The Student Assessment Guide and Learning Plan describes the evidence required to be competent in this unit.
You can track your progress by comparing it against unit requirements and at every stage of your learning and study. You can also get support from your iTAFE mentor and advisor.
Assessment here
Study Guide
There are many ways that you might choose to make your way through the unit. The diagram and suggested sessions (below) will help to plan your learning through the Control Stock unit. The sessions outlined below are a suggestion only - you may have another way that you prefer to study.
Session 1 - Looking at Outcomes - PINK tiles
This includes:
- What is s stock?
- The stock control cycle
- Importance of stock control
- What happens if we have too much stock
- What happens if we don’t have enough stock
- Aim of stock control
- Maintaining Stock
A few points to think about for your blog:
Why is it important to monitor stock levels?
How do you monitor and maintain stock levels in your establishment?
Session 2 - Process Stock Orders & Minimise Stock Losses - AQUA & YELLOW tiles
This includes:
- Benefits of stock control
- Problems associated with stock control
- Stock control systems – computerised vs manual
- Timeframes, PAR level, JIT method
- Stock security
- Responsibility of stock control
- Purchasing Officer
- The paper trail
- Variations/ discrepancies
- What to do if there are discrepancies
- Monitor delivery deadlines
A few points to think about for your blog:
What stock ordering system does your establishment use and how is this maintained?
List the staff members in your department/team and their responsibilities within the stock ordering system.
Suggest two reasons
for unnecessary stock loss.
Briefly describe your
establishment’s procedure for reporting stock loss.
Session 3: Follow up Orders & Organise and Administer Stocktakes - RED& PURPLE tiles
This includes:
- Distribution of internal stock
- Safety issues with receiving stock
- Manual handling
- Food safety
- Transport of stock
- Excess stock
- Stock rotation
- FIFO
- Maintain stock and stores area.
- Stocktakes
- Types of stocktake
- Planning & preparation
- What is required
- Physical stocktake
A few points to think about for your blog:
How often does your establishment undertake stocktakes and what methods of stocktake are used?How do you ensure that your deliveries are received on time? Briefly describe your monitoring processes and/or establishment procedures for ensuring that deliveries meet agreed deadlines.
What reports does your establishment use for stocktakes and stocktake reporting?
Would you like to attend some online courses for this unit?
We've planned some web conferences for this unit. Details of time and date are on the VET Open Online Course (VOOC) page of this blog.
