Make props and decorate fixtures and panels for visual merchandising displays

Overview

Framework:
RQF
Level:
Level 2
Unit No:
T/503/5699
Credits:
10
Guided learning hours:
45 hours

Assessment Guidance

Workplace assessment of occupational competence is required. This must be carried out in line with the guidance available from the Learning Provider’s section of Skillsmart Retail’s website (www.skillsmartretail.com). The guidance consists of: Assessment Principles; a booklet containing assessment guidance for each unit; and a list of some agreed equivalences between previous and current versions of units.

Unit Learning Outcomes

1

Understand the purpose of props within visual merchandising displays.

Assessment Criteria

  • 1.1

    Explain the visual effects that can be achieved with life size and scale models.

  • 1.2

    Explain why it is necessary to decorate panels and fixtures in creative ways.

  • 1.3

    Explain how decorated panels and fixtures contribute to visual effects.

  • 1.4

    Explain why different kinds of merchandise need different approaches to decoration.

2

Be able to specify requirements for visual merchandising props.

Assessment Criteria

  • 2.1

    Produce specifications for visual merchandising props that:

    • meet the design brief
    • are achievable within budget and timescales
    • specify the type, size and function of the props needed
    • specify whether props can be obtained ready made or need to be made to order
    • include plans for obtaining the props

3

Be able to make props for use in visual merchandising displays.

Assessment Criteria

  • 3.1

    Select techniques, materials, tools and equipment that are suited to making the props specified in the design brief.

  • 3.2

    Produce final versions of props, ensuring they:

    • follow the requirements of the design brief
    • follow organisational health and safety requirements
    • are finished within the required timescales

4

Be able to decorate fixtures and panels for visual merchandising displays.

Assessment Criteria

  • 4.1

    Select decorative techniques and materials that:

    • attempt to create the visual effect required by the design brief
    • are within cost limits

  • 4.2

    Use tools, equipment and materials for decorative work in line with organisational procedures.

  • 4.3

    Produce finished decorative work that:

    • is free from faults
    • has the visual impact required by the design brief
    • is consistent with the design brief
    • is completed within required timescales