Hospitality & Catering

 Level 1/2 Vocational Award in Hospitality and Catering (Technical Award)  

Hospitality and catering is a dynamic, vibrant and innovative sector delivering vital jobs, growth and investment in the heart of our local communities - important culturally, socially and economically. The Vocational Award in Hospitality and Catering has been designed to support learners in schools who want to learn about this vocational sector and the potential it can offer them for their careers or further study.

This course is designed to develop your practical cooking skills, as well as to give you an understanding of how the Hospitality and Catering industry works.

•Learn about a range of hospitality and catering providers; how they work and how they can be successful.                                                                                  

•Issues related to health and safety, food safety, laws and legislations and how they affect successful hospitality and catering operations.

•You will also have the opportunity to develop some food preparation and cooking skills as well as…

•Transferable skills of problem solving, organisation and time management, planning and communication. 

Subject Content 

 Unit 1: Enables learners to gain and develop comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the hospitality and catering industry including provision, health and safety, and food safety 

 Unit 2: Enables learners to develop and apply knowledge and understanding of the importance of nutrition and how to plan nutritious menus. They will learn the skills needed to prepare, cook and present dishes. They will also learn how to review their work effectively   

Learners will develop skills 

Summary of Assessment 

 Unit 1: The hospitality and catering industry Written examination: 1 hour 20 minutes 40% of qualification 80 marks

 Questions requiring short and extended answers, based around applied situations. 

Learners will be required to use stimulus material to respond to questions. 

Unit 2: Hospitality and catering in action Controlled assessment: approximately 12 hours 60% of qualification 120 marks 

An assignment brief will be provided by WJEC which will include a scenario and several tasks available 

What can this lead to?

For many people, taking a Hospitality and Catering course is more about being able to cook for themselves, their family and their friends. However, this course can lead to further study of cookery or catering at level 3, an apprenticeship or a career in the Catering industry. We teach about customer service skills and the different roles that students can access within the Industry in Full, part-time or casual capacity whilst they are furthering their education.  

You may even become a celebrity chef!