WSQ Perform Fashion Retail Merchandise Buying For Textile and Fashion Industry

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Study Level

Certification

School

Textile and Fashion Training Centre

Awarded By

Textile and Fashion Industry Training Centre

Available to

Local & International Students

Duration

1 Months

Course Fees

$480-1600 (SGD)

Delivery Mode

Full-time/Part-time

Commencement Dates

January, April, July

In today’s world, buying according to market trends and consumer demands is important to remain competitive in the fashion industry. This course aims to equip you with skills to forecast, budget and plan merchandising assortment with key focus on consumer centric buying and relevancy to market merchandising concept. Conducted in multifaceted manner, get the skills needed to maximize customer satisfaction and create lasting synergy between customer and brand.

Objectives

Understand various concepts, philosophies and theories of retail buying and management of merchandise and inventory
Formulate a retail buying strategy with focus on the consumer
Managing merchandise assortment through planning of open to buy (OTB)
Plan, execute and evaluate of merchandiser to meet consumer needs in a highly dynamic retail setting
Benchmark from best practice in retail buying and merchandising management

Academic Requirements

Local Students
- GCE ‘O’ Level with 3 credits including English and Mathematics OR
- WSQ Advanced Certificate OR
- WSQ ES WPLN Level 5 and above
International Students
- High School Diploma equivalent to GCE ‘O’ Level with 3 credits including English and Mathematics OR
- Qualifications from professional institutes may be considered on a case-by-case basic AND/OR
- Pass TaF.tc Entrance Test
English Language Proficiency
- Possess a minimum credit in English at GCE ‘O’ Level or its equivalent OR
- IELTS score 4.5 or TOEFL score 450

Non-Academic Requirements

Minimum Age: 18 years old and above

Modules Covered

Retail categories and retail formats
Role of buyer
Key performance indicators
Central buying system
Mark ups, margins and retail price computations
Assortment and open to buy plans
Merchandising for customer demographics and store profile
Create and/or manage fashion brand
Supplier selection criteria

Delivery Mode

Full-time/Part-time

Duration

Full-time: 35 hours
Part-time: 35 hours

Timetable

Full-time
- Tuesday to Friday
- 8.30am to 6.00pm
Part-time
- Weekday 7.00pm to 10.00pm
- Weekend 8.30am to 6.00pm

Commencement Dates

January
April
July

Assessment Methods

Successful completion of all modules within the course

Graduation Criteria

75% attendance rate of total training hours per module
Assessed and be competent for every module
Student Pass Holders – a minimum of 90% attendance per month will be required.

Awards

Upon succcessful completion of the course, trainee will be awarded the WSQ Statement of Attainment (SOA). WSQ Certification is nationally endorsed and recognised by industry partners.

Local Students

	Amount	Remarks
Course Fee	$1,600.00
Less: SSG Grant	($1,120.00)
Course Fee after SSG Grant	$480.00
7% GST	$33.60
Total	$513.60

Note: Local Students may receive course fee subsidy of up to 95% (inclusive of SSG Grant) and may use their SkillsFuture credits to pay for the course.

International Students

	Amount	Remarks
Course Fee	$1,600.00
7% GST	$112.00
Total	$1,712.00

Who Should Attend

Assistant Merchandisers to Merchandiser Managers
Assistant Buyers to Buyers
Sales Supervisors
Store Managers and Owners
Fashion Designers
Entrepreneur
Product Development Executives to Managers Planners

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