Butlers Diploma (7105)

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Last Updated: 20 Jan 2023

The Diploma for Butlers can help you find a job as a Butler or take on a more senior role in a prestigious establishment or household, including gaining specialised skills to help you manage a team and a household.

The Diploma for Butlers is for anyone who works or wants to work as a Butler.
You don't need any previous butlering experience, but a background in hospitality would help you complete the qualification.

Available to deliver in the following:

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

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General Information

What Is Involved In Studying This Course?

Depending on the options you choose, you'll cover things like:

Housekeeping
Food service
Wines, spirits and cigars
Event management
Valeting duties.

To get a Vocationally Related Qualification (VRQ) you will learn through practical sessions, group discussions or assignments.

VRQs are usually assessed by your training provider using assignments, practical task, exams or online tests.

You will complete an assignment for each unit. The assignments are made up of practical tasks and short answer questions.

Is this level right for me?

Level 3
You work or want to work as a butler - you probably have some experience in the hospitality sector in a role working under supervision. You want to develop your knowledge and gain new skills to enable you to work as a butler in a range of organisations including private houses, quality hotels and overseas employers.

What Careers Can This Lead To?

The Diploma for Butlers can help you in your role as a Butler or help you find a job as a butler in an Embassy, private firm, household or large hotel.

If you are interested in continuing to study after completing your qualification you could move on to:

Level 3 Diploma in Hospitality Supervision and Leadership (7250)
Level 3 Award in Hospitality Supervision and Leadership Principles (7108)

What Is Involved With Delivering This Course?

To deliver a Vocationally Related Qualification (VRQ) you will need qualified assessors – you can train internal members of staff or recruit specially.

You will also need suitable facilities to carry out the required training to enable learners to achieve industry standards.

Centres offering the Diploma for Butlers should be able to provide all learners with the opportunity to undertake a period of work experience in a private house, hospitality environment or similar.

Anyone can take this qualification, but you must make sure all your learners can access the resources they need to complete it.

It is recommended that all learners not currently working as butlers undertake a period of work experience lasting at least twelve weeks, as part of the qualification.

To find all the resource requirements, download the qualification handbook from the centre documents section.

Level 3

Is this level right for me?

You've worked as a butler for some time - with plenty of experience, you probably already have some supervisory responsibilities. You want a formal qualification that recognises your skills. You might be looking to manage a team in a larger establishment.

You complete 7 core units:

The maintenance of a safe and secure working environment
Customer/guest care procedures
Maintain effective working relationships
Housekeeping procedures for butlers
Food service operations for butlers (table and functions)
Introduction to wines, spirits and cigars for butlers
Valeting duties for butlers.

You then choose from a range of optional units. For a full list of units, download the qualification handbook from the additional documents section.

What Careers Can This Lead To?

The Diploma for Butlers can help you in your role as a Butler or help you find a job as a butler in an Embassy, private firm, household or large hotel.

If you are interested in continuing to study after completing your qualification you could move on to:

Level 3 Diploma in Hospitality Supervision and Leadership (7250)
Level 3 Award in Hospitality Supervision and Leadership Principles (7108).

Level 3 Diploma for Butlers (7105-02)

Last Registration Date: 31 Aug 2026

Level 3 Diploma for Butlers

Accreditation No: 500/6598/1 This is a reference number related to UK accreditation framework
Type: VRQ This is categorisation to help define qualification attributes e.g. type of assessment
Credits: Data unavailable Credits are a measure of the size of the qualification
Guided Learning Hours: 450 - 450 This is the average contact time a centre would typically commit
Total Qualification Time: 630 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: £222.00 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.

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.

7105 Level 3

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7105-02 Qualification handbook v3-1 pdf 1 MB 08 Apr 2022

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