Welcome to this short introduction to Catering. This will help to prepare you for when you start your course with us at Gower College Swansea, as well as giving you an opportunity to brush up on some of your skills!
Video
Have a look at this YouTube video.
Summary
The Hospitality Industry is the 4th largest industry in the UK
It employs 4.5 million people in the UK
You can have many different careers: Chef, waiter, events manager
You can use lots of different skills in the industry, such as art and design and become restaurant designer!
If you don’t know exactly what you want to do and how your current qualifications apply; your soft skills will be important. Things like good communication and emotional intelligence will make you a good fit for Hospitality and catering.
Employers are looking for great personality and passion!
Learning Object
Here is some more interactive learning that you might be interesting in.
Thank
you for completing this short course on Hospitality and Catering. Hopefully it will have given you a flavour of
the kind of topics that you will cover when you join us at Gower College
Swansea. We’re really looking forward to
meeting you and getting you started on your course!