Food & Beverage Service (Foundation)
The supervised entry route into restaurant and lounge service — sequence of service, hygiene, orders and payment.
- Award
- Foundation Certificate
- Level
- Level 2
- Duration
- 12 weeks · 200 hours
- Delivery
- 50% online · 50% in person
- Units
- 5 units
- Intake
- Phase 01 · Kampala
Overview
A first qualification for people entering hospitality without prior experience. It covers what a restaurant floor needs from a new starter in their first ninety days, and assesses it in a real dining room.
It is designed to articulate directly into the Level 3 Bar & Beverage or Front Office certificates, with hours recognised on progression.
What you study
5 units · 200 notional hours. Hours shown are the notional allocation used for planning and progression.
Roles, standards, grooming, timekeeping and team communication.
Contamination control, handwashing discipline, cleaning and safe handling.
Greeting, seating, order taking, delivery, clearing and table turnaround.
Soft drinks, beer, house wine service and non-alcoholic preparation.
Order accuracy, payment handling, end-of-shift cleaning and restock.
How you are assessed
Practical competence is assessed in person by a qualified assessor against written criteria. No practical competence is assessed online.
Two observed service periods in a real dining room
Cleaning and handling routines observed against a checklist
Procedure and safety questioning by the assessor
Entry requirements
- 16 years or older at the start of the programme
- No prior qualification required
- Basic spoken English
- Health and hygiene clearance for food handling
- Availability for in-person service blocks
Certification
Learners receive the ASIEA award and the evidence behind it. External certification is being sought: the units, notional hours and assessment on this page are written so a certification body can map them to its own qualifications.
Where it leads
Roles shown are indicative of the sector this course is designed for, not guaranteed placements.
Next steps
Two minutes. No documents needed yet.
A guided call on fit, schedule and prior experience.
Entry evidence reviewed and a placement matched to you.
Enrolment, induction date and your learner record opened.
Phase 01 fees are published at admission. Payment plans and employer-sponsored places form part of the intended Phase 01 model.