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The Specification of Competency Standards (SCS) for the Retail Industry consists of 269 Units of Competency (UoCs) which are distributed into 8 major functional areas at various levels.

Functional Area
QF Level
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Total
QF Level 1:
3
QF Level 2:
4
QF Level 3:
12
QF Level 4:
7
QF Level 5:
10
QF Level 6:
7
QF Level 7:
0
Total:
43
QF Level 1:
2
QF Level 2:
3
QF Level 3:
10
QF Level 4:
5
QF Level 5:
2
QF Level 6:
1
QF Level 7:
0
Total:
23
QF Level 1:
0
QF Level 2:
0
QF Level 3:
1
QF Level 4:
3
QF Level 5:
8
QF Level 6:
5
QF Level 7:
1
Total:
18
QF Level 1:
2
QF Level 2:
4
QF Level 3:
7
QF Level 4:
8
QF Level 5:
9
QF Level 6:
3
QF Level 7:
0
Total:
33
QF Level 1:
3
QF Level 2:
2
QF Level 3:
4
QF Level 4:
3
QF Level 5:
3
QF Level 6:
2
QF Level 7:
0
Total:
17
QF Level 1:
0
QF Level 2:
5
QF Level 3:
8
QF Level 4:
7
QF Level 5:
11
QF Level 6:
4
QF Level 7:
0
Total:
35
QF Level 1:
2
QF Level 2:
13
QF Level 3:
10
QF Level 4:
13
QF Level 5:
8
QF Level 6:
2
QF Level 7:
0
Total:
48
QF Level 1:
4
QF Level 2:
17
QF Level 3:
21
QF Level 4:
6
QF Level 5:
4
QF Level 6:
0
QF Level 7:
0
Total:
52
QF Level 1:
16
QF Level 2:
48
QF Level 3:
73
QF Level 4:
52
QF Level 5:
55
QF Level 6:
24
QF Level 7:
1
Total:
269
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The Specification of Competency Standards (SCS) for E-business branch of the Retail Industry consists of 283 Units of Competency (UoCs) which are distributed into 4 major functional areas at various levels.

Functional Area
QF Level
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Total
QF Level 1:
3
QF Level 2:
9
QF Level 3:
23
QF Level 4:
16
QF Level 5:
22
QF Level 6:
13
QF Level 7:
1
Total:
87
QF Level 1:
0
QF Level 2:
1
QF Level 3:
10
QF Level 4:
9
QF Level 5:
23
QF Level 6:
7
QF Level 7:
1
Total:
51
QF Level 1:
0
QF Level 2:
2
QF Level 3:
6
QF Level 4:
24
QF Level 5:
15
QF Level 6:
5
QF Level 7:
0
Total:
52
QF Level 1:
3
QF Level 2:
5
QF Level 3:
19
QF Level 4:
19
QF Level 5:
26
QF Level 6:
20
QF Level 7:
1
Total:
93
QF Level 1:
6
QF Level 2:
17
QF Level 3:
58
QF Level 4:
68
QF Level 5:
86
QF Level 6:
45
QF Level 7:
3
Total:
283

SCS-based / SGC-based Course

SCS-based/SGC-based courses refer to education and training courses that adopt the SCSs or Specifications of Generic (Foundation) Competencies (SGCs) as the main basis for curriculum design. The contents and learning outcomes have to meet the performance requirements as set out in the relevant UoCs under the SCS/SGC. Furthermore, the structure and design of SCS-based/SGC-based courses are governed by the principles stipulated under the Qualifications Guidelines issued by the Education Bureau.

Please visit Qualifications Register (QR) to search SCS-based courses for the Retail industry.

SCS-based Training Packages

Using selected units of competency (UoCs) which correspond with a job role in the industry, an SCS-based Training Package outlines the essential elements for a learning programme, offering for reference the contents of learning, assessment guidelines, as well as supporting and reference materials. 

Retail ITAC has developed 3 sets of SCS-based training packages to encourage enterprises and education and training providers to developcourses more closely aligned with the needs of industry.

  • Customer Service (Level 3) (Chinese version only)
  • Sales and Marketing (Level 3) (Chinese version only)
  • Store operation (Level 4) (Chinese version only)