Further Details | |
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Course Code | LP01537 |
Location | Yale |
Duration | Full Time, This is a 1 year full-time course. |
Department | Hospitality & Catering |
Start Date | 03 Sep 2026 |
End Date | 18 Jun 2027 |
Course Overview
Are you ready to jump into an exciting and varied industry? The hospitality and catering sector is booming, encompassing everything from lively cafes and bars to gourmet restaurants, bustling food festivals, and luxurious hotels. This course is your passport to a rewarding career in this dynamic field!
What You'll Learn
On this full-time, one-year diploma, you'll dive into both professional cookery and food and beverage service. Our industry professionals will guide you through practical, hands-on sessions in the larder, pastry kitchen, and kitchen. You'll also learn front-of-house skills, including serving, barista, bar service skills and reception duties for on-site and external functions.
Beyond the practical skills, you'll also develop:
- Essential Skills Wales for your personal and professional growth.
- Your Welsh language skills.
- Key literacy and numeracy skills.
A compulsory work experience element is built into this course, giving you invaluable real-world experience and boosting your skills and knowledge for the industry. You'll gain experience in our very own restaurant, Ial Restaurant, and at various external hospitality venues. Additionally, you'll have opportunities for exciting extracurricular experiences during evenings and weekends, where you can fully engage in planning, preparing and delivering events for customers.
What You'll Learn
On this full-time, one-year diploma, you'll dive into both professional cookery and food and beverage service. Our industry professionals will guide you through practical, hands-on sessions in the larder, pastry kitchen, and kitchen. You'll also learn front-of-house skills, including serving, barista, bar service skills and reception duties for on-site and external functions.
Beyond the practical skills, you'll also develop:
- Essential Skills Wales for your personal and professional growth.
- Your Welsh language skills.
- Key literacy and numeracy skills.
A compulsory work experience element is built into this course, giving you invaluable real-world experience and boosting your skills and knowledge for the industry. You'll gain experience in our very own restaurant, Ial Restaurant, and at various external hospitality venues. Additionally, you'll have opportunities for exciting extracurricular experiences during evenings and weekends, where you can fully engage in planning, preparing and delivering events for customers.
4 GCSEs at grade D/3 or above including Maths and English Language/Welsh (1st Language) or successful completion of a relevant Level 1 qualification which must include achievement of numeracy and literacy.
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.
We use a variety of assessment methods to ensure you’re confident in your abilities. You’ll be assessed through observations, written assignments, and timed synoptic tests for your cookery units, where you’ll create individual dishes based on course criteria. Your food and beverage skills will be assessed in real working environments, including the restaurant, events, functions, and during your work experience. Some of your underpinning knowledge will be assessed using short paper-based tests.
A qualification in hospitality and catering is an international passport to a world of exciting work! This industry is one of the largest employers in the UK, with 2.2 million jobs and 200,000 full-time opportunities available each year.
This qualification can open doors to a wide range of hospitality roles, including:
– Bar Staff
– Table or Counter Service
– Kitchen Assistant
– Housekeeping
– Administration
– Chef
– Pastry Chef
This qualification can open doors to 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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