Hospitality
Foundation Apprenticeship
What's Hospitality like?
Hospitality is an exciting and flexible industry. It offers lots of opportunities in hotels, restaurants, cafes, bars and other venues. There's a wide range of careers and jobs available to 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.
You'll gain a Foundation Apprenticeship in Hospitality at SCQF Level 4 or 5. That's the same level of learning as a National 4 or National 5.
SCQF qualification levels explained
Your qualification includes:
Skills for Work award in Hospitality
work-based challenge unit
Skills for Work Award in Hospitality
work-based challenge unit
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 to design and deliver a project. You'll:
work closely with an employer
deliver you project to a real-life client
develop an understanding of the hospitality sector
Your Foundation Apprenticeship will also help you to develop meta-skills. These skills are valued by employers. Meta-skills include:
self-management
social intelligence
innovation
These meta-skills are necessary and desirable for working in a range of other related jobs.
Your Foundation Apprenticeship gives you lots of options: it’s up to you where you go next.
Entry requirements
If you're staying on at school, you can apply for a Foundation Apprenticeship.
How does it work?
You'll do your Foundation Apprenticeship alongside your other school subjects. You'll work on projects with an employer and a learning provider, such as a college. It'll give you an industry-recognised qualification that's great for your CV.
How long will it take?
It should take 1 year. You could start in S3, S4, S5 or S6.
How to 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.