Exploring the UK Hospitality industry
Unit summary
The aim of this unit is to introduce learners to the hospitality industry, as one of the fastest growing and most exciting industries in the UK. Learners will come to understand the importance of the hospitality industry to the UK economy. They will explore hospitality at both a local and national level, gaining an insight into the size of the industry and the different types of setting in which it operates and is affected by changing trends. Learners will also start to understand how to speak the language of hospitality, using its basic terminology correctly.
This unit will stimulate learners’ interest in discovering what careers the industry offers and the varied activities it encompasses.
Unit details
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07 Retail and Commercial Enterprise
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07.4
Hospitality and Catering
| Learning Outcome |
Assessment Criteria |
| 1. Understand the importance of the hospitality industry to the UK economy |
a. explain the importance of the Hospitality to the UK economy. |
| 2. Know the size and composition of the UK hospitality industries |
a. describe the sub-industries which make up the UK Hospitality industry
b. use appropriate terminology to define the range of sub industries in hospitality. |
| 3. Understand how changing trends and external factors affect the hospitality industry |
a. identify how external factors, events and tourism affect the Hospitality industry
b. explain how changing external factors and events, including changes in tourism, affect the Hospitality industry. |
| 4. Be able to identify career opportunities in Hospitality |
a identify research methods and sources of information about the Hospitality industry and the roles and employment opportunities within it
b. identify different roles and occupations in Hospitality
c. describe the career prospects for different roles
d. describe the training and qualifications required for different occupations in the Hospitality industry. |