52 Weeks
SIR40316 Certificate IV in Retail Management
Overview
The SIR40316 Certificate IV in Retail Management qualification is ideal for individuals seeking to gain the skills and knowledge to work more independently in the retail industry and step into a supervisory or team leader role with confidence. This qualification will also provide the skills to manage your retail store. Train and supervise staff, carry out complex financial duties and manage inventory.
Duration
Estimated duration of 52 Weeks
Study Mode and Assessment Methods
Work Based: Salford College will deliver training and assessment using facilities at a student’s workplace or online using Microsoft Teams environment.
During this course, you will undertake a wide range of assessment activities including:
- Project /Assignment
- Verbal / written assessment tasks
- Scenarios/Case studies
- Workplace case studies
- Roleplay and observations
Description
The SIR40316 Certificate IV in Retail Management qualification is designed to strengthen your retail skills and knowledge to allow you to advance your career to the next level.
This qualification and training program will prepare you to work more independently and to operate in a supervisory or team leader role with confidence. It incorporates a range of critical subjects that provide the foundations needed to effectively manage a team and workplace operations in a retail environment.
Entry Requirements
Candidate must have achieved a Certificate III in Retail
or
have relevant industry employment experience in a job role that has involved the application of skills and knowledge described in core units of competency from the SIR30216 Certificate III in Retail.
Concession Eligibility
To be eligible to participate, the requirements are :
- Student must be 16 years or above and not enrolled at school
or
- Aged 16 years or over, enrolled in school and undertaking training through training guarantee for SACE Students
- Students must reside in South Australia.
- Students must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a Humanitarian Visa
- Students should meet the minimum LLN requirements of the course
- Students are employed in the industry and the Employer is eligible for the program
Visit www.skills.sa.gov.au for eligibility criteria or click here.
English Language Requirements
- A Language Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) assessment is conducted on all entrants prior to enrolment into the program to ensure that Salford College can support each student throughout the program.
Fees
This course is subsidised through the Government of South Australia’s subsidised training indicative https://www.skills.sa.gov.au/subsidised-eligibility. The eligibility check is an indication only and does not confirm the eligibility status. Eligibility verification will take place during the enrolment
If eligible for subsidised training, apprentices and trainees are required to pay a Student Contribution Fee. The Student Contribution Fees are charged minimum at the rate of $0.50 per nominal hour for each unit of competency/module to be calculated at the commencement of the unit of competency/module.
If agreed between the employer and the apprentice/trainee, student contribution fees can be paid by the employer.
Traineeship
Contribution Fee $2100
Concession Fee $350
Fee for Service $4500
Concession Eligibility
Students who hold any of the following concession cards at the time of their enrolment may be eligible to for a concession fee:
- Hold a health care card
- Hold a pensioner concession card
- Hold a pensioner concession card issued by the Department of Veteran Affairs
- Are a prison inmate, a detainee, on remand, held in a South Australian institution in connection with the commission of an offence, or a child in a South Australian detention center older than 16 years.
Please note: Proof of eligibility for concession must be demonstrated at the time of enrolment.
If you are unsure of your eligibility, contact Centrelink before your enrolment.
The student tuition fees published are subject to change given individual circumstances at enrolment.
In some cases though, students may be eligible for a partial or full exemption. School based apprentices and trainees are not required to pay a student contribution fee while they are still at school but may be required to pay fees once the training contract has been converted to full-time or part-time post school.
Employer would pay the gap fees for the course.
(this is non-refundable should a student decide to withdraw or not complete the qualification).
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A Language Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) assessment is conducted on all entrants prior to enrolment into the program to ensure that Salford College can support each student throughout the program.
Pathways
After achieving SIR40316 Certificate IV in Retail Management, individuals could progress to SIR50116 Diploma of Retail Leadership, or to Diploma qualifications in other service industry fields.
Click here for more information about pathways with Universities
Career Outcomes
- Workplace safety management
- Customer service
- Team leadership and management
- Staff recruitment and induction
- Rostering staff
- Sales strategies
- Financials management
- Operational plans and business improvement
Recognition of Prior Learning/Credit Transfer
Do you already have existing skills and knowledge and don’t need additional training? Have you done previous training?
Please contact our office if you would like to undertake Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) or apply for credit transfer. RPL/Credit transfer may reduce your course duration and fees
Course Structure
To achieve the qualification a total of eleven (11) units of competency must be completed, including Seven (7) core units and four (4) elective units.
Elective units are decided upon consultation with the Employer.
Unit Code | Unit Name | Core/Elective |
---|---|---|
SIRRRTF002 | Monitor retail store financials | CORE |
SIRXCEG004 | Create a customer centric culture | CORE |
SIRXHRM002 | Maintain employee relations | CORE |
SIRXMGT002 | Lead a frontline team | CORE |
SIRXRSK002 | Maintain store security | CORE |
SIRXSLS003 | Achieve sale results | CORE |
SIRXWHS003 | Maintain workplace safety | CORE |
SIRRFSA002 | Supervise food safety program | ELECTIVE |
SIRXCHA001 | Facilitate the change process | ELECTIVE |
BSBWHS411 | Implement and monitor WHS policies, procedures and programs | ELECTIVE |
BSBCRT411 | Apply critical thinking to work practices | ELECTIVE |