{"id":113452,"date":"2021-11-05T10:07:32","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T10:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/?page_id=113452"},"modified":"2025-10-24T14:51:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T13:51:27","slug":"level-2-apprenticeship-in-trade-supplier","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/further-education\/courses\/construction\/level-2-apprenticeship-in-trade-supplier\/","title":{"rendered":"Level 2 Apprenticeship in Trade Supplier"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class='flex_column av-12woos6k-f35d8dc1c00d1522285cf5982476c988 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-6fb2cj3-60bdddf7e94dffb22d634a72abb19015 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2><em>Level 2 Apprenticeship in<\/em><\/h2>\n<h2>Trade Supplier<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5nss21b-53ef88ceca654184134233a6eb8c4388\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-5nss21b-53ef88ceca654184134233a6eb8c4388{\nheight:5px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-5nss21b-53ef88ceca654184134233a6eb8c4388 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-5dhv05r-7583d64886a959388959ea099c9cb84e '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Trade Suppliers play a vital role in ensuring an efficient flow of goods and services between manufacturers and their skilled trade customer base. They operate in a variety of sectors including electrical, plumbing, joinery and general building supplies. Typically, a Trade Supplier will operate a small warehouse and trade counter, which is visited regularly by professional trade customers who have technical knowledge about what they are buying. Trade Suppliers can specialise in roles in a trade business environment, which may include sales, purchasing, account management, logistics and administration.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-xh6rq7g-0bfee5976d9f8670b040fe244a1ec402 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><div  class='avia-button-wrap av-mh4wr8fq-3c185f3b4f3239eda8d64534374d5653-wrap avia-button-center  avia-builder-el-5  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mh4wr8fq-3c185f3b4f3239eda8d64534374d5653\">\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-mh4wr8fq-3c185f3b4f3239eda8d64534374d5653{\nbackground-color:#045c93;\nborder-color:#045c93;\ncolor:#ffffff;\ntransition:all 0.4s ease-in-out;\n}\n<\/style>\n<a href='https:\/\/rhpics.picsweb.co.uk\/app\/Guest\/SignUp\/Applicant\/8bf22b35091e4e4e8a84bcb7e2011818' class='avia-button 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top_tab  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last ' role='tablist'>\n<section class='av_tab_section av_tab_section av-bp2w0vg-721742ab076e2f3e9d327a2fe450a729'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='tab active_tab' role='tab' tabindex='0' data-fake-id='#tab-id-1' aria-controls='tab-id-1-content'  itemprop=\"headline\" >Course Information<\/div><div id='tab-id-1-content' class='tab_content active_tab_content' aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class='tab_inner_content invers-color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>What will I study?<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Assisting customers in exploring product ranges and alternative and complementary products and services, based on the fundamental underpinning product knowledge<\/li>\n<li>Identifying the customers\u2019 requirements, matching them to the trade supplier\u2019s products and services<\/li>\n<li>Delivering accurate product information, to enable the customer to make a decision on products and services and know how to access the detailed technical specification of a product when required.<\/li>\n<li>Securing a trade sale using appropriate selling techniques, both face to face and on the telephone, and methods to complete the transaction.<\/li>\n<li>Applying basic merchandising techniques used within the business.<\/li>\n<li>Applying the key principles of selling in a trade supplier environment, using a variety of methods, which may include unique selling points, upselling, and link selling to secure and complete sales transactions.<\/li>\n<li>Communicating with customers using various methods and systems appropriate to the situation<\/li>\n<li>Applying the key principles of administration and working practices to accurately prepare, store, communicate and process businesses documentation.<\/li>\n<li>Processing information, to the key standards of data protection, security and intellectual property rights.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How long will it take?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The typical duration for this apprenticeship is 12 months but this will depend on the previous experience of the apprentice and access to opportunities to gain the full range of competence.<\/li>\n<li>Work-based<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What qualifications do I need to start?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Preferably 4 GCSEs at grade 4 or above including English and Maths<\/li>\n<li>Good understanding of IT systems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What qualifications will I gain?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Level 2 apprenticeship in Trade Supplier<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/further-education\/choosing-the-right-course-for-you\/gcse\/\">Functional Skills or GCSE in English\u00a0and Maths<\/a>\u00a0depending on previous qualifications<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Course options after this programme<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Continue to progress within industry or a higher level apprenticeship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section 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If you are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>16-21 your training will be fully funded*<\/li>\n<li>21+ an employer contribution may be required<\/li>\n<li>Working for a large business or organisation (Payroll of \u00a33m+) your training may be funded from your employers Digital Apprenticeship Service Account<br \/>\n*small to medium businesses who employ an apprentice between 16-18 may be eligible to receive a financial government incentive<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Transport<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We offer a high-quality college bus service which collects over 1,400 students every day from across Cheshire and surrounding areas. This makes getting to Reaseheath easy, safe and affordable for all of our students.<\/p>\n<p>For more information and to find a list of our bus routes, prices and to apply for your bus pass, please\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/further-education\/studying-at-reaseheath\/transport\/\">visit the transport page on our website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How do I apply?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you have an employer and you would like to apply for an apprenticeship you can\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/fe-full-time-application-form\/\">apply now online<\/a>. You can also view our\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/apprenticeships\/vacancies\/\">live vacancies<\/a>\u00a0or complete an\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/contact-us\/online-enquiry-form\/\">online enquiry form<\/a>\u00a0and a member of the apprenticeship team will contact you.<\/p>\n<p>For a step by step guide on the application process visit the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/further-education\/courses\/how-to-apply\/\">how to apply pages on our website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/p><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-q6xqa7-88ac58bf49558ca1607d91ca5ce40800\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-q6xqa7-88ac58bf49558ca1607d91ca5ce40800{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-q6xqa7-88ac58bf49558ca1607d91ca5ce40800 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-last '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":0,"parent":1364,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.4 - 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