FIELD                 SERVICE SECTOR

 

Revision of Cookery qualifications

 

National Certificate in Hospitality (Introductory Cookery) (Level 2) [Ref: 0552]

National Diploma in Hospitality (Basic Cookery) (Level 3) [Ref: 0553]

 

The Hospitality Standards Institute has revised the qualifications listed above.

 

Date new versions published                                                          December 2007

 

The next qualification review is planned to take place during 2009.

 

Reason for the revision

 

The qualifications were amended to correct an anomaly in credit exemptions.

 

Main changes resulting from the revision of both qualifications

 

A credit exemption table was added to each qualification, allowing for exemptions from standards in version 2 of each qualification.

 

Changes to structure and content

·         Transition arrangements simplified so that all candidates are eligible for the same exemptions (1979 and 1978)

·         Credit exemption table included for a standard replaced by an earlier standard (1300 and 9677)

·         Titles of standards 14462 and 9677 updated.

 

Transition for both qualifications

 

Version 2 of each qualification contained Unit 1979, Describe the employment relationship, and the application of employment law to that relationship (Level 2; Credits 3), in version 3, this was replaced by Unit 1978, Identify basic employment rights and responsibilities, and sources of information and assistance (Level 1; Credits 2).  For the purposes of each qualification, people who have gained credit 1979 are exempt from the requirement to gain credit for the 1978 - see table below.

 

Credit for	Exempt from
1979	1978
1300	9677

 

No candidate will be disadvantaged by the changes made to the qualifications.  It is therefore recommended that all candidates enrolled on programmes leading to version 3 of the qualifications transfer to version 4.