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REGISTERED UNIT STANDARD THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

Understanding industry, structures, terms and concepts

SAQA US ID	UNIT STANDARD TITLE
8281	Understanding industry, structures, terms and concepts
ORIGINATOR
SGB Retail and Wholesale
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY
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FIELD			SUBFIELD
Field 11 - Services			Wholesale and Retail
ABET BAND	UNIT STANDARD TYPE	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	CREDITS
Undefined	Regular	Level 2	NQF Level 02	8
REGISTRATION STATUS		REGISTRATION START DATE	REGISTRATION END DATE	SAQA DECISION NUMBER
Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"		2005-11-01	2008-11-01	SAQA 0160/05
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT		LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2009-11-01		2012-11-01

In all of the tables in this document, both the pre-2009 NQF Level and the NQF Level is shown. In the text (purpose statements, qualification rules, etc), any references to NQF Levels are to the pre-2009 levels unless specifically stated otherwise.

This unit standard does not replace any other unit standard and is not replaced by any other unit standard.

PURPOSE OF THE UNIT STANDARD

This unit is a core standard towards a National Certificate in retail/wholesale processes at NQF Level 2. It is aimed at opening access by allowing entrants to gain a rapid insight into the industry, thereby embedding competence which will allow retailers/wholesalers to be more competitive

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

English verbal communication at ABET Level 4, arithmetic functions including addition, subtraction, multiplication and division

UNIT STANDARD RANGE

Stakeholders will include the various types of employers, employee groupings, suppliers and customers?

Terms and concepts will include those relevant to receiving and distributing stock, displaying and marking merchandise, categories for different ranges of merchandise, cash and credit payment terms,?

Sub-sectors of the industry will include clothing, textiles and footwear, furniture and appliances, consumables and food products

Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria:

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1

The demonstrated ability to make decisions and consider options.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

1. Identifying stakeholders and associated roles to contextualise the retail/wholesale industry in the economy.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

2. Relating processes and support functions to different sub-sectors making up retail/wholesale industry.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

3. Understanding general terms and concepts used in retail/wholesale environments.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4

4. Recognising the roles of large and small retailers/wholesalers in the retail/wholesale industry.

UNIT STANDARD ACCREDITATION AND MODERATION OPTIONS

The Retail/Wholesale Education Training Quality Assurer (ETQA) will accredit the programmes leading to the award of credits for the achievement of the outcome entertained in this standard. Moderation will be provided by the General and Further Education and Training Quality Assurer (G/FETQA)

UNIT STANDARD ESSENTIAL EMBEDDED KNOWLEDGE

The demonstrated understanding of:?

The basic principles of the supply chain in retail/wholesale industry?

Terms and concepts used in retail/wholesale environments?

Stakeholders and their associated roles in the retail/wholesale industry including employers, employees and training providers?

The different sub-sectors making up retail/wholesale industry and associated processes and support functions

Critical Cross-field Outcomes (CCFO):

UNIT STANDARD CCFO COLLECTING

Understand the world as a set of related systems when recognising sub-sectors in retail/wholesale industry so that processes and support functions can be linked to basic principles of the supply chain in retail/wholesale industry

UNIT STANDARD CCFO COMMUNICATING

Communicate with fellow workers and customers to broaden understanding of the retail/wholesale industry.

UNIT STANDARD ASSESSOR CRITERIA

The ability to produce at least two of the following types of evidence:?

Explain terms and concepts used in retail/wholesale environments?

Describe sub-sectors making up the retail/wholesale industry and explain processes and support functions provided by sub-sectors?

Describe roles of large and small retailers/wholesalers in the retail/wholesale industry

QUALIFICATIONS UTILISING THIS UNIT STANDARD:

	ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	STATUS	END DATE	PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QA FUNCTIONARY
Core	13718	National Certificate: Retail and Wholesale Processes	Level 2	NQF Level 02	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2006-12-03	W&RSETA
Core	48969	National Certificate: Service Station Operations	Level 2	NQF Level 02	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2008-11-26	Was W&RSETA until Last Date for Achievement
Core	22154	National Certificate: Wholesale and Retail Operations Management	Level 5	Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2008-11-01	Was W&RSETA until Last Date for Achievement

PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS UNIT STANDARD:

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