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WAEC Store Keeping Syllabus 2026/2027 & Textbooks

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The WAEC Store Keeping Syllabus 2026/2027 & Textbooks is likely similar to previous years, covering topics like store organization, inventory control, warehousing, requisitioning, and safety. Specific textbooks are not provided in the main syllabus, The exam structure consists of Paper 1 (multiple-choice objectives) and Paper 2 (essay questions).

Examination Guide

The WAEC Store-Keeping syllabus is vital for students offering Storekeeping, especially those pursuing careers in logistics, inventory management, and supply chain operations. The exam assesses your:

  • nderstanding of storekeeping concepts, organization, and layout.
  • Knowledge of storekeeping and warehousing functions.
  • Ability to apply concepts to inventory management and control

    Following the syllabus helps you focus on key areas, while practicing past questions familiarizes you with the exam format and improves performance.

    cThere will be two papers, Papers 1 and 2, both of which will constitute a composite paper, to be taken in one sitting. 

    PAPER 1: will consist of forty multiple-choice objective questions to be answered within 50 minutes for 40 marks. 

    PAPER 2: Will consist of six essay questions, out of which candidates will be required to answer any four within 2 hours. All questions will carry equal marks and the paper will carry a total of 80 marks

    WAEC Store Keeping Syllabus 2026


    WAEC STORE-KEEPING SYLLABUS
    SNTOPICSOBJECTIVES
    1OVERVIEW OF STORE KEEPING1.1 Introduction to Store Keeping
    (i) Meaning and importance of storekeeping;
    (ii) Components of Store Keeping:
    – warehousing;
    – requisition;
    – inventory and inventory control.
    (iii) Areas where storekeeping is required.

    1.2 Career Opportunities:
    (i) Definition
    (ii) Job opportunities
    (iii) factors influencing the choice of career in store-keeping
    (iv) Skills required for storekeeping:
    – numerical
    – administrative
    – computer

    1.3 Roles, Attributes and Qualifications of a Store Keeper:
    (i) Functions of a Store Keeper:
    – receipt of goods;
    – store requisition;
    – store issues;
    – counting and grading;
    – weighting and classification;
    – record-keeping
    – Maintaining a clean store environment
    (ii) Attributes of a storekeeper:
    – Honesty;
    – Quality consciousness;
    – Flair for details, etc.
    (iii)Qualification of a storekeeper.
    2EQUIPMENTS AND FACILITIESi. Types of store equipment;

    ii. Uses of storage equipment;

    iii. Care of storage equipment and facilities.
    3WAREHOUSINGi. Meaning of warehousing.

    ii. Forms of warehousing (room, cold room, silos).

    iii. Factors for setting up a warehouse.

    iv. Store keeping Document.

    v. Government regulations on warehousing:
    – NAFDAC.
    – SON.
    4REQUISITIONi. Meaning

    ii. Importance

    iii. Procedure

    iv. Documentation (requisition and issue notes)

    v. E-requisitioning (use of a computer)
    5INVENTORY AND INVENTORY CONTROLInventory:
    (i) Meaning;
    (ii) Uses of inventory;
    (iii) Inventory items;
    (iv) Types of inventory control (perpetual and periodic);
    (v) Storekeeping terms and their computation:
    – stock out
    – lead time
    – maximum stock level
    – minimum stock level
    – economic order quantity
    6STOCK VALUEi. Meaning.

    ii. Reasons for stock valuation.

    iii. Determination of stock values using:
    – LIFO method
    – FIFO method
    7IDENTIFICATION OF STORE ITEMSi. Need for identification of items.

    ii. Classification of materials in store.

    iii. Codification system:
    – alphabetic
    – numerical
    – alphanumeric
    – decimal
    8SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUESi. Store Organization and Layout:
    a) Meaning;
    b) Importance;
    c) Store layout
    d) Factors influencing store layout.

    ii. Safety and Safety Standards:
    a) Meaning of safety in store;
    b) Importance of safety at work;
    c) Methods of providing safety at the workplace:
    – First Aid Box
    – Fire extinguisher
    – Shielding of electrical installation
    9ENTREPRENEURSHIPi. Meaning of entrepreneurship.

    ii. Importance of entrepreneurship.

    iii. Entrepreneurship skills:
    – managerial
    – accounting
    – marketing
    – promotion

    iv. Idea generation.

    v. Feasibility study.

    vi. Writing a proposal on a type of business in storekeeping.

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