.

What you'll be able to do

  • Know about the relevant legislation relating to the retail sale of age-restricted products, including legal requirements and penalties for non-compliance.
  • Understand the importance of maintaining customer goodwill and providing excellent customer service when requesting proof of age for age-restricted products.
  • Follow point-of-sale procedures accurately and consistently for age-restricted products in a retail environment, ensuring compliance with legal requirements and company policy.
Give customers a positive impression of yourself and your organisation.Real unit · Highfield Qualifications
It teaches you to establish rapport with customers and communicate effectively to give a positive impression of themselves and their organisation. You'll develop verbal and non-verbal communication skills and adapt their approach to meet individual customer needs.

What you'll be able to do

  • Establish rapport with customers in a retail environment
  • Respond appropriately to customers in different situations
  • Communicate information effectively to customers
  • Understand how to give customers a positive impression of yourself and the organisation you represent
Glaze, coat or decorate bake-off products for sale in a retail environmentReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
This unit covers the legal and organisational requirements for glazing, coating, and decorating bake-off products in a retail environment. You'll gain practical skills to safely and effectively apply these finishes while adhering to food safety legislation and organisational policies.

What you'll be able to do

  • Know the legal requirements that apply when glazing, coating and decorating bake-off products in a retail environment
  • Know the organisational requirements that apply when glazing, coating and decorating bake-off products in a retail environment
  • Glaze bake-off products in a retail environment, following health and safety guidelines
  • Coat bake-off products in a retail environment, following health and safety guidelines
  • Decorate bake-off products in a retail environment, following health and safety guidelines
Hand-divide, mould and shape fermented doughReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
You'll develop the ability to hand-divide, mould, and shape fermented dough according to specifications. The unit focuses on correct techniques to achieve consistent sizes and shapes while minimising waste and maintaining dough quality.

What you'll be able to do

  • Hand-divide fermented dough according to specified weights and sizes, following instructions accurately.
  • Hand-mould and shape fermented dough into the required forms, maintaining consistency and quality.
Hand-process fish in a retail environmentReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
This unit equips learners with knowledge of safe working practices, hygiene, and food safety regulations related to hand-processing fish. You'll understand fish anatomy and apply appropriate techniques to hand-process fish while maintaining a clean work area.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand safe working practices in relation to hand-processing fish, including hygiene and food safety regulations
  • Understand the relationship between the anatomy of fish and the way fish are hand-processed, to maximise yield and quality
  • Hand-process fish using appropriate techniques and equipment
  • Maintain own work area in a condition fit for hand-processing fish, ensuring cleanliness and hygiene
Help customers to apply for a retail store’s credit card and associated insurance productsReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
You'll understand legal requirements and customer implications related to retail store credit cards and associated insurance products. They will assist customers in the application process while ensuring informed decisions.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the legal requirements relating to informing customers about insurance products associated with a retail store’s credit card
  • Understand the importance of helping customers to understand the implications of applying for a retail store’s credit card and associated insurance products
  • Understand the legal requirements relating to helping customers to apply for the store’s credit card and associated insurance products
  • Offer customers insurance products associated with the store’s credit card
  • Help customers to apply for a retail store’s credit card and associated insurance products
Help customers to choose alcoholic beverages in a retail environmentReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
You'll gain knowledge of legislation governing the sale of alcoholic beverages and the characteristics of different types. The unit teaches you to comply with legal requirements, including age verification and responsible service, when assisting customers to choose alcoholic products.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand legislation relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages in a retail environment, including age verification and responsible service.
  • Understand the characteristics of different alcoholic beverages, including types, strengths, and flavour profiles.
  • Comply with legal requirements when helping customers choose alcoholic beverages in a retail environment, ensuring responsible sales practices.
  • Help customers to choose alcoholic beverages in a retail environment, providing information and guidance based on their preferences.
Help customers to choose delicatessen products in a retail environmentReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
You'll learn to assist customers at a delicatessen counter by identifying their needs and preferences. The unit covers effective questioning, active listening, and suggesting appropriate delicatessen products to meet customer requirements.

