Qualification Overview

Qualification Title Certificate in Espresso, Bar and Restaurant
Qualification Type Certificate
Level 3
Credits 60
Subject Area
  • Food, Hospitality and Personal Services » Food and Hospitality » Cookery
Strategic Purpose Statement
This programme is designed to enable students to achieve an internationally recognised qualification in food and beverage service and also to gain unit standards in espresso.
Graduate profile
Graduates will be able to display a range of skills required for entry into the hospitality industry. The programme is designed for people with no prior qualifications in the hospitality industry.
Graduates' skills and knowledge will include:
- The ability to work in food and beverage service roles. These skills will include: preparation for service, serving food, wine and alcoholic beverages to customers, with an emphasis on barista and full table service skills.
- The knowledge required to comply with Health and Safety legislation. This knowledge includes: minimising wastages, cleaning service areas and equipment, understanding guests' expectations and requirements in relation to cutlery, crockery, glassware, dining area, table settings etc. Students will be able to identify food contamination hazards and practise food safety methods.
- A range of personal presentation, customer care and cash handling skills.
Education pathways
Graduates can progress into Certificate Culinary Arts and Diploma of Professional Cookery (Level 5).
Employment pathways
Graduates enter the workforce in the hospitality in positions that include being a waiter, wine waiter, bartender, barista, café or restaurant supervisor.To find out more about employment opportunities click on the CareersNZ logo, then the provider who offers this qualification.
Entry Requirements
Entry criteria:
Applicants should demonstrate an ability to succeed in tertiary study, shown by the
completion of any of the following qualifications or courses of study:
- 48 or more credits at NCEA Level 1, with no fewer than 12 credits in each
of four subjects; and/or
- Equivalent NZQF standards
English language:
Applicants whose first language is not English, or who come from a country where
the language of instruction in schools or other teaching institutions is not English,
are required to provide evidence of having passed such test of English language as
stipulated in Policy and Procedure English Language Proficiency.
Developed By Te Pukenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology
Quality Assured By Quality Assurance Division, NZQA
Number TK9710
Status Discontinued
Created 2003-08-14 12:12:39.0
Next Review 2015-12-01 00:00:00.0
Discontinued 2018-01-31 00:00:00.0

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