SIR50212 Diploma of Visual Merchandising

Supersededtraining.gov.au: supersededNonEquivalent

The currency period for SIR50212 ended on 14 August 2017 — 9 years ago. It names one replacement below, with the equivalence it declares for each.

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For an ASQA-registered RTO that does not already hold it, adding SIR50217 to scope is a change-of-scope application to ASQA, with a fee set by law: A$200 application fee + A$1,100 assessment fee per application (up to 5 VET courses and 50 units of competency). RTOs registered by a state regulator, and ASQA delegates, sit under other arrangements. Source: NVR Fees Determination 2026, F2026L00814, from 1 July 2026 · read 5 September 2026.

Product type
Qualification
Training package
SIR07 — Retail Services Training Package
Currency period ends
14 August 2017
Latest release
Release 2 · 14 August 2012 · 2 releases in all
Supersedes
SIR50207
Superseded by
SIR50217 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. SIR50212Superseded — not equivalentDiploma of Visual Merchandising
  2. not equivalent
  3. SIR50217CurrentDiploma of Visual Merchandising

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.

  • SIR50207SIR50212equivalent12 June 2012

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

  • SIR50212SIR50217not equivalent15 August 2017

    • Not equivalent • Number of units for completion 16; core decreased by 7; electives remain the same • Packaging rules simplified.

Official documents on the register

What training.gov.au lists for SIR50212 and for its training package SIR07 (release 3.4), with the name and date the register publishes for each file. We link them; we have not read them, and nothing on this page is taken from their contents.

  • SIR50212_R2.docxSIR50212 release 2 · product document · published 26 November 2024
  • SIR50212_R2.pdfSIR50212 release 2 · product document · published 22 August 2012

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What SIR50212 is made of

training.gov.au lists 31 units for SIR50212: 15 core and 16 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 15 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
BSBDES301AExplore the use of colournot current
BSBDES302AExplore and apply the creative design process to 2D formsnot current
BSBDES303AExplore and apply the creative design process to 3D formsnot current
BSBDES305ASource and apply information on the history and theory of designnot current
CUVDIG201ADevelop digital imaging skillsnot current
SIRRMER508Produce retail visual illustrationsnot current
SIRRMER509Manufacture visual merchandising signage and support structuresnot current
SIRRMER510Produce working drawingsnot current
SIRRMER511Plan, organise and maintain display lightingnot current
SIRRMER519Design and produce merchandising and in-store presentationsnot current
SIRXIND101Work effectively in a customer service environmentnot current
SIRXIND102Plan a career in the retail industrynot current
SIRXMER304Present productsnot current
SIRXMER407Plan and build visual presentations for a range of merchandise categoriesnot current
SIRXWHS101Apply safe work practicesnot current

Elective units 16 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
CUFDIG304ACreate visual design componentsnot current
CUVPHI302ACapture photographic imagesnot current
CUVPHI401ACapture images in response to a briefnot current
SIRRMER405Produce visual merchandising signsnot current
SIRRMER406Design, construct and maintain propsnot current
SIRRMER407Design merchandisersnot current
SIRRMER512Produce perspective drawings, plans and elevationsnot current
SIRRMER513Develop concept visualsnot current
SIRRMER514Design and produce store plans and floor layoutsnot current
SIRRMER515Manage visual merchandising projectsnot current
SIRRMER516Style merchandise for photographynot current
SIRRMER517Develop and apply strategies for merchandising and corporate presentationnot current
SIRRMER518Present design conceptsnot current
SIRXMER406Monitor in-store visual merchandising displaynot current
SIRXMPR001AProfile a retail marketnot current
SIRXQUA002ALead a team to foster innovationnot current

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