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About the course
This course develops your ability to coordinate purchasing, stores and supply activities with attention to cost, service and accountability. Learning combines technical study with practical tasks relevant to Southern African organisations and communities.
What you'll learn
- Translate an operational need into a clear purchasing requirement.
- Compare suppliers using documented evaluation criteria.
- Maintain stock and procurement records and explain supply risks.
Requirements
- Prepare evidence of relevant certificate study or comparable prior learning for the provider's admission review. Refresh the subject knowledge, calculations and practical skills needed for diploma work. Plan access to the supervised workplace, laboratory or project resources required by the course.
Course content
Sections: 4
•Activities: 1
•Resources: 18
Subjects in this programme
The programme combines supporting studies, specialist subjects and practical integration. Each subject below includes its learning focus, outcomes, practice and assessment.
18 subjects are listed below, with a short description of each. The Subject descriptions tab contains the learning outcomes, topics, practical tasks and assessments.
Specialist subjects
- Management Of Organisational Assets. Explore the coordination of people, resources and decisions to deliver a defined service. Practice centres on an operational plan and service-improvement report, drawing on organisational purpose and responsibilities and work planning and resource allocation. You will record findings, justify decisions and check feasibility, accountability and evidence of service performance.
- Industrial And Services Procurement. Explore the acquisition of goods and services through clear requirements and accountable decisions. Practice centres on a procurement dossier for a fictional purchase, drawing on needs analysis and specifications and supplier information and sourcing options. You will record findings, justify decisions and check fair comparison, specification compliance and an auditable decision trail.
- Procurement Negotiation. Explore the acquisition of goods and services through clear requirements and accountable decisions. Practice centres on a procurement dossier for a fictional purchase, drawing on needs analysis and specifications and supplier information and sourcing options. You will record findings, justify decisions and check fair comparison, specification compliance and an auditable decision trail.
- Logistics And Distribution Management. Explore the measurement and representation of positions, levels and land features. Practice centres on a field record, calculation sheet and checked plan, drawing on coordinates, reference systems and control and survey equipment and field preparation. You will record findings, justify decisions and check reference consistency, closure checks and traceability of observations.
- Cost And Management Accounting 1. Explore the use of cost information to plan work and assess operating performance. Practice centres on a costing workbook and budget-variance report, drawing on cost classification and cost behaviour and materials, labour and overhead allocation. You will record findings, justify decisions and check cost allocation, assumptions and the implications of the proposed decision.
- Legal Aspects Of Procurement. Explore the acquisition of goods and services through clear requirements and accountable decisions. Practice centres on a procurement dossier for a fictional purchase, drawing on needs analysis and specifications and supplier information and sourcing options. You will record findings, justify decisions and check fair comparison, specification compliance and an auditable decision trail.
- Strategic Procurement. Explore the acquisition of goods and services through clear requirements and accountable decisions. Practice centres on a procurement dossier for a fictional purchase, drawing on needs analysis and specifications and supplier information and sourcing options. You will record findings, justify decisions and check fair comparison, specification compliance and an auditable decision trail.
- Public Procurement. Explore the acquisition of goods and services through clear requirements and accountable decisions. Practice centres on a procurement dossier for a fictional purchase, drawing on needs analysis and specifications and supplier information and sourcing options. You will record findings, justify decisions and check fair comparison, specification compliance and an auditable decision trail.
- Financial Accounting And Reporting 1. Explore the recording of transactions and preparation of financial information. Practice centres on an accounting file from source documents to financial statements, drawing on source documents and the accounting equation and double-entry records and journals. You will record findings, justify decisions and check completeness, classification, arithmetic and reconciliation.
- Business Research Methods. Explore the design of a focused investigation using traceable evidence. Practice centres on a research proposal and small investigation, drawing on problem definition and research questions and finding and evaluating literature. You will record findings, justify decisions and check whether the conclusions follow from the evidence.
- Inventory Management. Explore the control of stock and materials from receipt to issue and replenishment. Practice centres on a stock-control file with a count reconciliation, drawing on item identification and stock records and receiving and inspection. You will record findings, justify decisions and check traceability, storage suitability and agreement between records and quantities.
- Principles Of Purchasing And Supply. Explore the acquisition of goods and services through clear requirements and accountable decisions. Practice centres on a procurement dossier for a fictional purchase, drawing on needs analysis and specifications and supplier information and sourcing options. You will record findings, justify decisions and check fair comparison, specification compliance and an auditable decision trail.
