VRQ - Vocationally-Related Qualification
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Learners who successfully gain the ABC Level 3 Diploma in Fashion Retail can progress to:
• Other Level 3 Fashion Qualifications
• Employment on a management training programme within a Fashion Retail Company
• New business start up or other employment
• Retail Fashion Management Foundation Degree or Honours Degree or associated HE programmes
Unit 5 (Professional Development in Retail Management) provides the basis for independent assessment achieved through the learner's Statement of Intent and linked to the final major project. This project is internally set, independently assessed, with external moderation by ABC.
For successful completion of the ABC Level 3 Diploma in Fashion Retail 9 units are required. Learners must complete all 5 mandatory units in Group A and 4 optional units from Group B.