Conwy & Denbighshire 14-19 Learning Pathways

Choose it ● learn it ● enjoy it

Elin Davies & John GamblesDenbighshire 14-19 Network

Hospitality & Tourism Work Based Learning Pathway

Key Stakeholders

Careers Wales

Parents

Colleges

14-19 Networks

Schools

Training providers

Employers

SSC

Learners

Key Stakeholders

Aiming for Excellence

Course features

•Meets the needs of the sector and the local economy•Attractive to learners, parents and schools•Offered bilingually•Reaches top industry standards in both skills and experience in the work place•Quality assured

Aiming for Excellence

Course design

•Days 1 & 2 core and options in schools•Day 3 at Coleg Llandrillo following BTEC Extended Certificate in Hospitality•Day 4 core and options in school•Day 5 work placement with approved employer

What the learners think

•All young people on the course find it enjoyable•Enjoy cooking aspect as they learn new skills and enjoy physical work•All of the learners would recommend the course to a friend in the future•4 young people feel that they will enter a career of hospitality in the future, and another specifying to cook for the Forces abroad

What they’ve learnt

•How to present themselves •How to use different cooking equipment•Health & Safety matters!•Knife Skills•How to present food•What the Hospitality sector means•SELF-CONFIDENCE

What they’ve learnt

•Customer service•Manual Handling•Food Hygiene•What good employers want•Housekeeping•Front of House•Waiting service•Restaurant skills•Real kitchen skills •Communication skills

Achieving Excellence

Key success factors

•Organise the curriculum in schools so that the learners don’t miss key lessons•Challenge is good, but learners need support•Stakeholders are equal partners•All have a voice•Quality is paramount

Strategic Success Factors

Partnership of equals

Support from the People 1st - involvement of key employer ambassadors

Sponsorship by the Networks - £ and coherence

Full commitment of a top college

Schools that put learners first