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Structure

The Diploma content has three components:

• principal learning
• generic learning
• additional and specialist learning.

Learning by experience, planning and reviewing are central to all three of the Diploma components:

Principal Learning - students develop knowledge, understanding, skills and attitudes relevant to a sector (or sectors) and are given opportunities to apply these to work roles, situations and realistic contexts.

Generic Learning - - students develop and apply the broad skills and knowledge necessary for learning, employment and personal development.

Generic learning includes:

• functional skills in English, mathematics and information and communication technology (ICT)
• personal, learning and thinking skills (independent enquiry; creative thinking; reflective learning; team working; self-management; effective participation)
• work experience
• a project offering the chance to show potential, breadth and independence of learning.

Additional and Specialist Learning – students choose from a range of options to complement, broaden, deepen or extend sector-relevant learning.

Additionally, learners will have to develop their Personal Learning and Thinking Skills, undertake the Functional Skills of Maths, English and ICT and also undertake a project.  We hope that all Hospitality Diploma learners will undertake a project that is related to the industry.  At Advanced level (level 3) learners will be undertaking an Extended Project.

The following diagrams further illustrate the structure of the Diploma at each level:

Useful Documents that help explain this further:

• The Criteria for the Principal Learning for the Diploma in Hospitality.
• The Specialist Learning for the Diploma in Hospitality.
• A Short Summary of the Principal Learning Topics.

Who Should Get Involved?

Individuals who want to take part in an interesting, challenging educational programme. Beware - Diplomas are not just an easy option - they are really challenging!

Diplomas are a way of gaining new knowledge, and developing skills in an industry context.  Anyone involved in the Diploma in Hospitality will learn the essentials of the industry – what it is all about and what the opportunities are - but will also develop their communication skills, team working skills and understand the importance of customer care, customer service and good management.

Employers can get involved in the actual teaching of the Diploma - they can visit schools, have learners visit them in the workplace, put on talks and short courses on subjects such as health and safety, or demonstrate cookery skills. They can also offer work placements and have a hand in shaping today’s learners, who will be the employees of the future.

Higher and further education can also get involved in the actual teaching and delivery of the Diploma – particularly colleges with kitchens, training hotel environments and teachers with up to date industry knowledge.

Higher education establishments will need to know what Diploma students are capable of, as they may progress on to their programmes.  It will be especially important for faculties of Hospitality to understand what students already know and can do, so that their programme can build on their knowledge and understanding.