Albany Senior High School/Coursebook/2HOS

What is this course about?
Hospitality is one of New Zealand's largest industries with 1 in 3 New Zealander’s working in this area at some time. Our growing tourism industry is closely linked to Hospitality as well as our wine industry and value added produce. Studying Hospitality offers a great variety of career opportunities including being a Chef, Barista, bar person, hotel and restaurant management, as well as owning your own business, a cafe for example. It is about teamwork and providing outstanding customer service. It is a fun, diverse and dynamic industry to be involved in and the career opportunities are numerous and varied.

What will I learn?
The Hospitality course provides a sound base from which to go on to studies at any of the available Hospitality providers. All three levels will be offered in this line with a course being especially tailored for your needs. Specific area’s include food safety,cookery, table service, customer service, Barista and nutrition. Students will all complete a food safety requirement and will be required to wear chef jackets and sign a contract. You will be working in a fully functioning industrial kitchen and expected to participate in catered functions.

What sorts of things will I do?
On completion of this course you will be able to: *Gain a range of specific skills 	in cookery, front of house, Barista relevant to your chosen carreer 	path *Manage your time and work well 	in a team environment *Have gained personal 	presentation skills and customer service skills necessary for 	success in the Hospitality industry *Acquired knife skills, plating 	up, portion control and presentation of dishes. *The ability to determine quality 	indicators in produce across the range and how to maintain freshness 	and food safety in those items. You will be required to complete tasks individually and in teams. All written assessments are done in workbooks provided by Service IQ the industry board and are completed individually in open book conditions. During class you will learn the skills
 * Work safely and effectively in 	a commercial kitchen environment

Frequently asked questions:
This is a single course that is open to levels one, two and three. Students will be provided with standards appropriate to their needs by the teacher. In 2018 the course will include a range of level one and level two standards only and is aimed at students moving on into Hospitality industry apprenticeships. Although study in the Hospitality area can support preparation for certain University courses although they cannot be used for entrance qualification as they are Unit Standards not Achievement standards. Students can choose both Achievement Standard Food Technology and Hospitality courses to run concurrently in the came year if they wish as non of the standards on these courses will clash.