Café Skills (Level 2)
About the programme
In this programme, you will gain highly transferable skills that will allow you to progress in your chosen career. The project-based Café Skills programme is hands-on, allowing you the opportunity to work in commercial kitchens and restaurant services. Students will have the opportunity to gain NCEA Level 2 qualification and café skills required by industry.
The tutors will lead you through preparing and applying icings and glazes, through to bakery products, practising food safety methods and preparing and baking basic loaves of bread. In the Food and Beverage section, you will provide table service, prepare and serve hot and cold non-alcoholic drinks, prepare and clear areas for table service, and espresso coffee equipment and preparation.
Vocational pathway: Service industries
Programme code: WTA006
NCEA level: Level 2
Number of credits: 30
Duration of programme: 31 weeks
Programme structure: 1 day per week (
Location: Rotokauri Campus, 51 Akoranga Rd, Hamilton.
Cost: Free to the student.
Transport: To be arranged with your school and covered by WTA (if applicable).
Further details: www.youthguarantee.net.nz
Contacts: You must enrol through your school. Please see your careers advisor.
Year 2 entry criteria: To move on, you will need to have completed 80% of the available credits in year one, and 100% of the available credits in both of your chosen year two modules. Candidates who do not meet these criteria may be accepted at the discretion of the WTA.
Programme modules
| Unit Standard | Title | Version | Level | Credit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14721 | Provide table service for a commercial hospitality establishment | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 167 | Practise food safety methods in a food business under supervision | 9 | 2 | 4 |
| 23083 | Prepare and bake basic breads in the baking industry | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 14436 | Provide table service for a commercial hospitality establishment | 8 | 2 | 4 |
| 14425 | Prepare and serve hot and cold non-alcoholic drinks for a commercial hospitality establishment | 8 | 2 | 5 |
| 14434 | Prepare and clear areas for table service for a commercial hospitality establishment | 8 | 2 | 3 |
| 17285 | Demonstrate knowledge of commercial espresso coffee equipment and prepare espresso beverages under supervision | 10 | 2 | 4 |
| Total NZQA Credits | 30 |