Foundations and shared practice
- Communication. Explore clear communication with colleagues, clients and other people affected by a service. Practice centres on a communication portfolio with a service scenario, drawing on purpose, audience and communication channels and listening, questioning and confirmation. You will record findings, justify decisions and check accuracy, accessibility, professional tone and completion of follow-up actions.
- Business Information Systems. Explore the use of digital tools to organise information and produce reliable work records. Practice centres on a linked set of documents, calculations and presentation files, drawing on files, folders, naming and version control and word-processing layouts and structured documents. You will record findings, justify decisions and check formula accuracy, consistency, readability and recoverability.
- National Studies. Explore the relationship between citizenship, public institutions and working life. Practice centres on a local public-service case review, drawing on constitutional principles and public institutions and citizenship and civic responsibilities. You will record findings, justify decisions and check the distinction between fact, opinion and unsupported claims.
- Entrepreneurial Skills Development. Explore the development of a viable small enterprise from a defined customer need. Practice centres on a small-enterprise plan and test record, drawing on customer problems and enterprise opportunities and products, services and value propositions. You will record findings, justify decisions and check whether the financial assumptions and customer evidence support the proposal.
Practical integration
- On The Job Education And Training. Apply your learning through agreed duties in a supervised workplace. You will connect management of organisational assets, communication with routine service or production responsibilities. Keep evidence of preparation, work completed and feedback. Review your progress with the supervisor and explain how your decisions affect quality, safety and other people.
- Skills Proficiency. Demonstrate the practical skills developed across the programme. Tasks integrate management of organisational assets, communication within an agreed work brief. You will prepare resources, carry out the authorised task and check the result. Your evidence should show consistent performance, accurate records and an explanation of decisions within your learner role.
Assessment and practical learning
- Suggested learning checks: analyse applied problems and justify your decisions using relevant evidence.
- Suggested practical assessment: complete a supervised project or portfolio with a clear method, results and evaluation.
- Present and defend your recommendations, then revise the work in response to assessor feedback.
Practical application
Compile a purchasing and stores case file, from requisition and supplier comparison to receipt, stock control and performance review.
Subject descriptions
Each subject below includes its purpose, learning outcomes, main topics, practical task and assessment approach.
Management Of Organisational Assets
Specialist subjects
Explore the coordination of people, resources and decisions to deliver a defined service. Practice centres on an operational plan and service-improvement report, drawing on organisational purpose and responsibilities and work planning and resource allocation. You will record findings, justify decisions and check feasibility, accountability and evidence of service performance.
Learning outcomes
- Translate a service objective into responsibilities and work steps.
- Use records and performance measures to identify an operating problem.
- Recommend an improvement with clear actions and ownership.
Main topics
- Organisational purpose and responsibilities
- Work planning and resource allocation
- Procedures, records and internal controls
- Team coordination and problem solving
- Performance measures and service quality
- Accountability, review and improvement
Practical task
For Management Of Organisational Assets, prepare an operational plan and service-improvement report in a retail purchasing and supply setting. Use supplied records, a realistic simulation or authorised supervised practice. Include your working and checks of feasibility, accountability and evidence of service performance.
Assessment
Applied questions, a worked case and an individual explanation supported by calculations, diagrams or records. Compare alternatives and justify the selected response using evidence.
Communication
Foundations and shared practice
Explore clear communication with colleagues, clients and other people affected by a service. Practice centres on a communication portfolio with a service scenario, drawing on purpose, audience and communication channels and listening, questioning and confirmation. You will record findings, justify decisions and check accuracy, accessibility, professional tone and completion of follow-up actions.
Learning outcomes
- Choose language and a channel suited to the audience.
- Prepare an accurate written or spoken service message.
- Respond to feedback while preserving a reliable record.
Main topics
- Purpose, audience and communication channels
- Listening, questioning and confirmation
- Professional correspondence and reports
- Meetings, briefings and presentation
- Difficult conversations and service recovery
- Confidentiality, accessible language and records
Practical task
For Communication, prepare a communication portfolio with a service scenario in a retail purchasing and supply setting. Use supplied records, a realistic simulation or authorised supervised practice. Include your working and checks of accuracy, accessibility, professional tone and completion of follow-up actions.
