Have Your Say on the new menu of qualifications in hospitality and catering
Qualifications Wales published its decisions for post-16 vocational qualifications in hospitality and catering earlier this year. Through involving others in this work, a new, streamlined menu of qualifications will be ready for learners from September 2027.
The Qualifications Wales team has continued to work with others to develop draft approval criteria, which will be used by awarding bodies to develop the new qualifications.
The draft approval criteria are now live on the Have Your Say platform, and Qualifications Wales is inviting stakeholders to get involved and share their views. This opportunity to give feedback will close on Friday 18 October.
Cassy Taylor, Executive Director of Qualifications Policy and Reform at Qualifications Wales, said:
“At the heart of these decisions is our conviction that learners should be able to take modern, industry-relevant qualifications that are recognised within Wales and beyond. Having carefully considered feedback from stakeholders we believe that this new, streamlined suite of qualifications will meet our commitment to addressing the needs of employers in the fast-moving hospitality and catering sector, while preparing learners with the skills they need for successful careers.”
With over 165,000 people, including many young people, employed in the industry, and with its crucial role in the Welsh economy, we recognise it’s vital that learners can access high-quality, up-to-date and widely recognised qualifications. These are factors that have guided Qualifications Wales’ work as it has reached its decisions – which include:
- establishing a new streamlined suite of Made-for-Wales hospitality and catering qualifications at levels 1, 2 and 3 for both further education colleges and work-based learning – which will enable learners to progress in catering, food and beverage or both (hospitality services)
- the qualifications being offered using an open market approach, where more than one awarding body can design and deliver the qualifications – ensuring choice for centres, and streamlining the current offer.
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