Intermediate Fashion Merchandise Buying

Online Short Course Fashion Business Apparel Design and Product Development

Learn the fundamentals of merchandising - learn to forecast, budget and plan production from start to end, according to market trends and consumer demand.

Overview

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.

The Details

  • FOR SKILLSFUTURE CLAIMS

    Registered Title: (Intermediate Fashion Merchandise Buying (Classroom and Asynchronous e-learning))

    TPGateway Code:TGS-0000000000

  • total hours

    35:00

  • Mode of Learning

    Online

Curriculum

Course Duration

SSG Approved Training & Assessments Hours:35:00 Trainer Facilitated Hours (On Campus/Virtual):24:00 Self-Directed E-learning Hours:09:00 Assignment Hours:00:00 Assessment Hours:02:00
Objectives
  • Develop buying plan in accordance with category management plans and/or merchandising buying.
  • Manage and negotiate with suppliers on product costing for normal promotions, delivery terms, new product launches, marketing and promotional activities.
  • Manage merchandise buying budgets.
  • Liaise with marketing department for promotional activities.
  • Determine required stock levels according to peak seasons, special events and supplier lead time.
  • Adjust merchandise ranges and sources of supply according to required stock levels.
Key Learning Areas
  • Types of retail positioning.
  • Types of retail formats.
  • Advantages of alignment of retail business formats and retail positioning.
  • Advantages of merchandising strategies pertaining to pricing, products,branding product ranges and assortments.
  • Importance of segmenting target markets.
  • Key considerations for consumer behaviours.
Certificate Issuance
Upon successful completion of the course, student will be awarded the Statement of Attainment (SOA) for WSQ Merchandise Buying-4. WSQ Certification is nationally endorsed and recognised by industry partners.
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Schedules
Items Required For Class

Do take note of the following things you are required to have for both class and their assessments. Please check if all of these stated below are in working condition before registering for class. 

On Campus:

  1. Stationery
  2. Laptop/Tablet
  3. Smart Phone capable of accessing their respective app stores

On-line:

  1. Laptop
  2. Webcam
  3. Working mic on a laptop or actual mic
  4. Smart Phone capable of accessing their respective app stores
  5. Access to data or wifi connections

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FAQs

Tembusu Institute schedules classes on selected public holidays to cater to adult learners. Public holiday classes provide greater flexibility and accessibility for learners who may not be able to attend weekday or regular working-hour classes due to work, family or caregiving commitments. All schedules are planned and communicated clearly to students prior to course commencement.

We highly discourage you from missing any classes since the entire program is designed to be hands-on intensive. There is also a minimum attendance requirement of 75% of training hours for Singaporean and PRs, and 90% of training hours for international students. If you do not meet the 75% attendance requirement, you will not be eligible to enjoy subsidies nor to sit for the assessment. Make sure you block off your time during your training with us or find an intake option that will ensure you do not miss any classes. You will only wish that you had more time in the class!

We do not offer any make-up or replacement classes.

Class schedules, including lessons conducted on public holidays, are communicated to students prior to course commencement. Students are given the option to select an alternative schedule where classes do not coincide with public holidays at the point of enrolment, subject to availability. If a student chooses to proceed with a schedule that includes public holiday classes and subsequently requests to miss or defer a lesson for personal or religious reasons, standard deferment policies apply. This may include applicable deferment or administrative fees, in accordance with Tembusu Institute's published course terms and conditions. No additional penalties are imposed beyond these stated policies, and the same approach is applied consistently to all students.

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