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We welcome candidates from a variety of backgrounds, helping them to create a better future for themselves by furthering their career prospects through education and work experience.
All apprenticeships contain practical and knowledge based units which are delivered within the school’s training and commercial kitchens.
Aimed at new entrants and existing employees wanting to develop a career as a chef.
Learning on the job: gaining practical experience and the opportunity to develop cookery skills working in a kitchen. Appointed an assessor who will visit workplace every 2/3 weeks, delivering theory, practical assessments in workplace kitchen.
Aimed at chefs within the industry wanting to develop and enhance kitchen and larder skills.
Learning on the job: developing and enhancing food preparation and cookery skills. Appointed an assessor who will visit workplace every 2/3 weeks, delivering theory, practical assessments in workplace kitchen.
Aimed at new entrants and existing employees within the hospitality industry.
Learning on the job: covering all aspects of working in a restaurant, gaining knowledge and the opportunity to gain and develop practical skills. Appointed an assessor who will visit workplace every 2/3 weeks, delivering theory, practical assessment in restaurant workplace.
Aimed at new entrants and existing employees who have a varied role within the workplace carrying out tasks in one or more areas within the kitchen, restaurant, housekeeping, reception environments.
Learning on the job gaining knowledge and practical work experience in a general hospitality role. Appointed an assessor who will visit the candidate every 2/3 weeks, delivering theory, practical assessments in the workplace.
Aimed at employees looking to progress into supervisory, team leader roles within the hospitality industry.
Learning takes place on the job, gaining supervisory and leadership skills. Appointed an assessor who will visit the workplace every 2/3 weeks, delivering theory, practical assessment in the workplace.
This qualification is aimed at employees currently in a supervisory role or above looking to develop and enhance managerial skills.
Learning on the job, gaining and developing management skills. Appointed an assessor who will visit the workplace every 2/3 weeks, delivering theory, practical assessments in the workplace.
VQs are nationally recognised qualifications designed by industry for industry. The main purpose of the qualification is to prove the competence necessary to carry out the job.
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Employment plus training offering approved industry qualifications with financial Support for businesses (businesses pay the employee’s salary).
Apprenticeships are available to new start employees and existing employees who require training to upgrade their skills (subject to eligibility).
Improved staff performance
Increased skill levels
More highly motivated staff
Improvements on the quality of service to customers
Customer retention
Understanding of responsibilities
The recognition of existing skills
The development of new skills
Opportunity to improve service to customers
Improvement to working practice
Vocational qualifications where designed to be delivered within the workplace. Each candidate will be issued with their own personal folder, enabling them to build up a range of evidence including practical evidence, witness testimony, diaries and questions.
Our fully qualified assessors normally visit candidates once every 2 Weeks. Employers will be kept informed of candidate progress with feedback given at the end of every visit.
The Catering School was established in January 1990 and approved charitable status in 1995. The Catering School has gone on to become one of Scotland’s leading centres in the delivery of qualifications within the Catering and Hospitality Industry.
Simply give us a call on the number below or click the link to make an email enquiry.
Tel: 01698 678655
We are an equal opportunities employer and value diversity. All applications are decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and requirements.