Food and Hospitality Level 1
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Whaea D. Phillips.
Food and Hospitality Level 1
This foundation level course is aimed at students whose goal is to one day enter the food industry or simply develop life skills that will enhance personal well-being beyond school. You will learn a variety of skills and knowledge related to the food and beverage sectors of the food industry. Food and Hospitality, is internally assessed, and evidence for each topic is collected over a period of time and will include practical and knowledge assessment. There will be checkpoints throughout the year to monitor student progress and give feedback, there is an expectation that students complete up to date written assignment and practical skills to be ready for each checkpoint. There are several internally assessed practical tasks for each topic and these will be introduced ongoing throughout each term as we work through the knowledge components. There is one assessment opportunity and two resubmission opportunities will be offered where there are minor areas for improvement for the theory and practical components of each Unit Standard.
There is an expectation that students will work safely and respectfully following our school Tikanga.
Food and Hospitality at Level 1 may include Unit Standards or internal/external Achievement Standards from Food Technology, Hospitality and Home Economics curriculum learning areas depending on unit availability and student interest.
Course Overview
Term 1
Hot finger food
- Prepare hot finger food by following recipes using a variety of methods.
- Food presentation and plating techniques.
- Food safety practices.
- Safe knife handling skills and techniques.
- Communicate effectively within your kitchen group
Culinary knife care
- Safe knife handling, carrying, passing, washing, drying and storing
- Types of knives and uses
- Develop safe knife skills
Term 2
Celebration drinks
- Learn how to prepare and garnish different types of mocktail beverages
- Measuring and understanding ratios
- Select and check bar equipment for damage and cleanliness
- Select and check ingredients for quality before making drinks
- Practice methods: shake, blend, stir, build
- Safety practices in beverage service
- Customer service skills
Fruit and vegetable dishes
- Food preparation and presentation skills
- Knife skills
Term 3
Sauce and Soup Dishes
- Learn about common sauce and soup recipes and how to make them.
- Investigate in season produce and prepare seasonal sauces and soups
- Sustainable food practice
Bakery
- Learn how to plan, bake and present a batch of scones, cake and sponge.
- Planning for efficiency of time and resources
- Measuring correctly
- How technique influence the quality of the outcome
Term 4
Completing final assessment submissions.
Egg and Cheese Dishes - will only be offered if there is time to complete learning and assessment for this topic
- Learn to prepare, cook and present a variety of egg and cheese dishes common in the food industry
- Quality checks for egg and cheese products
- Methods of cooking eggs and cheese
- Sensory evaluation of different cheese types
- Describe the distinctive characteristics of different types of cheese
- Self management skills
Recommended Prior Learning
There is no prerequisite on this course and students do not need to have completed year 10 Food Technology before starting this course.
Contributions and Equipment/Stationery
Students will be provided with learning material and assessments.
Pathway
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
Total Credits Available: 14 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 14 credits.
External
NZQA Info
Assessments:
Term: 1, Week: 9
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Assessments:
Term: 3, Week: 4
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Assessments:
Term: 2, Week: 9
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Assessments:
Term: 2, Week: 5
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Assessments:
Term: 1, Week: 11
Pathway Tags
Hospitality: Chef, Baker, Bar Manager, Bartender, Front of House, Caterer, Cafe Manager, Tourism, Barista, Catering Manager, Hotel Manager, Restaurant Manager, Chef, Waitress, Waiter, Tour Guide, Cafe Worker, Kitchen hand, Dietitian, Nutritionist, Food Technology, Food Science, New product design, Quality Assurance, Food Critic, Food Stylist, Cake Decorator, Product Promotion, Hospitality, Bar Tender, Food marketing, Barista.,
Disclaimer
Courses outlined will only be available if sufficient students wish to take them AND appropriate staff are available to teach them.
Courses that do not run may be offered through distance learning and be supported by the Distance Learning Department.