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Catering and Hospitality

Level 2 Food and Beverage Service

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This exciting course takes place in our fast-paced and award-winning restaurant, Colours, where you’ll be working alongside experienced professionals in the industry.

You will learn how to serve food and beverages to the highest possible standard including silver service, table service and customer service, alongside developing your menu and beverage product knowledge.

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The course will start in September and will take one year to complete.

This course will take place at our Town Centre Campus, Water Street, St Helens, WA10 1PP.

During this course, you will cover the following units:

  • Food safety in catering
  • Investigating the catering and hospitality industry
  • Health and safety in catering and hospitality
  • Applying workplace skills
  • Principles of customer service in hospitality, leisure, and travel and tourism
  • Legislation in food and beverage service
  • Menu knowledge and design
  • Principles of beverage product knowledge
  • Service of hot beverages
  • Food and beverage service skills
  • Handling payments and maintaining the payment point
You will be assessed by assignments, observations of preparing, and serving food and short tests.

You should have 3 GCSEs at grade 3 or above, including English and/or maths.

Achieving a good standard of English and maths is a key requirement for many jobs, as well as for courses you may wish to progress on to. If you achieve below a grade 4 in your English and maths GCSEs at school, you will study it alongside your course when you join us.

If you are a school leaver, aged 16-18, (under the age of 19 on or before 31st August 2025), you do not pay tuition fees or examination and registration fees and may be eligible for additional support depending on your financial situation. For more information, please visit our dedicated financial support page.

Once you have successfully completed this course, you may choose to explore the catering industry by progressing on to the level 2 Diploma in Professional Cookery.

Alternatively, you may decide to secure your first big break in the hospitality industry. The opportunities for skilled professionals in the visitor economy are limitless!

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