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Overview
This is an exciting course which provides you with the skills and knowledge necessary to gain employment in the hospitality industry. This course focuses on food and beverage service, front office, customer care, food production and hospitality administration.
This course will successfully prepare you for articulation to NQ Hospitality (Level 6) and develops your employability skills to allow you to work in the main sectors of the hospitality industry including restaurants, bars, hotels, event and contract catering at a practical level, serving and dealing with customers.
Please note
- If you want to pursue a career as a professional chef, you should apply for Professional Cookery year one or two.
- On successful completion of the NQ Hospitality (Level 5) you can move onto the NQ Hospitality (Level 6).
Minimum entry requirements
- One National 5 qualification at Grade C or above AND three National 4 qualifications including English and Mathematics; OR
- Other equivalent qualifications or experience.
Applicants whose first language is not English should have minimum SQA ESOL National 5 or equivalent for NC/NQ courses and ESOL Higher or equivalent for HNC/D courses.
Additional selection requirements
You'll be invited for a group and/or individual interview where you can find out more about the course and tell us why you're interested in this subject area. Where COVID restrictions are in place we will invite you to either a video meeting, telephone conference call or make an offer based on your application form.
What you study
You'll study:
- Food and Beverage Service.
- Customer Care.
- Food Hygiene.
- Visits to local hospitality establishments.
- Front Office.
- Professional Cookery.
- Introduction to Alcoholic Beverages.
- Numeracy.
After the course
This course will prepare you for a job at operations level in the Hospitality Industry.
Continuing Study
Successful students can progress to the NQ Hospitality (Level 6) course.