Catering

Vision

Our aim is that students will have the courage to take risks whilst developing technical and practical competencies as well as the wider skills valued by employers, giving them more choice when entering the workplace.

Curriculum overview

This course concentrates on the hospitality and catering industry. Students develop their knowledge and understanding related to a range of hospitality and catering providers; how they operate and what they have to take into account to be successful. Students have the opportunity to learn about issues related to nutrition and food safety and how they affect successful hospitality and catering operations. In this qualification, students develop food preparation and cooking skills as well as transferable skills of problem solving, organisation and time management, planning and communication.

Catering is not only a valuable life skill but will also enable you to pursue a specialised career in the catering and hospitality industry.

Please download the learning journeys below for an overview of the content taught at OBA.