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Course Code: YST-422

Pillar: SMB Business Academy

Course Overview: Trading businesses connect products, suppliers, buyers, and delivery arrangements. Learners examine how to source responsibly, assess demand, calculate margins, manage orders, coordinate transport and storage, maintain records, and control common risks.

The focus is on building reliable commercial relationships and designing a workable supply chain or trading model that can start at an appropriate scale.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Understand supply chain and trading as business opportunities.
  • Identify products, suppliers, buyers, and market gaps.
  • Plan sourcing, pricing, transport, storage, and order fulfillment.
  • Manage supplier and buyer relationships professionally.
  • Track costs, margins, risks, stock, and trading performance.
  • Create a practical supply chain and trading business plan.

Target Audience: Young people interested in product trading, buying and selling, small wholesale, local distribution, supply support, market linkage, import/export preparation, or supply chain entrepreneurship. Suitable for youth entrepreneurship programs, TVET institutions, NGOs, ministries, incubators, cooperatives, livelihood programs, and small business development initiatives.

Course Structure: 5 modules / 20 lessons.

Special Feature: Every module concludes with a Putting It All Together audio deep dive that connects the key lessons and supports reflection and practical application.

Pathway Focus: Understand Supply Chain & Trading Business. Build capability in Trading Operations, Pricing and Fulfillment. Apply learning through Launching and Growing a Trading Business.

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YST422 Course Introduction
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Foundations of Supply Chain & Trading Business
Module Purpose: Introduce learners to supply chain activities, trading models, and the role of traders in connecting products, suppliers, and customers. What Learners Will Explore: Learners will examine the key concepts, practical choices, youth scenarios, and real-life applications connected to this topic. Practical Application: This topic supports immediate use through reflection, planning, hands-on activities, guided exercises, and action-oriented learning.

Products, Suppliers and Buyer Opportunities
Module Purpose: Help learners identify suitable products, reliable suppliers, target buyers, and profitable market opportunities. What Learners Will Explore: Learners will examine the key concepts, practical choices, youth scenarios, and real-life applications connected to this topic. Practical Application: This topic supports immediate use through reflection, planning, hands-on activities, guided exercises, and action-oriented learning.

Trading Operations, Pricing and Fulfillment
Module Purpose: Equip learners to plan sourcing, purchasing, pricing, storage, transport, delivery, and order fulfillment. What Learners Will Explore: Learners will examine the key concepts, practical choices, youth scenarios, and real-life applications connected to this topic. Practical Application: This topic supports immediate use through reflection, planning, hands-on activities, guided exercises, and action-oriented learning.

Relationships, Records and Risk Control
Module Purpose: Help learners manage supplier and buyer relationships, maintain records, control trading risks, and protect cash and stock. What Learners Will Explore: Learners will examine the key concepts, practical choices, youth scenarios, and real-life applications connected to this topic. Practical Application: This topic supports immediate use through reflection, planning, hands-on activities, guided exercises, and action-oriented learning.

Launching and Growing a Trading Business
Module Purpose: Guide learners to launch, promote, monitor, improve, and grow a small trading or supply chain business carefully. What Learners Will Explore: Learners will examine the key concepts, practical choices, youth scenarios, and real-life applications connected to this topic. Practical Application: This topic supports immediate use through reflection, planning, hands-on activities, guided exercises, and action-oriented learning.

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