If you want to work in the food and beverage industry, this City & Guilds Professional Food and Beverage course is a great starting point. This training course at City College Plymouth will help you gain knowledge and skills within the food and beverage service area. You will undertake topics around understanding menus, legislation, the food and beverage business, and dealing with payments. You will further your learning by undertaking practical elements around the bar and hot drinks service whilst also working in a food service area such as a restaurant. Furthermore, you will have the opportunity to work at high-profile external events all around Plymouth, such as MTV Crashes Plymouth and Flavour Fest.
Professional Food and Beverage Service
- Level: 2
- Qualification: Diploma
- Awarding body: City & Guilds (C&G)
- Duration: One year
- Course type: Full-time
- Time of day: Daytime, Evening

What's it all about?
Course information
In order to be successful on this course you will need to have GCSEs a grade 4 (C) or above in English and maths, as well as an interest in serving customers and working at events. You may have also completed a Level 1 in hospitality and catering.
On successful completion you may wish to progress to a level 3 course in a related discipline.
Future careers
What you could earn:
Chefs
Potential salary
Entry level salary
Average salary
Annual openings in Plymouth
What you could earn:
Restaurant and Catering Establishment Managers and Proprietors
Potential salary
Entry level salary
Average salary
Annual openings in Plymouth
What you could earn:
Kitchen and Catering Assistants
Potential salary
Entry level salary
Average salary
Annual openings in Plymouth
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