What you'll be able to do

  • Find out what customers are looking for at the delicatessen counter through effective questioning and listening skills.
  • Suggest delicatessen products that meet customer needs, considering their preferences and dietary requirements.
Help customers to choose products in a retail environmentReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
This unit focuses on assisting customers to choose products in retail. You'll identify individual customer needs, confirm sales, explain payment methods, and provide after-sales service.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the importance of focusing on the individual customer’s requirements when providing assistance
  • Know how sales are confirmed with the customer and closed, including payment methods and after-sales service
  • Find out what products customers may be interested in buying, using effective questioning and listening techniques
  • Help customers to choose the products that best meet their needs, providing relevant information and advice
  • Close sales effectively, ensuring customer satisfaction and adherence to organisational procedures
Help customers to choose specialist products in a retail environmentReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
This unit provides knowledge of commercial awareness and specialist product ranges within retail. You'll learn to build rapport with customers and match specialist products to individual needs, considering target markets and customer preferences.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the principles of commercial awareness in relation to the organisation within a retail environment.
  • Understand the organisation's target market and its relevance to specialist product sales.
  • Understand the organisation's product offer and how it relates to customer needs.
  • Understand the characteristics of specialist products within own area of responsibility.
  • Initiate a rapport with customers in a retail environment.
  • Develop a rapport with customers in a retail environment.
  • Match specialist products to individual customer requirements effectively.
  • Maintain own product knowledge and expertise in relation to specialist products.
Identify and report the presence of pests, diseases and disordersReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
This unit covers the identification and reporting of common pests, diseases, and disorders affecting specified plants or produce. You'll gain knowledge of relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice to work safely and minimise environmental damage.

What you'll be able to do

  • Identify the presence of common pests, diseases and disorders affecting plants or produce
  • Report the presence of pests, diseases and disorders promptly and accurately to the appropriate personnel
  • Work safely when handling potentially hazardous materials or equipment, adhering to relevant safety guidelines
  • Minimise environmental damage by following responsible practices for waste disposal and resource management
  • Describe how to identify the presence of pests, diseases and disorders
  • Describe how to report the presence of pests, diseases and disorders
  • State relevant health and safety legislation related to pest and disease control
  • Describe environmental good practice in relation to pest and disease control
Keep stock on sale at required levels in a retail environmentReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
This unit equips learners with knowledge of the relationship between stock levels, customer demand, and product quality. You'll be able to check and replenish stock on sale to maintain appropriate levels in a retail environment.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the direct relationship between maintaining appropriate stock levels and meeting customer demand for products in a retail environment.
  • Understand the connection between stock levels and the perceived quality of stock available for sale, including factors like freshness and presentation.
  • Accurately check the current level of stock on sale in a retail environment, using appropriate methods and tools.
  • Replenish stock on sale efficiently and effectively in a retail environment, ensuring shelves and displays are adequately stocked and presented.
Load orders for despatch from a retail store to customersReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
You'll learn to safely and efficiently load orders for despatch from a retail store. The unit covers maintaining loading facilities, following safety procedures, preparing orders for loading, and understanding how working practices contribute to delivery efficiency.

What you'll be able to do

  • Know why it is important to work safely in a retail loading area
  • Know how own working practices contribute to an efficient delivery service
  • Maintain loading facilities in a usable condition
  • Maintain loading equipment in a usable condition
  • Ensure that orders are ready for loading, in accordance with workplace procedures
  • Load orders into delivery vehicles safely and efficiently
Maintain food safety while working with food in a retail environmentReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
You'll understand the importance of personal hygiene and behaviour in maintaining food safety within a retail environment. The unit covers identifying potential food safety hazards, maintaining cleanliness, and complying with food safety regulations and guidelines.

What you'll be able to do

  • Know how own personal hygiene practices and behaviour contribute to maintaining food safety standards in a retail environment.
  • Identify and deal with indicators of potential food safety hazards in a retail environment, such as contamination or spoilage.
  • Maintain a high standard of personal cleanliness and ensure clothes are clean while working with food in a retail environment.
  • Effectively deal with indicators of potential food safety hazards in a retail environment, following established procedures.
Maintain food safety while working with food in a retail environmentReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
This unit covers food safety principles relevant to retail environments, including potential hazards and contamination risks. You'll develop the ability to maintain a safe work area and practise safe handling of food to protect consumer health.