Assessment
Applied questions, a worked case and an individual explanation supported by calculations, diagrams or records. Compare alternatives and justify the selected response using evidence.
Industrial And Services Procurement
Specialist subjects
Explore the acquisition of goods and services through clear requirements and accountable decisions. Practice centres on a procurement dossier for a fictional purchase, drawing on needs analysis and specifications and supplier information and sourcing options. You will record findings, justify decisions and check fair comparison, specification compliance and an auditable decision trail.
Learning outcomes
- Prepare requirements and evaluation criteria for a purchase.
- Compare offers using a documented method.
- Maintain an acquisition record from approval to acceptance.
Main topics
- Needs analysis and specifications
- Supplier information and sourcing options
- Quotation or tender evaluation
- Negotiation and contract responsibilities
- Delivery, acceptance and supplier performance
- Procurement records, conflicts and accountability
Practical task
For Industrial And Services Procurement, prepare a procurement dossier for a fictional purchase in a retail purchasing and supply setting. Use supplied records, a realistic simulation or authorised supervised practice. Include your working and checks of fair comparison, specification compliance and an auditable decision trail.
Assessment
Applied questions, a worked case and an individual explanation supported by calculations, diagrams or records. Compare alternatives and justify the selected response using evidence.
Procurement Negotiation
Specialist subjects
Explore the acquisition of goods and services through clear requirements and accountable decisions. Practice centres on a procurement dossier for a fictional purchase, drawing on needs analysis and specifications and supplier information and sourcing options. You will record findings, justify decisions and check fair comparison, specification compliance and an auditable decision trail.
Learning outcomes
- Prepare requirements and evaluation criteria for a purchase.
- Compare offers using a documented method.
- Maintain an acquisition record from approval to acceptance.
Main topics
- Needs analysis and specifications
- Supplier information and sourcing options
- Quotation or tender evaluation
- Negotiation and contract responsibilities
- Delivery, acceptance and supplier performance
- Procurement records, conflicts and accountability
Practical task
For Procurement Negotiation, prepare a procurement dossier for a fictional purchase in a retail purchasing and supply setting. Use supplied records, a realistic simulation or authorised supervised practice. Include your working and checks of fair comparison, specification compliance and an auditable decision trail.
Assessment
Applied questions, a worked case and an individual explanation supported by calculations, diagrams or records. Compare alternatives and justify the selected response using evidence.
Logistics And Distribution Management
Specialist subjects
Explore the measurement and representation of positions, levels and land features. Practice centres on a field record, calculation sheet and checked plan, drawing on coordinates, reference systems and control and survey equipment and field preparation. You will record findings, justify decisions and check reference consistency, closure checks and traceability of observations.
Learning outcomes
- Plan observations around a stated mapping or setting-out need.
- Record and reduce measurements with appropriate checks.
- Produce a spatial output and explain its accuracy limits.
Main topics
- Coordinates, reference systems and control
- Survey equipment and field preparation
- Distances, angles, levels and observations
- Field records and error checking
- Calculations, mapping and data presentation
- Accuracy, limitations and survey reporting
Practical task
For Logistics And Distribution Management, prepare a field record, calculation sheet and checked plan in a retail purchasing and supply setting. Use supplied records, a realistic simulation or authorised supervised practice. Include your working and checks of reference consistency, closure checks and traceability of observations.
Assessment
Applied questions, a worked case and an individual explanation supported by calculations, diagrams or records. Compare alternatives and justify the selected response using evidence.
Cost And Management Accounting 1
Specialist subjects
Explore the use of cost information to plan work and assess operating performance. Practice centres on a costing workbook and budget-variance report, drawing on cost classification and cost behaviour and materials, labour and overhead allocation. You will record findings, justify decisions and check cost allocation, assumptions and the implications of the proposed decision.
Learning outcomes
- Calculate a product or service cost using stated assumptions.
- Prepare a budget linked to planned activity.
- Explain a variance and recommend a supported response.
Main topics
- Cost classification and cost behaviour
- Materials, labour and overhead allocation
- Job, service and process costing
- Budget preparation and cash implications
- Variance analysis and corrective decisions
- Pricing, contribution and relevant-cost choices
Practical task
For Cost And Management Accounting 1, prepare a costing workbook and budget-variance report in a retail purchasing and supply setting. Use supplied records, a realistic simulation or authorised supervised practice. Include your working and checks of cost allocation, assumptions and the implications of the proposed decision.
