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Principles of Retail |
| Summary: |
Gain a comprehensive understanding of the fundamental aspects of effective management for managers in the retail sector |
| Description: |
There are three key elements that retail managers need to survive in the current economic climate: skills, skills, skills. It’s no longer enough to know your own shop like the back of your hand. To compete effectively you have to know what everyone else in the market is doing, and more importantly, how they are doing it. The ICS Retail Management Diploma is the ideal way to ensure that your shop succeeds. Which means that at the end of the day, you’ll have more to spend, spend, spend.
At ICS, our goal is to help you advance your career, not put it on hold. Which is why our Retail Management Diploma has been specifically designed to dovetail with your own career development. By breaking the material down into logical sections, the tutors have ensured that you will be in a position to apply your new skills as you learn, so that you – and your employer - can start feeling a positive impact on your career from the outset of the course. |
| Key Benefits: |
Some key benefits of the ICS approach are:
· Start when you want with ICS. We don’t lock you into inflexible term times.
· Study at your own pace
· Modular approach designed to help you implement skills as you acquire them
· Professionally developed workbooks relating to each section of the course
· Flexible access to your tutor, who can help you along the way |
| Topics: |
Concentrating on the key issues facing Managers in the retail sector, you will gain a comprehensive understanding of the following fundamental aspects of effective management:
· Receiving and Delivering Goods
· Storage and Handling
· Stock Control
· The Sales Floor
· The Customer
· Cash and Security
· Managing Performance
· Training and Development
· Leading Your Team
· Health and Safety in Retailing
The ICS Diploma in Retail Management has been designed by experts in Retail Management who have one goal in mind. To set you on the right track to a more rewarding career. |
| Requirements: |
You must be over 16 to take this course and be eductated to at least GCSE standard D-G or hold an NVQ at level 1, or a GNVQ Foundation Certificate. |
| Careers in the Field: |
Every High Street in the country is a goldmine of opportunity for motivated and qualified Retail Managers. To say nothing of the exciting challenges on offer at the thousands of suburban malls currently springing up all over Britain.
Naturally, salaries vary extensively depending on whether you choose to pursue a career with a national or multi-national chain, or would prefer a privately run outfit. But as a general guideline, Retail Managers outside the London area command starting salaries from £14,500 to £18,500. This increases rapidly with experience, and within three years, the average scales have increased to between £20,000 - £30,000.
The courses in the ICS Business range are the most flexible and cost-effective way of gaining the wide range of expertise you need to advance in virtually any career path. |
| Qualification: |
ICS Diploma |
| Hours of Study: |
120 |
| External Exam Information: |
n/a |
| Additional Exam Fees: |
Edexcel registration fee of £103.90 payable within six weeks of enrolement. |
| Recommended Reading: |
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