In a nutshell
What are the qualifications about?
Interested in becoming a supervisor in the hospitality and catering industry? A Hospitality and Catering Advanced Professional Certificate gives you the skills to move up the career ladder and take charge - managing staff, resources, food hygiene, customer service and more.
Who are they for?
A Hospitality and Catering Advanced Professional Certificate is for people who already work in a restaurant, hotel or similar business, and want to take on more responsibility.
You'll usually have a qualification already (for example a Level 3 NVQ in Hospitality) or lots of on-the-job experience.
Why choose City & Guilds?
A City & Guilds qualification is proof that you have the right skills to do your job well - which is why so many employers look for people who have one. You can be confident your qualification is well respected within your industry.
City & Guilds qualifications are engaging and rewarding, and can lead to a whole range of fulfilling careers - including many of the UK's happiest professions.
Fast facts
| Type: | HLQ |
|---|---|
| Level: | 4 |
| 1200 | |
| Duration: | TBC |
| Fundable? | Yes. See the Learning Aims Database |
| Last registration: |
Your questions
... if you're taking these qualifications
- What sorts of things do they cover?
Depending on the direction you choose to go in, you'll cover:
- Serving customers in a food and drinks business
- Food preparation and cooking
- The science and technology of food production.
- How will I learn and be assessed?
A Higher Level Qualification helps you develop the skills to work at the very highest level in your industry. For a Hospitality and Catering Advanced Professional Certificate you'll usually go to a centre. Your work practice will cover restaurant, hotel or hospitality business scenarios.
You'll work in groups some of the time and also organise your own study - you'll have plenty of options to expand your skills and industry knowledge.
- Which level is right for me?
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- How long do they take?
The Hospitality and Catering Advanced Professional Certificate HLQ Level 3 usually takes:
- 1200 hours.
This is a rough guide - each centre decides its own timescales and you can often learn at your own pace.
- What jobs could they lead to?
A Hospitality and Catering Advanced Professional Certificate can help you get you a more senior role in a restaurant or hospitality business.
To run your own restaurant or manage a larger hospitality business, you might want to think about getting a further qualification..
... if you're delivering these qualifications
- How would we deliver and assess them?
You'll deliver the qualification in a classroom at your centre. You'll devise your own assessments for your learners.
- What resources do we need?
You don't need any special resources - just a suitable classroom venue for your learners.
You'll need to ensure your learners have access to a work environment that gives them a chance to develop their skills - for example, working in a restaurant, hotel or hospitality business.
- How can we get approval to offer them?
New to City & Guilds?
First become a centre - then you can apply for qualification approval.
Already a centre?
Download and complete the qualification approval form (PDF) and send it to your local City & Guilds office.
- Are there any learner eligibility requirements?
At Level 3 your learners will usually have a qualification in hospitality or catering at Level 2 or equivalent, such as Hospitality and Catering NVQ N/SVQ Level 3. Or they could have work-based experience and expertise equivalent to Level 2 in the NQF.
You'll need to ensure your learners have access to a work environment that gives them a chance to develop their skills - for example, working in a restaurant, hotel or hospitality business.
- Do these qualifications replace any others?
No.
e-learning support
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Related qualifications
Related careers
- Restaurant or hospitality business manager
- Kitchen manager
- Food science and manufacturing manager
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