Hospitality Services SVQ Level 2
YOUR LOCAL COLLEGE
Where will I study?
This full-time course will be taught at your local centre. Some elements of the course will be delivered in the college’s professional training kitchen, and some will be taught in the classroom. You will use an Internetbased portfolio system to collate evidence for your qualification.
What qualifications do I need to enrol on this course? Potential students should have achieved SVQ Level 1 in Hospitality Services or a similar relevant discipline. However, prospective students with substantial experience of working in a professional hospitality environment will also be considered for entry.
Will I receive a recognised qualification? Yes, upon completing the course you will achieve a nationally recognised certificate at SCQF Level 5.
How can I continue to develop my skills? A natural next step for those students who wish to develop their skills further would be the Hospitality and Leadership SVQ Level 3 course.
Why should I consider a Hospitality Services course? Do you want to study a course which will help develop the skills and knowledge to enable you to pursue a career in the hospitality industry? Do you want to consider, in greater depth, a selection of skill areas within the industry – including reception and customer services – equipping you for a higher level position within a hospitality organisation? Do you want to study for a nationally recognised qualification? If yes, then Hospitality Services SVQ Level 2 is the right course for you. Taught on a full-time basis, this course will continue to develop your skills in the many and varied areas within the hospitality industry. The course will be very practical in nature and you will spend two days working in a professional hospitality environment practicing and developing your skills. In addition, you will spend one and a half days in college building upon and underpinning those skills with theoretical knowledge.
The course will explore the following required areas: • Maintain a safe, hygienic and secure working environment • Work effectively as part of a hospitality team • Give customers a positive impression of yourself and your organisation • Maintain food safety when storing, preparing and cooking food You will also be required to study six additional units in the optional topic areas of Accommodation Services, Food and Beverage Service and Food Preparation and Cooking. The choice of units will be dependent upon the nature of your work placement.
Argyll College UHI Ltd is a Scottish Charity, SC 026685
Argyll College UHI At Argyll College UHI we apply stateof-the-art information technologies – including high-speed internet access and video conferencing facilities – to allow as many students as possible to study throughout Argyll’s dispersed communities. What’s more, as one of the 13 colleges and research institutions that make up the recently formed University of the Highlands and Islands, we can now offer our students even better access to a wide choice of undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses. This is in addition to our existing, prolific range of vocational, full and part-time further education courses. Argyll College UHI has 13 centres throughout the Argyll region and you can also look at studying many courses at home if you wish. You choose what you study and how you study it.
To find out more about this course simply contact your nearest centre. Arran Tel: 01770 600 152 Cairndow Tel: 01499 600 141 Campbeltown Tel: 01631 559 670 Construction Skills Centre Tel: 01631 559 830 Craignish Tel: 01852 500 746 Dunoon Tel: 01369 707 182 Fionnphort Tel: 01681 700 377 Islay Tel: 01496 810 130 Lochgilphead Tel: 01546 600 070 Oban Tel: 01631 559 500 Rothesay Tel: 01700 501 000 Tiree Tel: 01879 220 372 Tobermory Tel: 01688 302 801 All Argyll College UHI centres are fully accessible for those students with disabilities