Further Details | |
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Course Code | LP01536 |
Location | Yale |
Duration | Full Time, Full time. This is a 1 year full-time course 4 days a week 9am till 4.45pm |
Department | Hospitality & Catering |
Start Date | 04 Sep 2025 |
End Date | 19 Jun 2026 |
Course Overview
Hospitality and catering is an exciting and variable industry that incorporates cafes, bars, restaurants, food festivals, hotels, coffee shops and many more areas within it.
The diploma at Level 2 is offered on a full-time basis which consists of professional cookery and food and beverage service.
Industry professionals will lead and facilitate the course of study to include practical and production sessions in the larder, pastry and kitchen, front of house waiting on and reception to include functions on and off the premises. Other sessions include related theory, administration, tutorials, resource-based learning and portfolio development.
There is a compulsory work experience element to this course which supports the development of skills and knowledge required for the course and industry.
These occur in the Ial Restaurant, our on-site commercial restaurant and at external hospitality venues. The external placements are sourced by the individual and it is strongly recommended that you begin to consider an opportunity within a business that will provide a valuable learning experience as soon as you start the course.
Opportunities for extracurricular experiences during the evenings and weekends at functions/events provide learners with the experience of being fully immersed in planning, preparing and delivering an event or function for customers.
The learning area programme consists of the following compulsory elements to the course:
● Essential Skills Wales training and assessments
● Development of Welsh language skills
● Work experience
The diploma at Level 2 is offered on a full-time basis which consists of professional cookery and food and beverage service.
Industry professionals will lead and facilitate the course of study to include practical and production sessions in the larder, pastry and kitchen, front of house waiting on and reception to include functions on and off the premises. Other sessions include related theory, administration, tutorials, resource-based learning and portfolio development.
There is a compulsory work experience element to this course which supports the development of skills and knowledge required for the course and industry.
These occur in the Ial Restaurant, our on-site commercial restaurant and at external hospitality venues. The external placements are sourced by the individual and it is strongly recommended that you begin to consider an opportunity within a business that will provide a valuable learning experience as soon as you start the course.
Opportunities for extracurricular experiences during the evenings and weekends at functions/events provide learners with the experience of being fully immersed in planning, preparing and delivering an event or function for customers.
The learning area programme consists of the following compulsory elements to the course:
● Essential Skills Wales training and assessments
● Development of Welsh language skills
● Work experience
Variety – observation, written assignments. The cookery units of this course are assessed by means of timed synoptic tests / the cooking of individual dishes stipulated within the course criteria. The food and beverage assessments are completed within the realistic working environment of the restaurant, events, functions and work experience.
Some of the underpinning knowledge is assessed using short paper based tests, other types of assessment methods include research assignments / tasks including;
Designing menus, giving alternative recipes including current nutritional guidelines. Producing guides, wall charts, information packs/sheets, leaflets and posters. Producing presentations.
Some of the underpinning knowledge is assessed using short paper based tests, other types of assessment methods include research assignments / tasks including;
Designing menus, giving alternative recipes including current nutritional guidelines. Producing guides, wall charts, information packs/sheets, leaflets and posters. Producing presentations.
4 GCSEs at grade D/3 or above including Maths and English Language/Welsh (1st Language) or a minimum of a pass in a vocationally relevant L1 qualification.
There will be a skills audit to ensure you are on the right level.
At Coleg Cambria we would encourage you to do the very best that you can in your exams. The better your grades the more options you will have, and may result in you gaining entry onto a higher level course.
There will be a skills audit to ensure you are on the right level.
At Coleg Cambria we would encourage you to do the very best that you can in your exams. The better your grades the more options you will have, and may result in you gaining entry onto a higher level course.
Hotel and Catering training acts as an international passport to interesting work. The Hotel and Catering Industry is one of the largest employers in the country, with 2.2 million jobs and 200,000 full-time opportunities each year.
These qualifications can help you to progress in a wide range of hospitality roles including:
● Bar staff
● Table or counter service
● Kitchen assistant
● Housekeeping
● Administration
● Chef
● Pastry Chef
These qualifications can help you to progress in a wide range of hospitality roles including:
● Bar staff
● Table or counter service
● Kitchen assistant
● Housekeeping
● Administration
● Chef
● Pastry Chef
Some courses may require kit/uniform to be purchased. Please see attached kit list for further information.
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