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Qualification Title New Zealand Certificate in Hospitality (Advanced) (Level 5) with strands in Accommodation, Food and Beverage Service, Catering Services, and Quick Service Restaurant Services
Qualification Type Certificate
Level 5
Credits 60
Subject Area
  • Food, Hospitality and Personal Services » Food and Hospitality » Food and Beverage Service
Strategic Purpose Statement
The purpose of this qualification is:
- To provide the hotel sector, the food and beverage sector, the catering services sector, and the quick service restaurant sector with staff capable of carrying out a supervisory role.
- To provide a credential for those individuals who are employed as supervisors of accommodation services, food and beverage service operations, catering services operations, or quick service restaurant operations that will enhance their employment opportunities across a range of establishments in the hospitality sector.
- To establish standards of professional practice that can provide customers with confidence in a range of hospitality environments.
The strands in this qualification allow graduates to specialise in a specific hospitality sector.
Graduates will be able to operate independently.
Graduate profile
Graduates of this qualification will be able to:

- Select and apply staffing strategies to meet performance targets.
- Manage operating procedures and compliance requirements.
- Manage staff relationships in a hospitality sector workplace.

Graduates of the Accommodation strand will also be able to:
- Supervise housekeeping, portering and reception operations in a hotel.

Graduates of the Food and Beverage Service strand will also be able to:
- Supervise food and beverage service operations.

Graduates of the Catering Services strand will also be able to:
- Supervise a catering services operation.

Graduates of the Quick Service Restaurant Services strand will also be able to:
- Supervise a quick service restaurant.
Education pathways
This qualification can lead on from the New Zealand Certificate in Food and Beverage Service (Level 3) with strands in Café Services, Bar Services, Restaurant Services, Buffet Services, Functions Services, Barista, and Quick Service Restaurants Services [Ref: 2104] or the New Zealand Certificate in New Zealand Certificate in Hotel Reception (Level 4) [Ref: 2111].
Employment pathways
This qualification may lead to employment as:
Supervisors overseeing the housekeeping, portering or reception areas in a hotel.
Supervisors in a small team or who work as sole charge in Catering Services in hospitals, aged care facilities, student hostels, sporting and entertainment venues, cook chill production kitchens, and mobile catering businesses of various sizes.
Supervisors of food and beverage service operations in a bar or club, restaurant or establishment catering for in-house functions.
An assistant manager and/or manager in a Quick Service RestaurantTo find out more about employment opportunities click on the CareersNZ logo, then the provider who offers this qualification.
Entry Requirements
None.
Education Organisation 4 Organisations can assist in gaining this qualification
Developed By Ringa Hora Services Workforce Development Council
Quality Assured By New Zealand Qualifications Authority
Number 2109
Status Current
Created 2013-06-28 13:18:51.0
Next Review 2026-02-28 00:00:00.0
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