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GATEWAY E3 CERTIFICATE IN PROGRESSION – HOSPITALITY FT (LF)

Location Chesterfield College
Start date 08 Sep 2025
Type Full-time Provision
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This qualification offers a comprehensive foundation in hospitality and catering, combining essential introductory skills with core knowledge and transferable employability skills. These competencies are valuable not only within the hospitality and catering industry but also across a variety of sectors.

Mandatory units focus on key areas, including:

  • An introduction to the hospitality industry
  • Customer service in the hospitality industry
  • Food hygiene and safety

Optional units allow learners to specialise in areas relevant to specific roles within the sector, such as guest services, basic food preparation, and serving food and drink. Additionally, they develop essential generic skills like self-management and teamwork, which are crucial in any professional environment.

Course Structure

  • Practical Introduction to Hospitality and Catering
  • Sustainability
  • Basic Food Preparation and Cooking
  • Cultivating Herbs
  • Managing Social Relationships

Entry Requirements

There are no formal entry requirements but learners need to have a passion for Hospitality and Professional Cookery.

Assessment methods

Portfolio of evidence and observations

Fees and funding

Please contact the college for funding information.

Progression

This course will enable you to gain the skills and knowledge needed to progress onto NVQ Level 1 in basic food preparation and cooking.

Attendance

Daytime

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