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New Zealand Certificate in Food and Beverage Service

People Potential Limited

Subject area

Food and Beverage Service

Qualification

Duration

13 Weeks

Check out Fees Free to see whether you are eligible for a year of fees-free study or two years industry training. Contact your provider to confirm your study options meet the criteria.

About the course

What can I expect out of this qualification?

The purpose of this qualification is:
- To supply the food and beverage sector with employees who are able to provide service in cafes and unlicensed restaurants, quick-service restaurants, bars or clubs, restaurants offering table or buffet service, establishments catering functions in-house, or baristas.
- To provide a credential for those individuals who are employed as service personnel that will support their employment opportunities across a range of establishments in the hospitality sector.
- To establish standards of professional practice for basic service that can provide customers with confidence in a range of hospitality environments.
The strands in this qualification allow graduates to specialise in an area of food and beverage service.
Graduates will be able to operate to provide food and/or beverage service in a casual dining or bar context.

Key Information for Students

Entry Requirements

Minimum requirements

Applicants must be 18 years or above (due to NZ liquor licensing laws), have left school and are eligible for the selected funding criteria that this programme will operate under. They should have a desire to work in the hospitality industry, and have an appropriate level of literacy and numeracy skill to study at level 3. This programme does not exclude any learners with particular cultural needs and support can be provided for any learners who require it in order to meet programme requirements

Detailed requirements

See provider website for more details about entry to this qualification.


Duration

13 Weeks


Tuition Fees

Annual Total qualification
Student fees
(what you pay)
$0 $0
Government tuition subsidy
(what the government pays)
$1,858 $1,858
Total $1,858 $1,858

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A Compulsory Student Services Fee may be charged, see your provider for details.


Student Success

88%


National Graduate Outcomes

Outcomes for students who completed qualifications at the same level and in the same subject area, three years after completion:

Median earnings $41,000
Earnings range $32,000 - $50,000
In employment 58%
In further study 32%
On a benefit 7%

All KIS information is the most recent data available and relates to domestic students only.

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Contact details

Main Campus Office

Phone: (09) 437 7593
Fax: (09) 437 7693
Email: admin@peoplepotential.co.nz
Web: http://www.peoplepotential.co.nz

Please contact the provider for details of where this qualification is offered.

Where does this information come from?

The Key Information for Students data is compiled by the Tertiary Education Commission based on information provided by tertiary education providers and the Ministry of Education. Remember to check the provider’s website for further details.

NZQA supplies all other information based on material from the provider.

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