New Zealand Certificate in Food and Beverage Service (Level 4) (Restaurant Service strand)
Hospo, Food & Tourism
A course by
Manukau Institute of Technology
Learn advanced restaurant and beverage service skills to excel in providing great hospitality experiences in the food and beverage sector.
In-person study
Face-to-face learning in a physical classroom setting
MIT Ōtara, Auckland
It will take a total of 16 weeks
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Apply advanced service standards in hospitality
Understand and implement hospitality service standards, including managing hazards, maintaining health, food safety, and security, and providing effective customer service.
Deliver professional restaurant food service
Demonstrate ability to explain menu components and design, serve food in a restaurant setting, and apply operational policies to ensure successful service.
Perform restaurant beverage service and maintain legislative compliance
Explain and apply legislative requirements for licensed premises, provide beverage service according to legal and operational standards, and demonstrate host responsibility.
What You're Signing Up For
The New Zealand Certificate in Food and Beverage Service (Level 4), with a Restaurant Service strand from Manukau Institute of Technology, is designed for those looking to build on foundational front-of-house knowledge and practice advanced food and beverage service skills. Students will learn to work in a range of hospitality operations, maintaining safety and service standards, menu knowledge, and beverage service skills, including compliance with relevant legislation for licensed premises. The programme is suitable both for those already in the industry wishing to upskill and for new learners seeking a qualification for employment in restaurants and other hospitality establishments.
Course Content
- Hospitality Service Standards
- Restaurant Food Service
- Restaurant Beverage Service
- Managing health, safety, and food safety in hospitality operations
- Menu components and design for restaurant environments
- Standard operating policies and procedures in restaurants
- Legislative requirements for licensed premises (Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012)
- Host responsibility for duty managers
- Customer service skills in hospitality
What you need to know first
40 credits at NCEA Level 1 including 10 Literacy and 10 Numeracy credits
or New Zealand Certificate in Food and Beverage Service (Level 3)
or a relevant qualification at NZQF Level 2
or a recognised equivalent
English proficiency: IELTS 5.5 (all bands 5.0+) or equivalent if English, te reo Māori not first language
What sort of industry will this job lead to
Hospitality
Food and Beverage
Restaurant Service
Future employment opportunities might be
Food server in a broad range of food and beverage service outlets
Shift supervisor in a quick service restaurant
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