BTEC International Level 2 Business

Unit 19: Visual Merchandising and Display — assessment criteria

Learners will study the activities and responsibilities of visual merchandisers. They will also study the techniques and tools used to visually promote the sales of products in retail businesses.

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Assessment criteria

Reproduced verbatim from the Pearson specification — the same grid the assignment brief carries. A unit grade is the highest band where all criteria in that band (and every band below it) are met.

Pass

7 criteria
A.P1Explain, using relevant examples, the activities and responsibilities of visual merchandisers in two retail businesses operating in different sub-sectors.
A.P2Explain, using examples, how the size and sub-sector of retail outlets affect the work of visual merchandisers.
B.P3Explain, using relevant examples, the techniques used by visual merchandisers in two retail businesses operating in different sub-sectors.
B.P4Describe, using relevant examples, the tools used by visual merchandisers in two retail businesses operating in different sub-sectors.
C.P5Plan a detailed, positive retail environment using appropriate annotations to meet a given design brief.
C.P6Create a product display design for use within a positive retail environment, to meet a given design brief.
C.P7Gather feedback on the effectiveness of the positive retail environment plan and the product display design.

Merit

3 criteria
A.M1Analyse how the size and sub-sector of two selected retail businesses affect the activities and responsibilities of visual merchandisers. used by retailers to merchandise and display their products visually
B.M2Analyse the benefits of using the different techniques and tools to two retail businesses operating in different sub-sectors, including their customers and suppliers.
C.M3Use feedback to analyse the effectiveness of the positive retail environment plan and the product display design.

Distinction

2 criteria
AB.D1Evaluate the effectiveness for business success of the activities, responsibilities, techniques and tools used by visual merchandisers in two retail businesses operating in different sub-sectors.
C.D2Justify suggested improvements to the positive retail environment plan and the product display design in response to feedback.

Command verbs in this unit

The verb decides the depth expected — that is what separates Pass from Merit and Distinction work on the same learning aim.

EvaluateExplainAnalyseDescribeJustifyPlanCreateGatherUse
Pearson's ladder runs Identify → Describe → Explain → Compare / Analyse → Evaluate / Justify / Assess. A Merit or Distinction criterion on the same aim always implies the Pass beneath it: an “evaluate” answer that never first “explains” fails, however polished it reads. Hover a verb for what it demands.

Learning aims

  • A. Understand the activities and responsibilities of visual merchandisers in retail
  • B. Understand the techniques and tools used by retailers to merchandise and display their
  • C. Design and plan a positive sales environment using visual merchandising and display

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