Retail trade specialist (BP) (Region Tessin):
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Retail specialist requirements: What are the admission criteria for the Federal Professional Examination for Retail Trade Specialists?
The following are the Retail Trade Specialist requirements for the Federal Professional Examination:
- Federal Diploma of Vocational Education and Training as a retail trade specialist or as a retail trade employee or equivalent and at least three years of professional experience in the retail trade after completing an apprenticeship.
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- Federal Diploma of Vocational Education and Training or equivalent and at least four years of professional experience in retail trade after completing an apprenticeship.
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- Professional certificate as a retail trade assistant and at least five years of professional experience in the retail trade after completing basic training.
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- None of the aforementioned qualifications and at least ten years of professional experience in the retail trade.
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- Proof of at least one year in a management position in the retail trade.
- Proof of the required module qualifications or confirmation of equivalence.
Retail specialist - what is that?
A retail specialist takes on demanding specialist and management tasks in the retail trade. The tasks in retail specialist jobs include procuring goods, managing the warehouse, attractive product presentation, conducting market research and evaluating customer surveys. A retail specialist works in a supermarket, specialty store or specialty store. Retail specialists also deal with errors and compliance with safety measures as well as process optimization. In the area of finance and accounting, retail specialists determine important key figures, draw up budgets and calculate costs. They are also responsible for the optimal deployment of personnel.
What leads prospective students to enquire about the "Retail Trade Specialist (BP)" course?
A survey of people who have enquired at one or more schools about further training as a retail specialist reveals the following results:
- In 50% of cases, an online assessment triggered the school inquiry
- 33.75 % were recommended the school they enquired about
- 16.25 % already knew the school/s before the request
Schools with good online ratings or well-known schools with which a prospective student has already been satisfied are almost always shortlisted for the new training course. This survey by the education platform Ausbildung-Weiterbildung.ch therefore also confirms this for the retail trade specialist course. As an additional important reason, respondents gave us the following text responses: "The school is the easiest to reach", "Bernese schools", "the school is close to where I live", "is nearby", "compare several together", "due to start date" and "by chance".
Which further training course can be attended after the vocational examination for retail trade specialists with a federal certificate?
For holders of the Federal Certificate of Competence as a Retail Trade Specialist who are interested in a comprehensive education in the retail trade sector and want to deepen their knowledge in the disciplines of corporate management, financial and personnel management as well as communication and information management, we recommend attending the higher professional examination for retail trade managers with a federal diploma.
Further possibilities are:
- Professional specialization as a category manager or merchandiser
- Higher professional examination for a federal diploma as a retail economist, buyer, sales manager or marketing manager
- Advanced technical college HF in business administration or marketing management
- With vocational baccalaureate: University of Applied Sciences degree in Business Administration
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