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First Steps to Catering and Hospitality

First Steps to Catering and Hospitality

Level 1
Forest of Dean

Course Overview

Full Time
Certificate
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Not sure what your next steps are, but want to explore careers as a chef, or working in hospitality? This course is ideal. It gives you a foundation in catering and hospitality while also developing your maths and English skills. Whether you didn’t get the grades you were hoping for at school or you’re looking for a fresh start, this course will build your skills and confidence to progress and explore exciting career opportunities.

 

What You’ll Learn 

Our First Steps courses offer you flexibility and freedom while introducing you to further study and the world of work. You’ll work on English and maths and gain the basic knowledge and skills you need to move forward with a career in catering and hospitality.  

You’ll develop the essential skills and knowledge you’ll need to progress in the catering and hospitality industry. You’ll learn the basics of food preparation, service skills, and kitchen safety, giving you the foundation needed to move on to higher level courses.

Taking part in work-related activities, you’ll engage with employers and the local community and gain valuable insights into the hospitality industry. You’ll develop your confidence, communication skills, and teamwork abilities, too!

By the end of the course, you’ll have completed functional skills qualifications in English and maths and gained a better understanding of the hospitality industry, setting you up to progress to higher level courses.

 

Highlights  

You can expect to:

  • Learn in our on-site training kitchens and restaurant
  • Gain hands-on experience to help boost your employability skills
  • Take place in a work placement week
  • Take part in impactful social action projects

 

Assessment  

This vocational qualification is coursework based and you’ll take part in continual assessment throughout the year. Functional skills English and maths qualifications are exam based.

 

Anything else? 

You’ll learn functional skills qualifications in English and maths at Entry Level, Level 1 and/or Level 2 alongside this qualification.

You’ll also take part in continual professional development (CPD) and complete the college’s Which Three Skills programme to develop skills like communication, teamwork, resilience and more.

 

Uniform and Kit:

We strongly recommend that you do not purchase kit until you have been officially enrolled and received confirmation of this, all enrolments are subject to the conditions of your offer previously communicated to you.

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If you require financial assistance please contact our Student Services team by calling 0345 155 2020 (option 4) or email info@gloscol.ac.uk

 

  • Typical Entry Criteria

    • Qualifications lower than three GCSE subjects at Grade 2

      • First Steps programmes are designed for learners who are yet to achieve Gloucestershire College's entry criteria for a Level 1 course.

    Recommended Age Criteria: Under 19 (Learners with an Education Health Care Plan Under 23)

    Gloucestershire College welcome any other/combinations of relevant qualifications that are comparable and/or equivalent to the typical course entry requirements.

    For 19+ applicants that do not have recognised qualifications may still meet course entry requirements through alternative methods of assessment at the College’s discretion.

    All queries regarding course entry criteria including the equivalency of qualifications and exceptional extenuating circumstances should be directed by email to the Admissions Department through applications@gloscol.ac.uk.

    Please note if English is not your first language our ESOL provision may be more appropriate, as entry to our first steps provision requires an appropriate foundation level of spoken and written English. For learners with EHCP or SEND needs’, please also refer to our Foundation Learning section. All students will be offered places on the most appropriate provision to meet their needs.

  • Students have a chance to progress onto: 1. Higher level courses within the College 2. Employment (either supported employment/ full/ part time employment) 3. Voluntary work

     

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If you would like to apply for this course, please add it to your shortlist. You may then add further courses to your shortlist or continue to complete your application.

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What You Will Pay

British and European Union students

Age: 16-18

You will pay

£53

for your course

This includes the following fees:

Materials: £53

Your course could be free of charge as you may be eligible for financial support to help pay your tuition fees, travel, exams, materials or childcare.

When you enrol you’ll need to pay any course fees for the first year, which you can do by direct debit, cash, debit card or credit card.

Please contact us for more information.

0345 155 2020

British and European Union students

Age: 19+

Costs start at

£1,006

for your course

This includes the following fees:

Exam: £113

Materials: £53

Your course could be free of charge as you may be eligible for financial support to help pay your tuition fees, travel, exams, materials or childcare.

When you enrol you’ll need to pay any course fees for the first year, which you can do by direct debit, cash, debit card or credit card.

Please contact us for more information.

0345 155 2020

If you would like to apply for this course, please add it to your shortlist. You may then add further courses to your shortlist or continue to complete your application.

Shortlist and Apply

Overseas students

Please contact us to discuss your fees for this course

0345 155 2020