What you'll be able to do

  • Know how food in a retail environment can become unsafe for consumers, including potential hazards and contamination risks.
  • Know the routine working practices that contribute to food safety in a retail environment, such as cleaning, temperature control, and stock rotation.
  • Maintain own work area in a safe condition for working with food, ensuring cleanliness and hygiene.
  • Work with food in a way that keeps it safe for customers, following food safety procedures.
  • Record the condition of food, including temperature checks and expiry dates.
Maintain moisture levels for crops or plantsReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
This unit provides learners with knowledge of the importance of maintaining appropriate moisture levels for crops and plants. You'll learn to select, use, and maintain equipment safely, applying health and safety legislation to support optimal plant growth.

What you'll be able to do

  • Know why it is important to maintain appropriate moisture levels for crops and plants.
  • Know the types of equipment required to maintain moisture levels and how to maintain them in safe working order.
  • Know the current health and safety legislation and environmental good practice relevant to maintaining moisture levels for crops and plants.
  • Select, use and maintain equipment safely and effectively for maintaining moisture levels.
  • Maintain moisture levels for crops and plants using appropriate methods and equipment.
  • Work safely and minimise environmental damage when maintaining moisture levels for crops and plants.
Maintain the availability of goods on display in a retail environment to promote salesReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
This unit explores how the display of goods can promote sales while meeting legal and organisational requirements. You'll be able to organise staff to maintain attractive displays, ensure adequate stock levels, and evaluate the effectiveness of product presentations.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand how the display of goods can promote sales.
  • Understand legal requirements for displaying goods.
  • Understand organisational requirements for displaying goods.
  • Organise staff to display goods for retail sale.
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of displays.
  • Maintain the required quantity of goods on display.
  • Maintain the required quality of goods on display.
Make props and decorate fixtures and panels for visual merchandising displaysReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
You'll gain understanding and practical skills to create visual merchandising displays by making props and decorating fixtures and panels. The unit covers specifying requirements, selecting materials, and enhancing displays to attract customer attention and support retail themes.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the purpose of props within visual merchandising displays.
  • Specify requirements for visual merchandising props.
  • Make props for use in visual merchandising displays.
  • Decorate fixtures for visual merchandising displays.
  • Decorate panels for visual merchandising displays.
Manage budgets for visual merchandising projectsReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
This unit develops learners' ability to manage budgets for visual merchandising projects. You'll understand budgetary constraints, value for money, cost agreement with decision-makers, and controlling expenditure while keeping colleagues informed of budget status.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the importance of controlling expenditure and adhering to budgetary constraints on visual merchandising projects.
  • Understand the concept of ‘value for money’ and how to achieve it when managing budgets for visual merchandising projects.
  • Effectively agree costs with relevant decision makers for visual merchandising projects.
  • Effectively control costs throughout the duration of visual merchandising projects.
  • Keep colleagues informed about expenditure and budget status on visual merchandising projects.
Manage staff to receive goods in a retail environmentReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
This unit covers the management of staff involved in receiving and checking incoming deliveries within a retail environment. You'll learn to plan, allocate tasks, supervise adherence to organisational procedures, and monitor health and safety compliance during the receiving process.

What you'll be able to do

  • Manage staff to receive and check incoming deliveries of goods in a retail environment, ensuring adherence to organisational procedures and health and safety regulations.
Manage the payment transaction process in a retail environmentReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
You'll learn to monitor payment transactions for accuracy and security in a retail environment. The unit also covers managing payment point operations, including compliance with regulations, security procedures, and resolving operational issues.

