Working Towards Catering & Hospitality (Aspire Broadway and Brierley Hill) AIM

This course is designed for students with a special educational need or disability with an interest in domestic cookery or who may like to pursue a career in the hospitality or catering industry.

Working towards Catering & Hospitality develops skills in food hygiene, health and safety, food preparation and a variety of cooking methods.

Students will visit local eating/drinking establishments to review how they are designed, their menu and pricing structures.

Students will be based at our Broadway Campus but will undertake work experience for one day each week in our student refectory at Inspired, Brierley Hill. Students must be able to travel to this site independently or on transport arranged by parents/carers.

All Aspire curriculum promotes preparation for adulthood which includes personal independence, employment, looking after yourself in the home, travel and community cohesion.

All students will undertake work experience in our Aspire Shop, learning essential transferable skills such as customer service, problem solving, teamworking, basic finance and marketing.

Please note that ‘full time’ courses are between 16-18 hours per week and are not 5-day provision. Maths and English is taught as part of this study programme.

If your travel is provided by school, sixth-form or local authority, this will need to be reapplied for prior to starting college.

Areas covered can include (but aren't limited to) the following:

• Teamwork skills
• Food drink and cooking
• Personal safety awareness
• Skills for setting a table
• Undertaking a work experience placement
• Shopping for the home
• Customer service skills
• Using cooking skills in the domestic kitchen

Students are assessed through witness statements, Q&A, observation and practical application, collated as a portfolio of evidence.

Formal assessment of maths and English will take place if suitable for the student.

Small financial contribution to educational visits, when required. Personal stationery. Weekly cooking ingredients. Chef's jacket, hat and appropriate footwear for use in refectory or catering kitchens.

AIM Employability Skills Entry Level 2 or Entry Level 3

All Aspire courses are for one academic year. Progression onto further study is dependent on maintained attendance, positive records of behaviour and evidence of significant progress made within the year.

Students studying on ‘Working towards Catering’ may transfer onto Aspire’s Working towards Employment pathway which leads to a Supported Internship.

Applicants will be invited to attend a needs assessment to ensure support needs can be met. Following this, a mandatory taster session is arranged to provide transition into the area and for suitability for the programme to be assessed. If there are any concerns about suitability or our ability to meet support needs, this will be discussed with you. There are no formal entry requirements for this course.