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Hospitality

Foundation Apprenticeship

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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:

What's the qualification?

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.

Your qualification includes:

SCQF Level 4

  • Skills for Work award in Hospitality

  • work-based challenge unit

SCQF Level 4

  • Skills for Work Award in Hospitality

  • work-based challenge unit

SCQF qualification levels explained

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 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.

Where could it take me?

Your Foundation Apprenticeship gives you lots of options: it’s up to you where you go next.

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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.