What you'll be able to do

  • Monitor payment transaction processing in a retail environment, ensuring accuracy, security, and compliance with procedures
  • Manage the operation of payment points in a retail environment, including troubleshooting issues and ensuring smooth customer service
Manage the prevention of wastage and loss in a retail environmentReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
You'll understand loss-control and stock-taking systems to prevent wastage and loss in a retail environment. The unit covers monitoring work area security, promoting security awareness among colleagues, investigating losses, and implementing preventative measures.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the purpose and importance of loss-control and stock-taking systems in a retail environment.
  • Consistently monitor own work area security to prevent wastage and loss in a retail environment.
  • Promote security consciousness and best practices to colleagues to minimise wastage and loss.
  • Investigate instances of loss involving stock, equipment, cash and cash equivalents, following organisational procedures.
  • Take appropriate measures to prevent wastage and loss of resources in a retail environment.
Manage the use of signage and graphics in visual merchandising displaysReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
You'll gain knowledge of how signage and graphics attract customers, provide information, and promote products in visual merchandising. They will understand legal compliance and monitor the use of signage and graphics effectively.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand how signage and graphics are used in visual merchandising displays
  • Understand the importance of complying with legal requirements relating to the use of signage and graphics in visual merchandising
  • Understand the importance of monitoring the use of signage and graphics in visual merchandising displays
  • Understand the importance of monitoring the use of signage and graphics in visual merchandising displays
  • Source the signage and graphics needed for visual merchandising displays
  • Co-ordinate the use of signage and graphics in visual merchandising displays
  • Monitor the use of signage and graphics in visual merchandising displays
Merchandise plants and other relevant productsReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
This unit equips learners with skills to merchandise plants and related products. You'll create visually appealing displays and maintain plant condition according to organisational guidelines.

What you'll be able to do

  • Merchandise plants and other products
  • Merchandise plants and other products
  • Maintain the condition of plants for sale
  • Maintain plants ready for sale
Monitor and help improve food safety in a retail environmentReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
This unit provides knowledge of food safety management principles relevant to retail environments. You'll monitor critical control points, address identified problems, and ensure staff perform tasks in compliance with food safety standards.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the fundamental principles of food safety management applicable to a retail environment.
  • Understand the specific requirements for maintaining food safety standards within a retail setting.
  • Monitor critical control points (CCPs) effectively within a retail environment, according to established procedures.
  • Identify and address problems encountered while monitoring critical control points in a retail environment, taking appropriate corrective actions.
  • Ensure that all staff members consistently perform their duties to the required standard for maintaining food safety in a retail environment.
  • Evaluate the nature and potential impact of various factors or issues that could compromise the safety of food within a retail environment.
  • Actively contribute to initiatives aimed at improving overall food safety practices and procedures in a retail environment.
Monitor and maintain health and safety in a retail environmentReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
You'll understand their role in maintaining health and safety within a retail environment. The unit covers risk control, accident and emergency procedures, hazard identification, and conducting risk assessments to ensure a safe workplace for staff and customers.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand own role in controlling risks to health and safety in a retail environment.
  • Understand own responsibility for implementing accident and emergency procedures in a retail environment.
  • Control risks to health and safety in a retail environment, following organisational procedures.
  • Conduct risk assessments in a retail environment, identifying potential hazards.
  • Implement accident and emergency procedures in a retail environment, responding appropriately to incidents.
Monitor and support secure payment point use during trading hoursReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
You'll understand data security risks associated with payment point use and develop skills to monitor and support secure payment point operations during trading hours. The unit includes identifying non-compliance and reporting security breaches according to organisational policies.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the data security risks associated with payment point use during trading hours.
  • Monitor secure payment point use during trading hours.
  • Support secure payment point use during trading hours.
Operate a customer record card system on a beauty counter in a retail environmentReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
You'll learn to maintain a customer record card system at a beauty counter in a retail environment. This includes setting up accurate customer records, understanding data accuracy and confidentiality, and using the system to identify sales opportunities.