Assessment
Applied questions, a worked case and an individual explanation supported by calculations, diagrams or records. Compare alternatives and justify the selected response using evidence.
Legal Aspects Of Procurement
Specialist subjects
Explore the acquisition of goods and services through clear requirements and accountable decisions. Practice centres on a procurement dossier for a fictional purchase, drawing on needs analysis and specifications and supplier information and sourcing options. You will record findings, justify decisions and check fair comparison, specification compliance and an auditable decision trail.
Learning outcomes
- Prepare requirements and evaluation criteria for a purchase.
- Compare offers using a documented method.
- Maintain an acquisition record from approval to acceptance.
Main topics
- Needs analysis and specifications
- Supplier information and sourcing options
- Quotation or tender evaluation
- Negotiation and contract responsibilities
- Delivery, acceptance and supplier performance
- Procurement records, conflicts and accountability
Practical task
For Legal Aspects Of Procurement, prepare a procurement dossier for a fictional purchase in a retail purchasing and supply setting. Use supplied records, a realistic simulation or authorised supervised practice. Include your working and checks of fair comparison, specification compliance and an auditable decision trail.
Assessment
Applied questions, a worked case and an individual explanation supported by calculations, diagrams or records. Compare alternatives and justify the selected response using evidence.
Strategic Procurement
Specialist subjects
Explore the acquisition of goods and services through clear requirements and accountable decisions. Practice centres on a procurement dossier for a fictional purchase, drawing on needs analysis and specifications and supplier information and sourcing options. You will record findings, justify decisions and check fair comparison, specification compliance and an auditable decision trail.
Learning outcomes
- Prepare requirements and evaluation criteria for a purchase.
- Compare offers using a documented method.
- Maintain an acquisition record from approval to acceptance.
Main topics
- Needs analysis and specifications
- Supplier information and sourcing options
- Quotation or tender evaluation
- Negotiation and contract responsibilities
- Delivery, acceptance and supplier performance
- Procurement records, conflicts and accountability
Practical task
For Strategic Procurement, prepare a procurement dossier for a fictional purchase in a retail purchasing and supply setting. Use supplied records, a realistic simulation or authorised supervised practice. Include your working and checks of fair comparison, specification compliance and an auditable decision trail.
Assessment
Applied questions, a worked case and an individual explanation supported by calculations, diagrams or records. Compare alternatives and justify the selected response using evidence.
Public Procurement
Specialist subjects
Explore the acquisition of goods and services through clear requirements and accountable decisions. Practice centres on a procurement dossier for a fictional purchase, drawing on needs analysis and specifications and supplier information and sourcing options. You will record findings, justify decisions and check fair comparison, specification compliance and an auditable decision trail.
Learning outcomes
- Prepare requirements and evaluation criteria for a purchase.
- Compare offers using a documented method.
- Maintain an acquisition record from approval to acceptance.
Main topics
- Needs analysis and specifications
- Supplier information and sourcing options
- Quotation or tender evaluation
- Negotiation and contract responsibilities
- Delivery, acceptance and supplier performance
- Procurement records, conflicts and accountability
Practical task
For Public Procurement, prepare a procurement dossier for a fictional purchase in a retail purchasing and supply setting. Use supplied records, a realistic simulation or authorised supervised practice. Include your working and checks of fair comparison, specification compliance and an auditable decision trail.
Assessment
Applied questions, a worked case and an individual explanation supported by calculations, diagrams or records. Compare alternatives and justify the selected response using evidence.
Financial Accounting And Reporting 1
Specialist subjects
Explore the recording of transactions and preparation of financial information. Practice centres on an accounting file from source documents to financial statements, drawing on source documents and the accounting equation and double-entry records and journals. You will record findings, justify decisions and check completeness, classification, arithmetic and reconciliation.
Learning outcomes
- Record transactions using appropriate accounts and source evidence.
- Reconcile records and correct identified errors.
- Prepare financial information with a clear supporting audit trail.
Main topics
- Source documents and the accounting equation
- Double-entry records and journals
- Ledgers, trial balance and error correction
- Reconciliation and period-end adjustments
- Financial statements and supporting schedules
- Internal controls and interpretation of results
Practical task
For Financial Accounting And Reporting 1, prepare an accounting file from source documents to financial statements in a retail purchasing and supply setting. Use supplied records, a realistic simulation or authorised supervised practice. Include your working and checks of completeness, classification, arithmetic and reconciliation.
