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Overview
The Hospitality Industry offers exciting career opportunities within hotels, bars and restaurants both nationally and internationally. This course will provide you with the practical skills and detailed theoretical knowledge required to undertake a variety of job roles within this industry as well as entry to higher level Hospitality and related courses.
You will study subjects associated with restaurant and bar service, accommodation and reception operations as well as essential knowledge for operating a business. As a team member, you will work within Scholars’ Restaurant one of the college’s commercial outlets to develop your practical skills in Customer Care and Food and Beverage Service.
The course is delivered by our highly skilled lecturing staff who have a vast amount of relevant industry experience to inspire your learning.
This course is placed on the Scottish Credit Qualification Framework at level 6.
Minimum entry requirements
- Three National 5 qualifications, including English, at grade C or above
- NQ/NC Hospitality at SCQF level 5; 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
The subjects you'll study on this course include:
- Food Service Styles.
- Leading a Team.
- Barista Skills.
- Hospitality Reception Skills.
- Accommodation Operations.
- Customer Care Excellence.
- Hospitality Industry.
- Working for yourself.
- Cost and Control in Hospitality.
- IT for Administrator.
After the course
This course prepares you for a career as a food and beverage server, receptionist, room attendant, and barista in the Hospitality Industry.
Continuing study
You can apply for the HNC or HND Hospitality Management courses on successful completion of this course.
How the course is taught
The course is taught through both practical and theoretical classes, which include demonstrations, group activities, case studies, and practically based classes in our renowned commercial restaurant - Scholars’.
Dress code
You will be provided with a uniform for the food service elements of the course in Scholars’ Restaurant. For these practical classes, your uniform must be worn with appropriate footwear. Long hair must be tied back, no jewellery on hands or arms, and nails must be short and unvarnished.