What you'll be able to do

  • Explain how to maintain the customer record card system in a retail environment, ensuring data accuracy and confidentiality
  • Set up record cards accurately for new customers at a beauty counter in a retail environment, collecting relevant information
  • Use the record card system effectively to recognise opportunities for increasing sales at a beauty counter in a retail environment, such as identifying repeat purchases or suggesting complementary products
Order and position signage and graphics for visual merchandising displaysReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
This unit provides knowledge of the role of signage and graphics in visual merchandising. You'll be able to source, order, and position signage and graphics effectively to support displays.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the role of signage and graphics within visual merchandising
  • Source signage and graphics to meet visual merchandising needs
  • Position signage and graphics to support visual merchandising
Organise and monitor the storage of stock in a retail environmentReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
This unit covers causes and prevention of stock loss in storage, legal and organisational storage requirements. You'll organise and monitor stock storage to maximise space and ensure compliance with regulations.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the causes and prevention of stock loss within storage systems, including theft, damage, and obsolescence
  • Understand the legal and organisational requirements for storing stock, including health and safety regulations and stock rotation procedures
  • Organise the use of storage facilities in a retail environment, maximising space and ensuring easy access to stock
  • Monitor the storage and care of stock in a retail environment, identifying and addressing any issues such as damage or spoilage
Organise own work to meet a dough production schedule in a retail environmentReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
It teaches you to organise their work to meet dough production schedules in retail. You'll understand health and safety, food safety standards, and the importance of efficient dough production.

What you'll be able to do

  • Explain the importance of maintaining health and safety regulations during dough production
  • Explain the importance of maintaining food safety standards during dough production
  • Explain why efficient dough production is important to the organisation
  • Explain why effective dough production is important to the organisation's customers
  • Organise own work effectively to meet a dough production schedule in a retail environment, taking into account time constraints and resource availability
Pick products in a retail environment to fulfil customer ordersReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
You'll develop the ability to organise and prioritise their work to pick products accurately and efficiently in a retail environment. The unit also covers preparing picked orders for collection or despatch while ensuring customer requirements and product codes are met.

What you'll be able to do

  • Organise own work effectively to pick orders accurately and efficiently within a retail environment
  • Pick products in a retail environment to meet specific customer requirements, ensuring accuracy and quality
  • Prepare picked orders for collection or despatch from a retail environment, ensuring they are appropriately packaged and labelled
Place goods and materials into storage in a retail environmentReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
You'll understand the requirements for safe and secure storage of goods and materials in a retail environment. The unit covers procedures for placing items into storage, maintaining cleanliness and organisation, and resolving common problems with storage facilities and equipment.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the requirements for storing goods and materials safely and securely in a retail environment.
  • Know procedures for resolving problems with storage facilities and equipment in a retail environment.
  • Place goods and materials into storage in a retail environment, following correct procedures.
Portion delicatessen products to meet customer requirements in a retail environmentReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
You'll learn to portion delicatessen products accurately to meet customer requirements. This includes cutting, weighing, wrapping or packaging products, and maintaining the delicatessen counter display.

What you'll be able to do

  • Cut and weigh delicatessen products accurately to meet specific customer requirements
  • Wrap or package portioned delicatessen products appropriately for customers, ensuring food safety and presentation standards are met
  • Maintain the display of a delicatessen counter, ensuring it is well-stocked, visually appealing, and meets hygiene standards
Prepare newspapers and magazines for return to merchandisersReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
You'll learn to prepare newspapers and magazines for return to merchandisers. The unit covers planning work, gathering materials, preparing batches accurately, completing associated administration tasks, and adhering to organisational procedures and deadlines.

