Automotive Parts and Accessories Merchandising

National Certificate in Automotive Parts and Accessories Merchandising

level of qualification:

3

credit total:

99

Purpose and content of the National Certificate

Purpose:

This certificate is designed as the national qualification for people working in the Automotive Parts and Accessories Merchandising branch of the motor industry. This qualification is a means of recognising knowledge and skills required to carry out all tasks required in automotive parts and accessories merchandising, from consulting with customers and attending to their enquiries, identifying features and benefits of automotive products available in their workplace, purchasing and storing automotive parts, selling automotive parts and accessories, to planning and constructing displays.


Content:

 

Compulsory unit standards

 

Business Administration Services

334

Operate inventory administration systems to record and monitor inventory activities

Self-management

12349

Demonstrate time management

Automotive Administration

225

Identify the occupational areas and structure of the New Zealand Automotive Industry

382

Demonstrate knowledge of payment types, and carry out office procedures in an automotive company

386

Determine stock levels of automotive products

387

Demonstrate knowledge of stock ordering, and maintain stock for an automotive business

391

Prepare a quotation for the supply of an automotive product, repair, or service

398

Interpret warranties and guarantees that apply to the automotive industry

15369

Carry out personal workplace requirements in the automotive parts industry

15370

Demonstrate knowledge of business responsibilities towards customers within the automotive industry

Automotive Preventative Maintenance

229

Identify the functions and general locations of motor vehicle systems and components

Automotive Sales

383

Demonstrate knowledge of purchasing automotive parts for resale and storing parts

395

Carry out prospecting for automotive business

3382

Pick, pack, and dispatch automotive parts

15411

Display and sell automotive parts and accessories

15412

Demonstrate knowledge of automotive product promotion, and complete a promotional plan

15413

Take care of stock in an automotive business

Interpersonal Communications

1277

Communicate information in a specified workplace

3501

Apply listening techniques

9694

Analyse and apply principles of communication process theory



Selling Skills

379

Sell goods and/or services on an in-coming telephone call

Service Sector - Core Skills

56

Attend to customer enquiries face-to-face and on the telephone

57

Provide customer service in given situations

376

Employ customer service techniques for differing customer behaviours in a given situation

Elective unit standards

A minimum total of 15 credits from the following unit standards

Quality Management

8074

Establish, develop, and improve quality-focussed aspects of customer relationships

Automotive Administration

389

Implement a storage system for automotive parts

Automotive Sales

388

Identify the market for automotive products and purchase the stock

390

Promote automotive products

983

Plan and implement an automotive product sales project

3383

Identify and dispose of obsolete automotive parts



Visual Merchandising

422

Create in-store displays for retailers and service providers

Qualification Version: 3