Dublin Institute of Technology

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Dublin Institute of Technology
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Dublin Institute of Technology Faculty of
Business
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Statutory position of DIT

• History can be traced back to 1880s
• Teaching and research awards at
• Higher Certificate,
• Degree,
• Masters and
• Doctoral levels
• Degree Awarding Authority for over 30 Years
• Statutory authority by Act of the Irish
  Parliament
• Unique position in Irish Legislation

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Role and Profile of DIT

• Largest University Level Institution in Ireland
• Member of the European Universities Association
  (EUA) and Member of the International
  Universities Association (IUA)
• Significant output of graduates to industry and
  the professions
• Strong commitment to research, development and
  consultancy with a focus on industry
• Multi-level, multi-discipline Institution with
  Ladders of Opportunity

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DIT _at_ Glance
Degree awarding powers up to Ph D
One of 8 Irish members of the European
Universities Association
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The Institute is organised around 6 Faculties
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The Strucrture of Retail Education Training In
Ireland

• Past Graduate
• Undergraduate
• CPD
• Vocational, Short Course On the Job Training

Many providers of Vocational Short Course
Training Commercial trainers, State employemnt
skills trainers (FAS, CREST, Skilnets,
Colleges of Further Education
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The School of Retail Services Management The
Knowledge Centre for the Retail Sector in Ireland
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The Strucrture of Retail Education Training In
Ireland

• Levels of Retail Education Training
• 1. Past Graduate (PG Dip, Masters, PhD)
• 2. Undergraduate (Ord Hons Degrees)
• 3. Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
• 4. Vocational, Short Course On the Job Training
  (APEL)

Many providers of Vocational Short Course
Training Commercial trainers, State employemnt
skills trainers (FAS, CREST, Skilnets,
Colleges of Further Education
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Activity of the Retail School

• Academic
• CAO-Entry Courses
• - Two Higher Certificates (Level 6)
• - B.Sc Degree ( Level 8)
• Post Grad. Diploma in Fashion Buying (Level 9)
• MBS in Retail Management Degree ( Level 9)
• Doctoral Programme ( Level 10)

Industry Services Bespoke CPD Degree
Programmes for Retail Organisations
Research Research on Issues relevant to Retail
Sector
Industry Partnerships Retail Supply Chain
Laboratory GS1 - Technology Partners
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Ladders of Opportunity
Major Awards

• Masters programmes

• Post Graduate Programmes

• Degree Programmes

Minor Awards

• CPD Diploma Programmes

• CPD Certificate Programmes

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Collaborative Design
Continuing Professional Development

• Truly Customised Programme

• Industry Academically Relevant Programme which
• impacts significantly on the Industry / Client
  Organisation.
• A True Partnership between Academia and Industry

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CPD Programme Model
Continuing Professional Developemnt

• Specifically organised for industry, commerce and
  business. (Flexible, Innovative Responsive to
  the needs of Industry)
• Developed in response to requests from external
  organisations (Market Based Demand)
• Learning Objectives, Delivery Methods, Content,
  Syllabi is determined between
• the external bodies / organisations,
• the Institute or
• by a combination of both.
• Competence based orientation greater practice
  bias
• Alignment of CPD modules and the requirements for
  entry to Academic programmes

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Continuing Professional Developemnt

• Proven methodology of working closely with
  clients
• Programme design and content
• Innovative approach towards programme
  accreditation
• Operating within EUA and NQF frameworks
• Effective programme management fully costed and
  financed
• Dedicated course director single point of
  contact
• Innovative learning strategies
• Blended learning approaches
• Focus on embedding learning in participant
  organisation
• Achievement of incremental business process
  improvements
• Alignment of learning outcomes with work based
  activity

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Executive Education _at_ Faculty of Business
FACULTY OF BUSINESS PARTNERS
Musgrave/SuperValu/Centra CPD BBS Aer
Rianta CPD IBEC CPD Irish Aviation
Authority CPD BBS Intel BBS BWG
SPAR CPD Hickey Pharma CPD BlockBuster
ExtraVision CPD Skillnets CPD Chambers
Ireland CPD ICT Ireland MSc Enterprise
Ireland PG Dip/MSc FAS Sales
Management CPD PG Dip Financial Services
Ireland CPD PG Dip Allied Irish Bank CPD PG
Dip
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Skills Requirements of the Wholesale and Retail
Sector to 2015
Steering Group Meeting 4 November 2008
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Wholesale and Retail Sector
In Context

• Largest services sector
• 11.7 of National Gross Value Added
• 270,000 employees (50 part-time), 30,000
  enterprises (85 micro)
• 12.5 of employees are non-Irish nationals
• Since 2000, 37 increase in value of sales, 16
  in volume
• Turnover of 82billion, 49 of total services
  turnover
• 6.4 billion in wages and salaries
• Rapid growth and internationalisation in last
  decade
• Currently the sector is under huge pressure
• Expected to grow and diversify further medium
  to long term
• Skills
• Sales, marketing, management, customer service,
  IT, numeracy, literacy, organisation,
  interpersonal, communication, teamwork,
  leadership, creativity, stock control, logistics,
  merchandising, health and safety, security

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Educational profile
1.4 12.7 12.2 42.0 24.1 7
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3.3 24.6 13.3 31.7 18.7
8.2
Half the number of 3rd Level Degree
Graduates Twice the number of 2nd level
Graduates
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Skills Issues

• General evidence
• Poor image as potential career path
• Low retention, high rate of turnover
• Increasing importance of recruitment policy
• Provision of remedial education and training
• Low perception of value of vocational
  qualifications
• Shortage of quality managers
• Mostly job specific and health and safety
  training
• CVTS Job Specific, Health and Safety, Higher
  Positions
• Work with Educational Providers.
• Retail Skillnet, FAS, DIT, DBS
• Limited number of retail specific courses,
  especially at higher level
• NSS shortage of sales and marketing personnel,
  managers

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Objectives 2009-2015
Expert Skills Study

• Identify current skills demands in the wholesale
  and retail sector.
• Identify current skills supply in the wholesale
  and retail sector.
• Identify structural trends and drivers of change
  in the industry that and identify the impact of
  these drivers on skills requirements over this
  timeframe.
• Considering the targets of the National Skills
  Strategy, assess the need for upskilling of the
  current workforce in the sector.

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Expert Skills Group Sectoral Study
Stages

• 1. Understanding the nature of the Wholesale and
  Retail sector
• 2. Establishing the barriers and opportunities
  for human capital development within the retail
  sector
• 3. Determining current and future skills supply
  and demand
• 4. Progressing skills development within the
  wholesale and retail sector

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Faculty of Business DIT

• Largest business faculty in Republic of Ireland
• Long tradition working with public and private
  sector organisations
• DIT is largest provider of continuing
  professional development (CPD) programmes in
  State
• Strong links and regular interaction with
  professional bodies
• DIT is known for the applied nature of teaching
  and learning

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School Retail Model
The Retail Context
Sectoral Structure
Technology Infrastructure
Supply Chain
Internal Management Processes
Customer Relations Management
Legal and Regulatory
The Economy
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Applying The Simple Model in Retail Management