Hospitality & Catering

Culinary & Hospitality short courses

Buxton & Leek College offers a variety of short courses including ones related to catering and hospitality listed below. They will help your staff brush up on key skills, learn new ones or keep up with industry standards, keeping your staff safe and effective and your business compliant.

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We can also include these as part of a pre-Apprenticeship or a Traineeship.

Booking information

We advise you to book early to avoid disappointment. Please call us on 0800 074 0099 to reserve your place.

Payment

You can pay by card, cheque or cash. We accept payments via phone, post or in person.

Please note

The successful running of courses is dependent on a minimum number of enrolments. If the numbers are not met, you will be notified in advance and a full refund given. A charge will be made for materials used depending on the course.

Available courses

Level 1 Award Introduction to the Hospitality Industry

Tell me about the course
This programme is aimed at adult learners who have an interest in starting out in the hospitality industry.

This could include those that are currently unemployed, job seekers and contacts through the local job centres.

This Level 1 award will suit you if you’re starting out and want a good basic understanding of the industry. You want a qualification that can help you with ongoing study or to find your first job in hospitality.

This qualification will help you with ongoing study or to get your first job within the hospitality sector. You will learn many aspects of the industry and gain valuable practical and teamwork skills. You will develop a foundation knowledge of food hygiene practises and food safety law.

You will complete units including:
- Food Safety and Hygiene for Catering
- Introduction to the hospitality industry
- Basic food preparation and cooking
- Introduction to healthy eating
- Applying for jobs and courses.
The course comprises of units that are continually assessed via observed work, oral questions, and assignments. On completion of the programme you will need to show competence in a range of basic skills, be able to demonstrate considerable responsibility for your work and have the ability to work independently.

You will study practical skills and theory with us and working within our on-site kitchens and be taught by helpful and enthusiastic staff, who have a wide range of experience in this industry.
What qualifications will I get?

Level 1 Award in Introduction to the Hospitality Industry
What can I go onto next?

This qualification will allow you to gain the basic skills required to start your career in Hospitality. You can also progress onto a level 2 Culinary qualification.
How will I be assessed?

Your progress and achievements will be continuously assessed in a variety of ways, including observation, assignments and practical and written tests. You’ll also need to do extra study and homework to get the most out of this course
Entry requirements

None

Level 2 Award in Food Safety

Tell me about the course
This programme is aimed at adult learners who either:
- Have an interest in starting out in the hospitality industry including those that are unemployed, job seekers and contacts through the local job centres.
- Those that are currently working within the hospitality industry, that need upskilling to meet current health and safety requirements within the workplace.
This level will suit you if you already work in a job where food safety is important – probably in a role where you are supervised. You want to increase your food safety knowledge and take on more responsibility.

The costs associated with poor food safety are both financial and social, and can affect both employers and employees. You can measure the performance of your catering operation by carrying out an audit of the documentation, practices and procedures which occur during the delivery, storage, preparation, cooking, cooling and serving of hot and cold food.

The Award in Food Safety in Catering can help you meet the minimum requirements laid down by the EU (European Union) to work within a food environment.

You will complete one core unit to achieve this qualification:
- Food Safety in Catering
This qualification cover all aspects of food hygiene and safety which enable you to identify problem areas and to recommend solutions. The qualification is firmly based on the Level two National Occupational Standards developed by People 1st, the Sector Skills Council for the hospitality industry

The qualification at Level 2 will provide you with knowledge of the parameters of basic food safety practices as relevant to the catering industry. Achievement of the qualification at level 2 will enable you to identify how to make changes to catering practices in order to improve the safety of the catering service as a whole.
What qualifications will I get?

Level 2 Award in Food Safety
What can I go onto next?

This qualification will allow you to gain the basic skills required to start your career in Hospitality. You can also progress onto a level 1 or 2 Culinary qualification.
How will I be assessed?

After a day’s workshop you will be supported with revision questions and then will sit a written paper to achieve your qualification.
Entry requirements

None

Hospitality & Catering

Culinary & Hospitality short courses

Available courses

Level 1 Award Introduction to the Hospitality Industry

Tell me about the course

What qualifications will I get?

What can I go onto next?

How will I be assessed?

Entry requirements