Hospitality is an exciting and flexible industry. It offers lots of opportunities in hotels, restaurants, cafes, bars and other venues. There’s a wide range of careers and jobs available to anyone with the right attitude, including:
- chefs
- housekeepers
- hotel and catering managers
- bar staff
- food service staff
- baristas
If you enjoy working with people and would like to work in an exciting and varied job this could be the career for you.
What’s the qualification?
You’ll gain a Foundation Apprenticeship in Hospitality at SCQF Level 4 or 5. That’s the same level of learning as a National 4 or National 5.
Your qualification includes:
Level 4 and 5
- Skills for Work award in Hospitality
- work-based challenge unit
What will I learn?
Your Skills for Work award will cover:
- working in the professional kitchen
- working front of house
- working in the hospitality industry
- events
You’ll use the skills and knowledge you develop to design and deliver a project. You’ll:
- work closely with an employer
- deliver you project to a real-life client
- develop an understanding of the hospitality sector
Your Foundation Apprenticeship will also help you to develop meta-skills. These skills are valued by employers. Meta-skills include:
- self-management
- social intelligence
- innovation
These meta-skills are necessary and desirable for working in a range of other related jobs.
Where could it take me?
Your Foundation Apprenticeship gives you lots of options: it’s up to you where you go next.
