The Diploma in Retail Business takes you behind the shop front to explore every stage of the retail process, from source to supply sale.

The Diploma in Retail Business covers a broad range of topics, including:

Retail operations - sourcing products, merchandising, stock control, selling and customer service.
Business management: Marketing, strategies for change, HR and team dynamics.

Supply chain: looking at the journey of a product from its source through transportation and storage to disposal, including recycling.

Creative and design: exploring store layout and visual merchandising.

You'll also get lots of practical experience and develop the confidence, motivation, enterprise and creativity that you'll need to flourish in this ever-changing environment. Embedded throughout the topics are essential skills and knowledge like engaging with people, technology, business administration skills, and safety and security, as well as wider issues such as globalisation, sustainability, and ethical and environmental considerations.


What will a Diploma in Retail Business lead to?
A Diploma in Retail Business will give you the skills you need for either university or work, and is a first step towards a career in the sector.
It could lead you to a university degree in business management, logistics or retail buying.
Or it could help you begin a career in health and safety, HR, packaging or product design, sales or visual merchandising.
However the Diploma in Retail Business doesn't mean you have to opt for a career in this sector. Because a Diploma teaches a mix of subjects, it will give you the skills that will be welcomed by colleges, universities and employers, no matter what you choose to do.

For more information about Retail Business Sector Skills Councils please visit the following websites:
Skillsmart retail - www.skillsmartretail.com

 

For more information on Society, Health & Development job sector, please visit World of Work Black Country website.

 

For more information about Diplomas please visit the Direct.Gov website