What's Hospitality like?
Hospitality is an exciting and flexible industry. It offers career opportunities in hotels, restaurants, cafes, bars and other venues across Scotland.
The sector has a wide range of jobs for anyone with the right attitude, including:
- chefs
- housekeepers
- hotel and catering managers
- bar staff
- food service staff
- baristas
If you enjoy working with people and would like to work in an exciting and varied job, this could be the career for you.
What's the qualification?
You’ll gain a Foundation Apprenticeship in Hospitality at either SCQF Level 4 or 5. That's the same level of learning as a National 4 or National 5.
This includes:
- a Skills for Work award in Hospitality at SCQF Level 4 or 5
- a Work Based Challenge Skills unit at SCQF Level 4 or 5
What will I learn?
Your Skills for Work award will cover:
- working in the professional kitchen
- working front of house
- working in the hospitality industry
- events
You'll use the skills and knowledge you develop in your Skills for Work award to design and deliver a project. You'll:
- work closely with an employer
- deliver your project to a real client
- develop an understanding of the hospitality sector
Your Foundation Apprenticeship will also help you to develop meta-skills. Employers value these skills, which include:
- self-management
- social intelligence
- innovation
You'll need these meta-skills for working in a range of other related jobs.
Where could it take me?
Your Foundation Apprenticeship gives you lots of options, including:
- Modern Apprenticeship: When you complete your Foundation Apprenticeship, you could progress through a Modern Apprenticeship at SCQF Level 5 or 6.
- further education: Continue your studies at college with a related subject. Your work-based learning will support your college application.
- straight to a job: You'll develop your technical and meta-skills, and your understanding of the industry. That means you'll have the key skills employers want.
How will it work?
You'll complete your Foundation Apprenticeship at school, alongside your other subjects. You'll learn with a provider, such as a college, and with an employer on a practical project. It'll give your career a head-start and look great on your CV.
How can I apply?`
If you're in S3 to S6, you can do a Foundation Apprenticeship.
Want to do a Foundation Apprenticeship at SCQF Level 4 or 5, like this one? Speak to your guidance teacher or careers adviser to see what's available in your school.