Catering & Hospitality

Level 2 Foundation Apprenticeship

THE ROLE

Foundation apprenticeships are employed positions and are for younger people who will benefit from a wide range of experiences. Each foundation apprenticeship provides a mix of employability skills and behaviours, technical knowledge and skills, and associated English and maths. It combines valuable hands-on practice in the workplace with off-the-job learning. 


This is a Level 2 apprenticeship standard. The broad purpose is to provide high quality hospitality services to customers. Daily duties will vary dependent on where they work and whether their work is focused on catering or food and beverage service. 

Catering and Hospitality assistants work in a range of hospitality settings, for example in hotels, holiday parks, restaurants, cafes, schools, hospitals and many other places where catering and hospitality takes place. 


The apprentice must be age 16 to 21 at the start of their apprenticeship.


ABOUT THIS APPRENTICESHIP

  • Qualification Topics

    • Health and Safety  legislation and regulations
    • Food safety, allergens and hygiene legislation and procedures
    • Equity, diversity and inclusion principles
    • Principles of communication and dealing with feedback, complains and issues
    • Methods of producing basic dishes including weighing, measuring and scaling
    • Principles of serving food and beverage to business standards
    • Basic knife skills
    • Use of equipment and technology to meet business standards
    • Sustainability and waste management
    • Seasonality and quality of ingredients
    • Principles of stock use and rotation
    • Principles of time management, wellbeing and adapting to changes at work
    • Principles of feedback and new learning 

  • What's Involved

    This Level 2 Apprenticeship includes: 

    • On the job skills training 
    • Off the job skills training 
    • Employability skills and behaviours
    • Level 2 Functional Skills in English & Maths
    • Discussion support and preparation
    • Planning, Target Setting and Feedback
    • Mock End Point Assessments

    Assessment (after at least 8 months and successful completion of the above)

    • Knowledge test
    • Practical assessment

Duration

This Apprenticeship is typically completed in 8 months.

Delivery

Delivered support from Rewards Training throughout the apprenticeship.

Progression

This apprenticeship provides routes into a Production chef, Commis Chef, or Food and Beverage team member apprenticeships.