Hospitality Food and Beverage– VET
Food and Beverage
(240 hours)
2 Preliminary and 2 HSC units in total
Board Developed Course
Award: Certificate II in Hospitality Feed & Beverage
Category B status for the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR )
Course Description:
This course provides students with the opportunity to obtain national vocational qualifications for employment in the hospitality industry. Students will be able to develop generic hospitality skills in customer service, communication, environmentally sustainable work practices, hygiene and safety as well as basic skills in food service. Occupations in the hospitality industry including café attendant, food and beverage attendant, front office assistant.
Course HSC Structure:
To meet HSC course requirements, students completing the Hospitality (240 indicative hours) course with a food and beverage focus must undertake four mandatory and four Food and Beverage stream associated units of competency (four core, one Group A elective and three Group B electives for Certificate II in Hospitality) plus a minimum of 95 HSC indicative hours of HSC elective units of competency.
UNITS OF COMPETENCY
Core - Attempt ALL units
Unit code
Unit title
HSC indicative hours of credit
Participate in safe work practices (HSC Mandatory)
15
Work effectively with others (HSC Mandatory)
15
Source and use information on the hospitality industry (HSC Mandatory)
20
Interact with customers (F&B Stream)
15
Use hospitality skills effectively Elective
20
Show social and cultural sensitivity Elective
10
Electives
Use hygienic practices for food safety (HSC Mandatory)
10
Prepare and serve espresso coffee (F&B Stream)
15
Serve food and beverage (F&B Stream)
40
Participate in safe food handling practices Elective
15
Prepare and serve non-alcoholic beverages (F&B Stream)
15
Prepare sandwiches Elective
10
Additional Units of competency delivered to meet BOSTES requirements
Use food preparation equipment
20
Source and present information
10
Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices
15
Assessment and Course Completion
Competency-based Assessment:
Students in this course, work to develop the competencies, skills and knowledge described by each unit of competency. To be assessed as competent a student must demonstrate that they can effectively carry out tasks to industry standard. Students will be progressively assessed as ‘competent' or ‘not yet competent' in units of competency through holistic assessment.
Work placement:
Students must complete a minimum of 70 hours work placement in a Hospitality related industry workplace (35 hours in each of Years 11 and 12). For the 240-hour course only, it is permissible for up to 50% of work placement to include school and community functions where students cater for and/or service customers.
N Determinations:
Where a student has not met BOSTES course completion criteria they will receive an ‘N' determination (course not satisfactorily completed). The course will then not count towards the HSC although units of competency achieved will still count towards an AQF VET qualification.
Appeals:
Students may lodge appeals against assessment decisions or ‘N' determinations through their school or college.
Recognition of Prior Learning:
Students may apply for Recognition of Prior Learning by submitting current evidence of their competency against relevant units of competency. If a student is assessed as competent in a unit of competency there is no need for further training for that unit.