Formats and tools
- Unit Description
- Reconstruct the unit from the xml and display it as an HTML page.
- Assessment Tool
- an assessor resource that builds a framework for writing an assessment tool
- Assessment Template
- generate a spreadsheet for marking this unit in a classroom environment. Put student names in the top row and check them off as they demonstrate competenece for each of the unit's elements and performance criteria.
- Assessment Matrix
- a slightly different format than the assessment template. A spreadsheet with unit names, elements and performance criteria in separate columns. Put assessment names in column headings to track which performance criteria each one covers. Good for ensuring that you've covered every one of the performance criteria with your assessment instrument (all assessement tools together).
- Wiki Markup
- mark up the unit in a wiki markup codes, ready to copy and paste into a wiki page. The output will work in most wikis but is designed to work particularly well as a Wikiversity learning project.
- Evidence Guide
- create an evidence guide for workplace assessment and RPL applicants
- Competency Mapping Template
- Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners. A template for developing assessments for a unit, which will help you to create valid, fair and reliable assessments for the unit, ready to give to trainers and students
- Observation Checklist
- create an observation checklist for workplace assessment and RPL applicants. This is similar to the evidence guide above, but a little shorter and friendlier on your printer. You will also need to create a seperate Assessor Marking Guide for guidelines on gathering evidence and a list of key points for each activity observed using the unit's range statement, required skills and evidence required (see the unit's html page for details)
- Self Assessment Survey
- A form for students to assess thier current skill levels against each of the unit's performance criteria. Cut and paste into a web document or print and distribute in hard copy.
- Moodle Outcomes
- Create a csv file of the unit's performance criteria to import into a moodle course as outcomes, ready to associate with each of your assignments. Here's a quick 'how to' for importing these into moodle 2.x
- Registered Training Organisations
- Trying to find someone to train or assess you? This link lists all the RTOs that are currently registered to deliver SIRXMER007A, 'Demonstrate merchandising and category presentation skills'.
- Google Links
- links to google searches, with filtering in place to maximise the usefulness of the returned results
- Books
- Reference books for 'Demonstrate merchandising and category presentation skills' on fishpond.com.au. This online store has a huge range of books, pretty reasonable prices, free delivery in Australia *and* they give a small commission to ntisthis.com for every purchase, so go nuts :)
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA | ||
1 | Produce comprehensive working plans. | 1.1 | Identify relevant product categories in merchandising and presentation plans according to store merchandising policy and image. |
1.2 | Produce photographic evidence of specific retail stores or spaces to be merchandised. | ||
1.3 | Develop plans, including presentation sketches showing alternative developmental designs that support the photographic image where relevant. | ||
1.4 | Distinguish product placement, style and methods of presentation on working plans. | ||
2 | Produce colour blocked presentations of store interiors. | 2.1 | Develop colour blocked visuals of store interiors in the following categories: wall fixture system, floor racks and floor gondola. |
2.2 | Ensure visuals include a rationale for arrangement decisions and reflect monitoring and evaluation of customer responses and sales results. | ||
3 | Produce strategically designed visual presentations for a range of merchandise categories. | 3.1 | Approach relevant store personnel for product for use in displays according to store procedures. |
3.2 | Produce rendered concept sketches for proposed visual presentations to industry clients or to meet store requirements. | ||
3.3 | Apply industry standard visual presentation techniques according to store visual merchandising policy and OHS requirements for displays. | ||
3.4 | Evaluate finished visual presentations in conjunction with relevant team members. | ||
4 | Dress merchandisers. | 4.1 | Select and assemble male, female and infant torso or bust, or abstract display forms according to the planned product presentation. |
4.2 | Dress and accessorise fashion merchandisers to store standard, considering different seasonal directions and styling points. | ||