Assessment
Applied questions, a worked case and an individual explanation supported by calculations, diagrams or records. Compare alternatives and justify the selected response using evidence.
Business Research Methods
Specialist subjects
Explore the design of a focused investigation using traceable evidence. Practice centres on a research proposal and small investigation, drawing on problem definition and research questions and finding and evaluating literature. You will record findings, justify decisions and check whether the conclusions follow from the evidence.
Learning outcomes
- Formulate a question suited to the available evidence and resources.
- Collect and analyse information using a documented method.
- Present conclusions supported by findings and stated limitations.
Main topics
- Problem definition and research questions
- Finding and evaluating literature
- Sampling and data-collection choices
- Consent, confidentiality and research integrity
- Organising and analysing evidence
- Interpreting results and reporting limitations
Practical task
For Business Research Methods, prepare a research proposal and small investigation in a retail purchasing and supply setting. Use supplied records, a realistic simulation or authorised supervised practice. Include your working and checks of whether the conclusions follow from the evidence.
Assessment
Applied questions, a worked case and an individual explanation supported by calculations, diagrams or records. Compare alternatives and justify the selected response using evidence.
Business Information Systems
Foundations and shared practice
Explore the use of digital tools to organise information and produce reliable work records. Practice centres on a linked set of documents, calculations and presentation files, drawing on files, folders, naming and version control and word-processing layouts and structured documents. You will record findings, justify decisions and check formula accuracy, consistency, readability and recoverability.
Learning outcomes
- Create and organise files for a defined work task.
- Use a spreadsheet or document tool to process information accurately.
- Check outputs and protect the underlying information.
Main topics
- Files, folders, naming and version control
- Word-processing layouts and structured documents
- Spreadsheet calculations and charts
- Presentation of findings and supporting evidence
- Data entry, validation and checking
- Access controls, backup and responsible information use
Practical task
For Business Information Systems, prepare a linked set of documents, calculations and presentation files in a retail purchasing and supply setting. Use supplied records, a realistic simulation or authorised supervised practice. Include your working and checks of formula accuracy, consistency, readability and recoverability.
Assessment
Applied questions, a worked case and an individual explanation supported by calculations, diagrams or records. Compare alternatives and justify the selected response using evidence.
Inventory Management
Specialist subjects
Explore the control of stock and materials from receipt to issue and replenishment. Practice centres on a stock-control file with a count reconciliation, drawing on item identification and stock records and receiving and inspection. You will record findings, justify decisions and check traceability, storage suitability and agreement between records and quantities.
Learning outcomes
- Maintain accurate receipt, storage and issue records.
- Calculate a replenishment need using supplied demand data.
- Investigate a stock discrepancy and document corrective action.
Main topics
- Item identification and stock records
- Receiving and inspection
- Storage conditions and location control
- Issues, returns and reconciliation
- Demand, reorder levels and stock counts
- Loss prevention, obsolescence and reporting
Practical task
For Inventory Management, prepare a stock-control file with a count reconciliation in a retail purchasing and supply setting. Use supplied records, a realistic simulation or authorised supervised practice. Include your working and checks of traceability, storage suitability and agreement between records and quantities.
Assessment
Applied questions, a worked case and an individual explanation supported by calculations, diagrams or records. Compare alternatives and justify the selected response using evidence.
National Studies
Foundations and shared practice
Explore the relationship between citizenship, public institutions and working life. Practice centres on a local public-service case review, drawing on constitutional principles and public institutions and citizenship and civic responsibilities. You will record findings, justify decisions and check the distinction between fact, opinion and unsupported claims.
Learning outcomes
- Explain the role of public institutions in a community issue.
- Compare perspectives using identifiable evidence.
- Prepare a reasoned civic or workplace contribution.
Main topics
- Constitutional principles and public institutions
- Citizenship and civic responsibilities
- Zimbabwean history and national development
- Cultural diversity and community participation
- Work, enterprise and public services
- Evidence, public debate and responsible participation
Practical task
For National Studies, prepare a local public-service case review in a retail purchasing and supply setting. Use supplied records, a realistic simulation or authorised supervised practice. Include your working and checks of the distinction between fact, opinion and unsupported claims.
Assessment
Applied questions, a worked case and an individual explanation supported by calculations, diagrams or records. Compare alternatives and justify the selected response using evidence.