What you'll be able to do

  • Plan own work to prepare newspapers and magazines for return to merchandisers, taking into account deadlines and priorities.
  • Gather together newspapers and magazines for return to merchandisers, following organisational procedures.
  • Prepare batches of newspapers and magazines for return to merchandisers, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
  • Complete the administration associated with magazine and newspaper returns, maintaining accurate records.
Process applications for credit agreements offered in a retail environmentReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
This unit provides knowledge of the legal aspects related to offering and processing credit agreements in retail. You'll be able to process credit applications in compliance with organisational policies and legal requirements, understanding both retailer responsibilities and customer rights.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the legal aspects of offering credit agreements in a retail environment.
  • Understand the legal aspects of processing credit agreement applications in a retail environment.
  • Process applications for credit agreements offered in a retail environment, adhering to relevant policies and procedures.
Process customer orders for goods in a retail environmentReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
You'll learn to process customer orders accurately in a retail environment while maintaining excellent customer service. The unit covers obtaining customer requirements, checking stock availability, handling enquiries, and complying with data protection regulations.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the importance of providing excellent customer service when processing customer orders in a retail environment.
  • Understand the correct and appropriate use of customer information when processing customer orders, in accordance with data protection regulations.
  • Accurately determine what goods customers wish to order.
  • Effectively check the availability of the goods that customers want to order.
  • Accurately and efficiently process orders for customers in a retail environment.
Process greengrocery products for sale in a retail environmentReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
You'll learn to prepare, replenish, and maintain greengrocery products for sale in a retail environment. The unit covers selecting, cleaning, trimming, and displaying products according to quality standards to ensure freshness and visual appeal.

What you'll be able to do

  • Prepare greengrocery products for sale in a retail environment.
  • Replenish displays of greengrocery products.
  • Maintain the quality of greengrocery products on display.
Process payments for purchases in a retail environmentReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
You'll understand legal and organisational requirements for processing payments in a retail environment. The unit covers handling cash, card, and contactless payments accurately and securely while complying with data protection and security procedures.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand legal and organisational requirements for processing payments in a retail environment, including data protection and security procedures.
  • Process payments for purchases in a retail environment using various methods, such as cash, card, and contactless payments.
Process returned goods in a retail environmentReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
This unit covers the processing of returned goods in retail, including customer and retailer rights and responsibilities. You'll understand stock control importance, assist customers with returns, and process returned goods in accordance with legal and organisational requirements.

What you'll be able to do

  • Know about customer rights in relation to returned goods
  • Know about retailer responsibilities in relation to returned goods
  • Understand the importance of stock control systems in the context of returned goods
  • Assist retail customers who need to return goods
  • Process returned goods according to organisational procedures
Produce staffing schedules to help a retail team to achieve its targetsReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
You'll understand the purpose and limitations of staffing schedules within a retail team. The unit develops skills to produce and adjust staffing schedules to meet operational needs, manage labour costs, and support the achievement of retail team targets.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the uses of staffing schedules for a retail team.
  • Understand the constraints upon the staffing schedules for a retail team.
  • Produce staffing schedules for a retail team.
  • Adjust staffing schedules to take account of changing operational needs.
  • Adjust staffing schedules to take account of constraints.
Promote a retail store’s credit card to customers in a retail environmentReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
This unit provides learners with knowledge and skills to promote a retail store’s credit card to potential and existing customers. You'll understand the benefits, eligibility criteria, and application process, and be able to communicate effectively to encourage card uptake.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the importance of promoting a retail store’s credit card to potential holders of the card.
  • Understand the importance of promoting a retail store’s credit card to existing holders of the card.
  • Promote a retail store’s credit card to customers in a retail environment.
Promote food or drink products by offering samples to customersReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
This unit provides learners with knowledge of the business reasons for offering food or drink samples to customers. You'll learn to set up attractive and hygienic sample displays, engage with customers, and dispose of samples following organisational procedures.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the business reasons for offering samples of food or drink to customers, including increasing sales and promoting new products.
  • Set up attractive and hygienic displays of food or drink samples, adhering to food safety regulations and organisational standards.
  • Interact with customers at a display of food or drink samples, providing information and promoting the products.
  • Dispose of food or drink samples in line with organisational procedures and hygiene standards.
Promote loyalty schemes to customers in a retail environmentReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
This unit equips learners with the understanding and skills to promote loyalty schemes effectively to customers in a retail environment. You'll learn about the benefits of loyalty schemes to organisations and how to communicate their features and advantages to customers.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the benefits to the organisation of signing customers up to the organisation’s loyalty scheme, including increased customer retention and sales.
  • Understand the importance of giving customers a positive and professional impression when promoting the organisation’s loyalty scheme.
  • Communicate clearly and effectively to customers the features and benefits of the organisation’s loyalty scheme.
  • Gain customers’ commitment to the organisation’s loyalty scheme by addressing their questions and concerns and highlighting the value of membership.
Protect own and others’ health and safety when working in a retail environmentReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
You'll understand how to promote health and safety within a retail environment, including their own role in protecting themselves and others. The unit covers dealing with accidents and emergencies and applying health and safety procedures during daily work activities.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the methods used to promote health and safety within the workplace.
  • Understand own role and responsibilities in protecting own and others’ health and safety within a retail environment.
  • Deal with accidents and emergency situations effectively and appropriately in a retail environment.
  • Protect own and others’ health and safety during day-to-day work activities, adhering to relevant procedures and guidelines.
Provide National Lottery products to customersReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
You'll gain knowledge of the National Lottery's operation, including its role in funding good causes and the types of games available. The unit develops skills to use service terminals, communicate product information, and process prize payouts accurately for customers.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand how the National Lottery operates.
  • Use the service terminal to provide National Lottery products.
  • Communicate with customers concerning National Lottery products.
  • Process National Lottery prize payouts.
Provide a bra fitting service in a retail environmentReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
You'll understand the bra fitting process, including the features and benefits of different bra types, bra care, and stock management. They will develop skills to provide professional bra fitting services and identify potential customers within a retail environment.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand what a bra fitting session involves, from initial consultation to aftercare advice
  • Know the features of different types of bra available in the retail environment
  • Know the benefits of different types of bra available in the retail environment
  • Understand how to prolong the life of a bra through appropriate care and maintenance
  • Know the arrangements for obtaining bras both in and out of stock, including ordering procedures
  • Accurately measure customers for bras, taking into account different body shapes and sizes
  • Identify potential customers for the bra fitting service through effective communication and promotion
  • Fit customers for bras, providing advice and guidance on style, fit and comfort
Provide a counter and takeaway serviceReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
This unit equips learners with skills to provide counter and takeaway services in retail. You'll develop the ability to serve customers politely and efficiently, take accurate orders, process payments, and maintain cleanliness and hygiene in service areas.

