Summary

This Hospitality Team Member Apprenticeships empowers team members with essential skills, knowledge and a customer-centric approach designed to elevate performance across a range of key areas of hospitality.

This course takes a minimum of 12 months to complete.

What is Hospitality Team Member Apprenticeship?

The hospitality team member role is varied with a range of establishments such as bars, restaurants, cafes, conference centres, banqueting venues or hotels all benefitting from these skills. This comprehensive programme caters to the unique needs of your establishment and covers a wide range of specialisations including food and beverage service, serving alcoholic beverages, barista, food preparations, housekeeping, concierge and guest services, reception, reservations and conference and banqueting.

The focus of this apprenticeship is on equipping team members with the tools they need to enhance the customer experience and drive customer loyalty by adopting effective teamwork methods and using emotional intelligence and learning styles to unlock greater customer satisfaction.

Entry

Employers will set their own entry requirements in order to start this apprenticeship.

Duration

12 months + EPA

Progression

Progression from this apprenticeship is expected to be onto a Hospitality Supervisory or Team Leading role.

Cost / Funding

Levy Payers £4,000

Non-Levy Payers £240

Level

Level 2

Functional skills

If an apprentice is aged 16-18 and has not previously achieved the required level of English and maths, they will need to complete Functional Skills as part of their apprenticeship programme.

While Functional Skills are no longer mandatory for adult apprentices (19+), literacy and numeracy skills remain essential for success.

For those without prior English and Maths qualifications, we recommend entry level 3 in maths and entry level 3 in English to support career growth and workplace efficiency.

Our tailored support ensures these skills are seamlessly integrated into the apprenticeship journey, helping every apprentice develop these vital skills.

End assessment

The End Point Assessment (EPA) for the Hospitality Team Member Apprenticeship includes:

Multiple choice test
Workplace observation
Business project.

Professional support

HIT Training assigns a designated Vocational Trainer to each apprentice. Alongside the apprentice they will agree on a personal learning and development plan, setting a timetable of learning activities in preparation for the End Point Assessment (EPA).

The HIT Vocational Trainer will meet with the apprentice regularly either online or face to face to complete and review assessments, provide further coaching where required and agree the next steps of learning.

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