Principles of Hospitality Management (7147)

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Last Updated: 29 Aug 2022

This is a knowledge based qualification which forms part of the Hospitality higher apprenticeship framework.

This qualification is designed to give you the underpinning knowledge that can help you achieve the apprenticeship in hospitality management.

It provides a clear progression route for those who have completed the Level 3 qualifications in Hospitality and Catering and will offer both the existing workforce and new entrants opportunity to progress into higher education.

This qualification and apprenticeship is aimed at Hospitality managers, heads of departments, kitchen manager, head chef, executive chef, front office manager, front of house manager, reception manager, accommodation manager, housekeeping manager, executive housekeeper, food & beverage manager, restaurant manager, bar manager.

Available to deliver in the following:

England
Wales – please check QiW website for available funding
Northern Ireland

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General Information

What Is Involved In Studying This Course?

You'll cover things like:

Leadership and management in hospitality organisations
Complying with legal and regulatory requirements
Developing hospitality teams
how to plan and manage food and beverage operations
Food safety management for catering
Hospitality accommodation management

You will learn on the job in the work environment or in a suitable training provider.

What Careers Can This Lead To?

The qualification can lead to a range of hospitality management careers. This could be as general managers and heads of department in hotels and contract catering establishments, restaurant managers, kitchen managers and managers in the events and leisure sector.

Learners interested in moving into a leadership, supervisory or management roles should also visit the ILM website.
www.i-l-m.com

What Is Involved With Delivering This Course?

It is designed to encourage work-based, higher education and SSC partners to provide a flexible and responsive delivery infrastructure. The assessment method will be assignments using realistic scenarios and evidence from the workplace where appropriate. Centre devised assignments are also possible, for more information please refer to the handbook for more guidance.

To find all the resource requirements for assessment and delivery, download the qualification handbook from the centre documents section.

Centres will require full approval for this qualification.

Level 4

What Careers Can This Lead To?

Level 4 Diploma in Principles of Hospitality Management (7147-44)

Last Registration Date: 31 Aug 2026 Supportive services: SmartScreen

Level 4 Diploma in Principles of Hospitality Management

Accreditation No: 600/6642/8 This is a reference number related to UK accreditation framework
Type: Credit based qualification This is categorisation to help define qualification attributes e.g. type of assessment
Credits: 37 Credits are a measure of the size of the qualification
Guided Learning Hours: 231 - 240 This is the average contact time a centre would typically commit
Total Qualification Time: 370 The total time for the qualification
Key Stage: Data unavailable This shows the equivalent Key Stage level.
Last Certification: 31/08/2029 This is the last date that a certificate can be issued
Qualification fees in the UK: £90.00 Our typical price is the one that is most often paid by a centre for a completed learner. Some prices are made up of multiple charging points so action like taking difference units or specialisms to complete and resitting assessments may mean the cost for some learners differs.

Additional information for centres

SMARTSCREEN IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS QUALIFICATION

SmartScreen is our online portal for tutor, assessors and learners that provides unit-specific support materials and tutor forums to complement the delivery and learning experience

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Here you can find all documents related to this suite of qualifications.

By clicking on the section headings below, you can access a variety of documents such as the qualification handbooks and assessment materials, Statements of Purpose, and recognition letters from industry and employers.

Some documents may be password protected. Passwords can be retrieved by logging in to Walled Garden and visiting the Administration section of the relevant qualification catalogue page.

Interested in delivering this qualification?

Find out more about how to become an approved City & Guilds centre or fill out our online customer application form.

7147 Level 4

Assessment materials

Centre documents

7147-44 L4 Diploma Qualification handbook v1-2 pdf 833 KB 24 Jul 2018

Additional Documents

7147 7148 Factsheet v1 pdf 162 KB 24 Jul 2018

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Principles of Hospitality Management (7147)