Education and public sector
Education, schools and training
Cafeterias, bookstores, fees and events. Core operations map to planned catalog modules; remaining gaps are listed on the industry page.
Close fit Planned NAICS 61
Status
Planned The coverage below describes the planned catalog as of repository commit 455b2c8. No app is released. Everything on this page is a plan. The repository contains a catalog and design documents, not a released app.
How the industry works
Operating characteristics
- schools, universities and training centres
- tuition systems are separate
- cafeteria and kiosk
- bookstore and uniforms
- event tickets
- fee collection
- parents prepay meals
Typical roles
- cafeteria cashier
- bursar
- bookstore clerk
- teacher or event organiser
- administrator
Day-to-day flows
- sell meals against a prepaid account
- sell uniforms and books
- collect small fees
- sell event tickets
- reconcile cash from many tills
Tenders and payments seen
- cash
- prepaid accounts
- cards
- bank transfer
- mobile wallets recorded manually
Inventory and assets
- food stock
- books and uniforms
- lab supplies
Reports they ask for
- meals served
- balances
- fee receipts
- event sales
Integrations they need
- student information systems (out of scope)
- accounting
A day in the life (illustrative scenario)
What the catalog covers
Statuses: C catalogued, P partial, G gap, N no claim. Modules involved: SALE, TKT, TBL, MENU, KDS, BILL, INV, PRC, DISC, RET, RSV, CRM, LOYL, GIFT, EMP, CASH, PAY, BK, LITE, RPT, ANL, MULTI, SEC, DATA, FAIL, HW, PE, LATAM, ECOM, PLAT, SET, LNCH, PKGR.
| Capability | Status | Catalog modules |
|---|---|---|
| Selling and checkout | C Catalogued | SALE, TKT |
| Restaurant floor, menu, kitchen, bills | C Catalogued | TBL, MENU, KDS, BILL |
| Inventory, lots, purchasing | C Catalogued | INV |
| Pricing, discounts, tax rules | C Catalogued | PRC, DISC |
| Returns, credit, special sales | C Catalogued | RET |
| Reservations and appointments | P Partial | RSV |
| Cash drawer, shifts, safe | C Catalogued | CASH |
| Tender types and payments | C Catalogued | PAY |
| Customers, loyalty, gift cards | C Catalogued | CRM, LOYL, GIFT |
| Staff, time clock, payroll basics | C Catalogued | EMP |
| Bookkeeping and ledger | C Catalogued | BK, LITE |
| Reports and analytics | C Catalogued | RPT, ANL |
| Multi-store, multi-register, sync | C Catalogued | MULTI |
| Security, audit, backup, failsafes | C Catalogued | SEC, DATA, FAIL |
| Hardware and peripherals | C Catalogued | HW |
| Country fiscal packs | C Catalogued | PE, LATAM |
| Integrations, API, settings | P Partial | ECOM, PLAT, SET, LNCH, PKGR |
| Ticketing and seat maps | P Partial | no dedicated module |
| Memberships and recurring billing | P Partial | no dedicated module |
Gaps
- no student information system, tuition billing or gradebook
- school-cafeteria is a catalog preset (VERT) with prepaid-account items only as planned
Closest catalog items
Items whose names or descriptions match this industry. Matching is by keyword, so read each as a pointer, not a promise.
- Cinema/event ticketing light VERT-0019
- Self-checkout / kiosk mode SALE-0088
- Event/private room booking RSV-0012
- Raffle / rifa tickets RET-0043
- Subscription / recurring sale RET-0037
- Recurring invoices BK-0065
- Subscription meal plans (menús semanales) DLV-0028
- Gym / membership preset VERT-0022
- Partial payment / deposit SALE-0060
- Pay on account (fiado) tender SALE-0061
- Store credit / gift card tender SALE-0062
- Custom payment methods SALE-0068
- Open ticket (tab) TKT-0001
- Predefined ticket names TKT-0002
- Ticket merge TKT-0003
- Ticket transfer between staff TKT-0004
Sub-verticals
School cafeteria and tuck shop
prepaid meal accounts
Open →Sub-verticalUniversity bookstore and food court
many outlets
Open →Sub-verticalTraining centre
course fees and materials
Open →Regulation themes to verify
These are themes, not advice and not compliance claims.
- student-data privacy
- food-service rules for children
- fee-collection and receipt rules (themes to verify)
Edge cases that break naive systems
- parent tops up late
- allergies
- refund on leaving
Classification
- NAICS
- NAICS 61 (indicative; verify codes) · sectors 61
- Fortune 500 industry labels
- Education
- Fit
- Close fit
Public references consulted
- School nutrition POS (PaySchools, Gaia, Infinite Campus) (excerpt)
Questions
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