Course description:
This course provides opportunities for students to increase their employability skills in various hospitality settings, such as restaurants, catering operations, cafes fast food chains and coffee shops for casual and/or part time employment whilst still at school. It will allow students to:
Enhance practical skills in food preparation and presentation
Prepare and serve café type foods including hot and cold beverages and expresso coffee using a variety of tools and equipment
Maintain safety and cleanliness in a Hospitality setting
Improve waiter/waitressing skills
Topics covered in the 100 Hour course:
Work effectively
Clean premises and equipment
Use food preparation equipment
Prepare and present simple dishes including sandwiches
Prepare hot and cold beverages
Use hygienic practice for hospitality service
Clean kitchen premises and equipment
This course will appear on the ROSA as Food Technology.
Skills you will master:
Knowledge, understanding and skills related to food hygiene, safety and the provision of quality food
Safely operating an espresso coffee machine and coffee grinder
Preparing a range of espresso coffee and other hot and cold beverages.
Preparing a wide variety of café style food
Gaining waiter/waitressing skills
Customer service
Equipment required:
Laptop
A4 exercise books
Pens
Highlighters
pencil
Ruler
Glue
Apron
Cap
Tea towel Dish cloth
Closed in leather shoes
Container to pack food
Career opportunities:
Catering operations manager
Café or restaurant manager
Motel manager
Food and beverage manager
Licensed restaurant manager
Small business manager.
Front of house manager
Waitressing
Barista
Concierge
Possible learning experiences/excursion:
Develop skills in preparing various types espresso coffee and other hot and cold beverages
Food service for Principals morning tea’s and Café day’s
Designing flyers to promote Café Day
Planning menus for café
Developing food preparation skills
Engage in running school-based Café (Café 281) X2
Course fees:
$120.00 plus cost of field studies as required.