What you'll be able to do

  • Serve customers at the counter.
  • Serve customers at the counter effectively.
  • Maintain counter and service areas to a high standard.
  • Maintain counter and service areas to a high standard.
Provide nutrients to crops or plantsReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
This unit equips learners with knowledge of nutrient requirements for various crops and plants, methods of application, and the equipment used. You'll apply health and safety legislation and environmental good practice to provide nutrients safely and effectively.

What you'll be able to do

  • Know how nutrient requirements vary for different crops or plants and understand the appropriate method of application for each.
  • Know the types of equipment required for providing nutrients and understand how to maintain them in good working order.
  • Know the current health and safety legislation and environmental good practice relevant to providing nutrients to crops or plants.
  • Provide nutrients to plants or crops using appropriate methods and equipment.
  • Work safely when providing nutrients to plants or crops, minimising any potential environmental damage.
  • Select, use and maintain equipment required for providing nutrients to plants or crops.
Provide service to customers in a dressing room in a retail environmentReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
It teaches you to manage dressing room facilities to create sales opportunities and minimise stock loss. You'll develop skills in using product knowledge, monitoring stock levels, and maintaining dressing rooms ready for customer use in a retail environment.

What you'll be able to do

  • Use the dressing room facilities in a retail environment to identify and create sales opportunities
  • Take measures to minimise stock loss while serving customers in a dressing room in a retail environment
  • Maintain dressing room facilities in a retail environment, ensuring they are ready for customer use
  • Process unsold merchandise efficiently and effectively within a dressing room in a retail environment
Receive goods and materials into storage in a retail environmentReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
You'll understand the importance of preparing for deliveries and their responsibilities in handling goods and materials. They will develop skills to prepare for and receive deliveries into storage following organisational procedures.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the importance of preparing for expected deliveries in a retail environment
  • Understand own responsibility for handling goods and materials in a retail environment
  • Prepare to receive deliveries in a retail environment, ensuring all necessary equipment and documentation are available
  • Receive deliveries into storage in a retail environment, following organisational procedures and health and safety guidelines
Reduce security risks in a retail environmentReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
This unit provides knowledge of common security risks in retail, including theft, fraud, and vandalism. You'll learn to implement measures that reduce these risks in line with organisational procedures to maintain a secure retail environment.

