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New Zealand Certificate in Food and Beverage Service

Queenstown Resort College Limited (QRC)

Subject area

Food and Beverage Service

Qualification

Duration

17 Weeks

Total student fees

$5,255

over 17 Weeks - details

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About the course

What can I expect out of this qualification?

The purpose of this qualification is:
- To provide the food and beverage sector with staff competent to work as food servers with advanced skills in restaurants or shift supervisors in a quick-service restaurant.
- To provide a credential for those employed as food servers, that will enhance their employment opportunities across a range of establishments in the hospitality sector.
- To establish standards of professional practice for advanced food and beverage 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 as food servers with advanced skills in restaurants or as shift supervisors in a quick-service restaurant.

Key Information for Students

Entry Requirements

Minimum requirements

Be 17 years of age at course commencement Completion of NCEA Level 2 or equivalent Applicants not meeting the entry criteria may be considered on a case by case basis by the Academic Director. Consideration will be given to those with prior work experience and life skills experience.

Detailed requirements

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


Duration

17 Weeks


Tuition Fees

Annual Total qualification
Student fees
(what you pay)
$5,255 $5,255
Government tuition subsidy
(what the government pays)
$2,787 $2,787
Total $8,042 $8,042

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


Student Success

75%


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 $42,000
Earnings range $34,000 - $52,000
In employment 60%
In further study 19%
On a benefit 5%

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: (03) 409 0500
Fax: (03) 409 0505
Email: charlie.phillips@qrc.ac.nz
Web: http://www.qrc.ac.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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