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1Visual Merchandiser
1Diploma of Visual Merchandising - SIR50207
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Job Description
Employees are specialist visual merchandisers who develop and design merchandising concepts and have responsibility for managing a team. They develop floor plans and three-dimensional presentations of goods and services in order to maximise sales. These include window areas, interior point-of-sale displays and special promotions.
Other potential job roles include: retail store visual merchandiser; visual merchandising team leader/manager; exhibition or event display merchandiser; photographic stylist; freelance visual merchandiser.
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Summary of Training
Core Units (26 required)
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Create, manipulate and incorporate 2D graphics
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Apply colour theory in response to a brief
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Apply the design process to 2-dimensional work in response to a brief
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Apply the design process to 3-dimensional work in response to a brief
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Research and apply the history of design to design practice
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Apply techniques to produce digital images
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Work effectively as a visual merchandiser
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Produce retail visual illustrations
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Manufacture visual merchandising support structures
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Apply lettering
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Produce working drawings
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Produce perspective drawings, plans and elevations
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Design, construct and maintain props and merchandisers
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Develop concept visuals
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Maintain display lighting and brief lighting designers
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Design and produce store plans and floor layouts
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Design merchandisers
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Communicate in the workplace
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Monitor in-store visual merchandising display
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Manage merchandise and store presentation
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Present products
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Demonstrate merchandising and category presentation skills
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Profile a retail market
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Apply safe working practices
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Maintain store safety
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Lead a team to foster innovation
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Elective Units (6 required)
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Design and produce merchandising and in-store presentations
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Present design concepts
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Develop and apply strategies for merchandising and corporate presentation
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Manage visual merchandising projects
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Lead and manage people
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Design a multimedia product
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1Diploma of Visual Merchandising - SIR50207
1General Qualification Information
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Availability of Australian Apprenticeships by State/Territory and Nominal Duration (in months)
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Legend: Y = Yes, N = No, S = qualification has been Superseded. Nominal durations are for full time occupations stated in months. Data supplied by State and Territory Training Authorities and should be confirmed with these authorities. A Qualification listed as available may not be publicly funded, check with the relevant State or Territory Training Authority. An * indicates that the nominal duration provided may not include the completion of pre-requisites.
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Commencements
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Commencement data source: National Apprentices and Trainees collection (March 2010 estimates), NCVER rounded estimates for the 2009 calendar year. Due to confidentiality reasons 'a' represents figures 1 to 4 inclusive. Qualifications with no recorded commencements may not appear. This data is for general information purposes only.
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ASbA availability information is indicative only and may change without notice. This information generally reflects availability of ASbAs that may contribute to study scores. In some cases ASbAs allow an individual to start training in a qualification that can be completed after they leave secondary school. Australian Apprenticeships may also be undertaken as part-time employment. Please note that applicable industrial arrangements must allow for ASbAs. Visit the relevant State or Territory website for more detailed information. To access these sites click on the State or Territory name in the header of the table.
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Note: ASbA information is not currently available for South Australia. For more information click on the S.A. title in the header of the table.
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Legend: Y = Yes; N = NO; OJ = No, unless off-the-job training is provided in the Northern Territory.
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Prerequisites Summary
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Training Package Rules Summary
The Sample Training Program above uses some of the available elective units and the package rules to construct a Qualification. For alternatives refer to other STPs, the relevant Training Package, or seek advice from an RTO.

QUALIFICATION RULES
To achieve a Diploma of Visual Merchandising, 32 units must be completed:
- all 26 core units
- 6 elective units.
A minimum of 5 elective units must be selected from the General Elective Units listed in the Training Package.
A maximum of 1 elective unit may be selected from another endorsed Training Package. This must be a unit which first appears within a Diploma qualification in the parent Training Package, and which is related to an arts, design or business area appropriate to the workplace context.
Elective units must be additional to those already counted towards a lower level qualification within this Training Package.
In all cases selection of electives must be guided by the job outcome, local industry requirements and the characteristics of this qualification (as per the AQF descriptors).
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