Principles Of Purchasing And Supply
Specialist subjects
Explore the acquisition of goods and services through clear requirements and accountable decisions. Practice centres on a procurement dossier for a fictional purchase, drawing on needs analysis and specifications and supplier information and sourcing options. You will record findings, justify decisions and check fair comparison, specification compliance and an auditable decision trail.
Learning outcomes
- Prepare requirements and evaluation criteria for a purchase.
- Compare offers using a documented method.
- Maintain an acquisition record from approval to acceptance.
Main topics
- Needs analysis and specifications
- Supplier information and sourcing options
- Quotation or tender evaluation
- Negotiation and contract responsibilities
- Delivery, acceptance and supplier performance
- Procurement records, conflicts and accountability
Practical task
For Principles Of Purchasing And Supply, prepare a procurement dossier for a fictional purchase in a retail purchasing and supply setting. Use supplied records, a realistic simulation or authorised supervised practice. Include your working and checks of fair comparison, specification compliance and an auditable decision trail.
Assessment
Applied questions, a worked case and an individual explanation supported by calculations, diagrams or records. Compare alternatives and justify the selected response using evidence.
Entrepreneurial Skills Development
Foundations and shared practice
Explore the development of a viable small enterprise from a defined customer need. Practice centres on a small-enterprise plan and test record, drawing on customer problems and enterprise opportunities and products, services and value propositions. You will record findings, justify decisions and check whether the financial assumptions and customer evidence support the proposal.
Learning outcomes
- Define a customer need and a practical enterprise response.
- Estimate resources, costs and cash requirements.
- Revise a business proposal using evidence from a small market test.
Main topics
- Customer problems and enterprise opportunities
- Products, services and value propositions
- Startup resources and operating costs
- Pricing, cash flow and basic records
- Market testing and customer feedback
- Business risks, responsibilities and growth choices
Practical task
For Entrepreneurial Skills Development, prepare a small-enterprise plan and test record in a retail purchasing and supply setting. Use supplied records, a realistic simulation or authorised supervised practice. Include your working and checks of whether the financial assumptions and customer evidence support the proposal.
Assessment
Applied questions, a worked case and an individual explanation supported by calculations, diagrams or records. Compare alternatives and justify the selected response using evidence.
On The Job Education And Training
Practical integration
Apply your learning through agreed duties in a supervised workplace. You will connect management of organisational assets, communication with routine service or production responsibilities. Keep evidence of preparation, work completed and feedback. Review your progress with the supervisor and explain how your decisions affect quality, safety and other people.
Learning outcomes
- Complete agreed duties within the supervised role.
- Maintain a traceable record of work and feedback.
- Evaluate progress and identify specific development needs.
Main topics
- Workplace induction and agreed duties
- Applying technical knowledge to real work
- Work records and evidence of contribution
- Team communication and professional conduct
- Supervisor feedback and skills development
- Reflective review and future learning priorities
Practical task
Complete supervised duties linked to National Diploma in Retail Purchasing and Supply. Keep a logbook, samples of permitted work and supervisor feedback.
Assessment
Assessment uses the agreed work plan, supervisor observation, work evidence and an individual reflective discussion.
Skills Proficiency
Practical integration
Demonstrate the practical skills developed across the programme. Tasks integrate management of organisational assets, communication within an agreed work brief. You will prepare resources, carry out the authorised task and check the result. Your evidence should show consistent performance, accurate records and an explanation of decisions within your learner role.
Learning outcomes
- Plan and complete an integrated task to agreed criteria.
- Demonstrate safe and consistent practical performance.
- Explain the result and correct identified weaknesses.
Main topics
- Interpreting an integrated work brief
- Preparing tools, information and resources
- Demonstrating the required technical skills
- Checking output against agreed criteria
- Responding to faults and assessor feedback
- Presenting evidence and explaining decisions
Practical task
Compile a purchasing and stores case file, from requisition and supplier comparison to receipt, stock control and performance review.
Assessment
Direct observation, the completed output, a quality-check record and oral questions provide the evidence for this subject.
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National Diploma in Retail Purchasing and Supply
Course modified date: 13 September 2026
This course develops your ability to coordinate purchasing, stores and supply activities with attention to cost, service and accountability. Learning combines technical study with practical tasks relevant to Southern African organisations and communities.
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