Trading Fairly
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If you are a trader it is important you follow rules to protect you, your business and your customers. This Trading Fairly online course has been developed for all levels of staff to inform them of the latest guidance and legislation and comes with a CPD approved instant downloadable certificate.
Course Level: Introductory Course
Duration: 1 Hour
Accreditation: CPD Certified
Certificate: Self printed
Description
This Trading Fairly course has been created with the trade industry in mind and will provide the relevant information to ensure a fair trade.
By completing this course you will be meeting your legal obligation of the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008, and minimising the risk of bad publicity or lawsuits.
On completion of this course learners should be able to:
- Understand what the law says about fair trading
- Understand how things you do can be deemed to be 'unfair'
- Understand how things you don't do can be deemed 'unfair'
- Identify what trading activities ca be deemed to be 'aggressive'
- Identify what trading activities are banned completely
When you've completed this online training you will sit an online test and, once successful, you can print your certificate.
Lesson Plan
The subjects covered in this module include:
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Introduction
- Scope of legislation
- A general duty not to trade unfairly
- Professional diligence
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Being careful about what you do and what you don’t do
- Misleading action
- Misleading practices- Actions and Omission
- Misleading practices- Misleading and Omission
- Aggressive practices
- Banned practices
- Are you getting it right?
Certification
On completion of this course you will be able to print a CPD approved Virtual College certificate.
Duration
Approximately 1 hour. The length of time taken depends entirely on how quickly you can study and absorb the material. The course is self-paced with 42 interactive screens and multiple components. Your progress will be recorded throughout.
Target Audience
This course is suitable for anyone who works in a trading industry.
Entry Requirements
There are no specific entry requirements for this course.
What you'll learn
- What the law says about fair trading
- How things you do can be deemed unfair
- What trading activities are banned completely
Suitable for
- Anyone working in the trading industry
Certification
Upon completion of any of our courses, learners will be able to download a digital certificate from Virtual College which will include the accrediting bodies logo where applicable, the learner's name, the title of the course and the date of completion.
If you have purchased the posted certificate option, available on selected courses, a high quality, seal embossed, certificate will be sent out the following working week after completion.
Self-Printed Certificate Option
Upon completion of the course, a digital certificate will be available to download instantly.
Recommended renewal: 3 years
Whilst none of our certificates have an expiry date it is strongly recommended that the training is completed every three years. This is based on industry best practice to ensure awareness and knowledge of the latest guidance and legislation.
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