What you'll be able to do

  • Know about common security risks that can arise in a retail environment, including theft, fraud, and vandalism.
  • Implement measures to reduce security risks in a retail environment, following organisational procedures and guidelines.
Remove unwanted plant growth to maintain developmentReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
You'll gain knowledge of unwanted plant growth types and their impact on plant development. The unit covers techniques and equipment for removing unwanted growth to maintain plant health and yield, alongside relevant health and safety and environmental considerations.

What you'll be able to do

  • Know the different types of unwanted plant growth that can affect plant development.
  • Maintain plant development through appropriate techniques.
  • Know the types of equipment required to remove unwanted plant growth and how to maintain them in safe working order.
  • Know the current health and safety legislation and environmental good practice relevant to removing unwanted plant growth.
  • Select, use and maintain equipment safely and effectively for removing unwanted plant growth.
  • Accurately identify unwanted plant growth.
  • Remove unwanted plant growth using appropriate methods.
  • Work safely and minimise environmental damage when removing unwanted plant growth.
Select, weigh and measure bakery ingredientsReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
You'll learn to select, weigh, and measure bakery ingredients accurately. This includes checking quantities against recipe requirements, selecting quality ingredients, and using appropriate equipment and techniques.

What you'll be able to do

  • Check quantities of ingredients against recipe requirements and identify any discrepancies
  • Select ingredients according to recipe specifications, ensuring quality and freshness
  • Weigh and measure ingredients accurately using appropriate equipment and techniques
Sort donated goods for resale or recycling in a retail environmentReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
You'll gain knowledge of health and safety guidelines and organisational procedures for safely sorting donated goods. The unit covers identifying items suitable for resale or recycling and sorting them appropriately within a retail environment.

What you'll be able to do

  • Sort donated goods safely, following health and safety guidelines and organisational procedures
  • Sort donated goods for selling or recycling, identifying items suitable for each purpose
Source required goods and services in a retail environmentReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
This unit covers the sourcing of goods and services in retail, including understanding supplier roles and ethical considerations. You'll learn to source and order products according to organisational policies and evaluate supplier performance effectively.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the role of suppliers when sourcing goods and services for a retail environment.
  • Source required goods and services in a retail environment, adhering to organisational policies.
  • Order goods and services in a retail environment, following established procedures.
  • Evaluate the performance of suppliers of stock for retail sale, considering factors such as quality and cost.
Work effectively in a retail teamReal unit · Highfield Qualifications
You'll understand workplace issues such as discrimination, bullying, and harassment within a retail team. The unit develops skills to work effectively in a team, recognise inappropriate behaviours, and improve personal work performance.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand how to recognise discrimination in the workplace
  • Understand how to recognise bullying in the workplace
  • Understand how to recognise harassment in the workplace
  • Work effectively as part of a retail team
  • Identify areas for improvement in own work performance within a retail team
  • Improve own work performance in a retail team

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Advise customers on the fixing and care of tilesAssemble products for display in a retail environmentAssemble visual merchandising displaysAudit stock levels and stock inventories in a retail environmentCarry out promotional campaigns in a retail environmentCash up in a retail environmentCheck stock levels and sort out problems with stock levels in a retail environmentCheck the accuracy of records of hours worked by staff in a retail environment

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Advise customers on the fixing and care of tilesLevel 2

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This unit enables learners to advise customers on the fixing and care of tiles by establishing customer requirements, explaining fixing methods, and recommending suitable additional products. Learners will develop effective communication skills to support customer decision-making.

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81 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by Highfield Qualifications.

  1. Advise customers on the fixing and care of tiles
  2. Assemble products for display in a retail environment
  3. Assemble visual merchandising displays
  4. Audit stock levels and stock inventories in a retail environment
  5. Carry out promotional campaigns in a retail environment
  6. Cash up in a retail environment

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