Hospitality Supervision & Leadership Apprenticeship

While many businesses throughout the economy have faced tough times, the hospitality industry has once again bucked this trend. The hospitality sector employs seven per cent of the working population. Including replacement demand, an additional 660,200 people will need to be recruited by 2020 People 1st State of the Nation 2013. Gloucestershire College is the main provider of hospitality, catering and chef training in the county and has a long, successful track record, with students going on to develop careers with a wide range of establishments. You may initially think about working in a hotel or restaurant (our students have gone on to work and own Michelin starred restaurants) but remember there are also lots of opportunities in company catering, hospitals and care homes, schools, sporting events or anywhere where people need to be fed! You may work in diverse roles such as; food and beverage manager, chef, waiting staff, conference and banqueting manager, crew member and housekeeper. A catering qualification is a great passport to working all over the world in an exciting and dynamic industry. You will gain industry experience by having the opportunity to work in our commercially run restaurants and catering outlets using our well-equipped professional kitchens and being taught by our skilled and motivated industry experienced team. This courses are designed to give you realistic experience of working as supervisor within the hospitality industry. The NVQ Level 3 Diploma in Hospitality and Supervision is a 2 year programme run at Cheltenham and will cover food production, food service, marketing, finance, human resource management, and small business enterprise. You will be working alongside other student groups and lecturers and you will have a very flexible timetable to allow you the opportunities to put your supervisory skills into practice. Apprentices must complete or have completed transferable skills in English and Maths up to a level 2 (GCSE Grade C). Evidence of achievement in the 5 years prior to the start of the apprenticeship must be provided at the start of the course or additional sessions in these subjects will be studied at college.

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The course is aimed mainly at 16-18 year olds who have 4 grade A* to C GCSE's including English and Maths. Our full time students will normally have progressed through our level 2 full time courses, but we would consider taking on new students for this course. For enquiries regarding Apprenticeships please contact The Business Hub at Gloucestershire College on 01452 563457.

Some students have progressed on hotel training programmes, others have joined local businesses and worked their way up, and others have set-up their own catering businesses. These courses can also lead onto a Higher Level Apprenticeship, (Level 4) or to a Foundation Degree in Hospitality.