SIR40212 Certificate IV in Retail Management

Supersededtraining.gov.au: supersededNonEquivalent

The currency period for SIR40212 ended on 29 March 2016 — 10 years ago. It names one replacement below, with the equivalence it declares for each.

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New enrolments are not permitted from 31 March 2017 — one year from the date the replacement was included on the National Register (s 14(1)(a)(i) of the National VET Regulator (Compliance Standards for NVR RTOs and Fit and Proper Person Requirements) Instrument 2025 (F2025L00355, in force 1 July 2025)), or from a later date if ASQA has approved otherwise for your organisation.

Learners already enrolled have no fixed deadline: they complete the product and are issued their AQF certification, or transfer to the replacement, in a timely manner (ASQA guidance, read live 25 August 2026).

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Product type
Qualification
Training package
SIR07 — Retail Services Training Package
Currency period ends
29 March 2016
Latest release
Release 2 · 14 August 2012 · 2 releases in all
Supersedes
SIR40207
Superseded by
SIR40316 not equivalent

Where the register points next

Each step below is one supersession training.gov.au publishes between two products. The label on the rail is the equivalence the register declares for that step — not our reading of it.

  1. SIR40212Superseded — not equivalentCertificate IV in Retail Management
  2. not equivalent
  3. SIR40316CurrentCertificate IV in Retail Management

What the register says changed

These are the mapping notes training.gov.au attaches to each supersession, quoted as the register writes them. They are the only public record of what actually changed between two versions.

  • SIR40207SIR40212equivalent12 June 2012

    The register records this supersession but attaches no note on what changed.

  • SIR40212SIR40316not equivalent30 March 2016

    • Not Equivalent• Number of units for completion 11; core increased by 4 units; electives decreased by 3 units• Entry requirement revised to Certificate III in Retail or equivalent industry experience• Packaging rules simplified.

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What SIR40212 is made of

training.gov.au lists 57 units for SIR40212: 3 core and 54 elective. The register does not publish a completion rule in units for this product, so we do not state one. How many of the electives are required is in the packaging rules on training.gov.au.

Core units 3 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
SIRXMER405Manage store presentation and pricingnot current
SIRXMGT003ALead and manage peoplenot current
SIRXWHS403Provide a safe work environmentnot current

Elective units 54 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
BSBCUS401BCoordinate implementation of customer service strategiesnot current
BSBFIA402AReport on financial activitynot current
BSBMKG507AInterpret Market Trends And Developmentsnot current
BSBPUR401BPlan purchasingnot current
BSBPUR402BNegotiate contractsnot current
BSBPUR403BConduct international purchasingnot current
BSBREL402ABuild client relationships and business networksnot current
BSBRES401AAnalyse and present research informationnot current
BSBSMB401AEstablish legal and risk management requirements of small businessnot current
BSBSMB402APlan small business financesnot current
BSBSMB406AManage small business financesnot current
SIRRFSA302Monitor food safety programnot current
SIRRMER405Produce visual merchandising signsnot current
SIRRMER406Design, construct and maintain propsnot current
SIRRMER407Design merchandisersnot current
SIRXCCS406Provide professional customer service for high value and complex salesnot current
SIRXCCS407Develop business to business relationshipnot current
SIRXCCS408Build retail relationships and sustain customer loyaltynot current
SIRXCLM402Manage store facilitiesnot current
SIRXEBS001AAcquire and retain online customersnot current
SIRXEBS002AManage retail brands onlinenot current
SIRXEBS003AManage and promote business to business e-commerce solutionsnot current
SIRXEBS004ASelect an e-business modelnot current
SIRXFIN004AManage financial resourcesnot current
SIRXGLC401Monitor compliance with legislative requirements for the establishment of a retail businessnot current
SIRXHRM001AAdminister human resources policynot current
SIRXHRM002ARecruit and select personnelnot current
SIRXICT404Adopt mobile commerce applications to improve sales and servicenot current
SIRXINV003APlan inventory levelsnot current
SIRXINV005AControl inventorynot current
Show the remaining 24 elective units
CodeUnitIn this product
SIRXINV404Manage retail merchandisenot current
SIRXINV407Manage suppliersnot current
SIRXMER303Coordinate merchandise presentationnot current
SIRXMER304Present productsnot current
SIRXMER406Monitor in-store visual merchandising displaynot current
SIRXMER407Plan and build visual presentations for a range of merchandise categoriesnot current
SIRXMPR001AProfile a retail marketnot current
SIRXMPR004AMarket productsnot current
SIRXMPR005ASeize a business opportunitynot current
SIRXPRO002AImplement product recallsnot current
SIRXPRO401Maximise sales of branded products and servicesnot current
SIRXQUA002ALead a team to foster innovationnot current
SIRXQUA003ACreate an innovative work environmentnot current
SIRXQUA004ASet up systems that support innovationnot current
SIRXQUA005AMaintain operational quality and productivitynot current
SIRXRSK404Control store securitynot current
SIRXSLS007ATrain sales team membersnot current
SIRXSLS405Coordinate a retail operation during economic downturnsnot current
SIRXSLS406Manage sales and service deliverynot current
SIRXSLS410Lead a sales representatives teamnot current
TAEASS301BContribute to assessmentnot current
TAEASS401BPlan assessment activities and processesnot current
TAEDEL401APlan, organise and deliver group-based learningnot current
TAEDEL402APlan, organise and facilitate learning in the workplacenot current

Core and elective are the register's own flags on the unit grid of the release read here. "Not current" means training.gov.au no longer recommends that unit for use inside this product — it does not say anything about the product itself.

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