Hospitality: Practical Cookery

C U R R I C U L A R A R E A : H O M E E C O N O M I C S S U BJ E C T : H O S P I T A L I T Y P R A C T I C A L C O O K E R Y 2 0 2 2-23 M Y W O R L D O F W O R K C O N T E N T S C O U R S E C H O I C E S

National 4 (SCQF Level 4) National 5 (SCQF Level 5)

Course Content Course Content

Practical Cookery Course enhances learners’ personal effectiveness in cookery and provides a set of skills for those who wish to progress to further study in the hospitality context.

Three Units

1. Cookery Skills, Techniques and Processes 2. Understanding and Using Ingredients 3. Organisational Skills for Cooking

Added Value Unit – Producing a Meal. Practical Cookery Course enhances learners’ personal effectiveness in cookery and provides a set of skills for those who wish to progress to further study in the hospitality context.

Three Units 1. Cookery Skills, Techniques and Processes 2. Understanding and Using Ingredients 3. Organisational Skills for Cooking

The learner will be assessed by a practical activity drawing on the knowledge, understanding and skills developed across the Course. The activity will require learners

to extend cookery-related knowledge, understanding and skills, and to apply them in the production of a meal to a given specification. Learners will plan, prepare and cook a three-course meal for a given number of people within a given timescale and present it appropriately.

Course Assessment

Internally Assessed

Baker or Confectioner Biochemist Biologist Biotechnologist Brewery Worker Butcher Catering Manager Chef or Cook Dietetic Support Worker Dietitian Distillery Worker Environmental Health Officer Food Counter Assistant Food Scientist or Technologist Health and Safety Inspector Health Improvement Officer Health Visitor or Public Health Nurse Laboratory Technician Lecturer - Further Education Meat Process Worker Personal Trainer Sports Coach or Instructor Teacher - Secondary School - Home Economics Technical Brewer Technical Distiller Trading Standards Officer

There will also be a written assessment worth 25% of the final mark.

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