Catering
Catering takes place in a large commercial kitchen complete with delivery areas and dining halls.
The training schedule is directed towards Foundation Learning Awards in Skills for Life and National Vocational Qualifications.
These Awards are gained through continual assessment of competence in a real working environment, with deadlines a natural part of the working practices.
The Catering Department is equipped with a wide range of modern trade equipment and gives students knowledge of the catering industry and methods used in open employment. The kitchen plays a vital role within the College, providing all residents, staff and members of the public with meals - breakfast, lunch & tea. It also responds to all requests for special or ethnic dietary requirements, and other commitments such as packed meals, birthday cakes and food for functions.
Students have opportunities to develop their potential in food Preparation & cooking, the receipt, storage and delivery of food, and food service. The environment also fosters social and peer interaction by the nature of the vocation, as it requires students to communicate, interact and work with each other.
Functional skills are embedded within all catering activities undertaken. All students will work towards common goals of the department, which are to achieve the highest standards possible in food safety, personal hygiene and health & safety in the workplace.
Students also undertake additional customer facing work experience, either within the campus, in the Dining Halls, Tiffins or Betty’s Coffee Shop or externally in local catering establishments.
- Stonebow Basic Food Safety
- City & Guilds Level 1 NVQ in Food Preparation and Cooking
- City & Guilds Award in Introduction to the Hospitality Industry – Entry Level 3 and Level 1
- NPTC Award in Skills for Working Life at Entry Levels 2 and 3
- Agored Cymru Entry Level units in Catering
- Edexcel Personal Progress Entry 1 Award
Tiffins
Award-winning Tiffins is the latest addition to the Derwen catering outlets for the public and was opened in August 2009.
Tiffins provides an ideal a venue for students to participate in work experience, with the chance for paid work at the weekends.
It is important that the students encounter different work situations and environments to broaden their skills and enhance their employability.
The imaginative design of Tiffins, ultra-modern yet steepled and enchanting, provides a most delightful setting to relax. The innovative construction, with its bold lines, presents structural, architectural and sustainable features using the most traditional of building materials - wood.
Situated next to Young’s Farm Shop, through the enticing doorway in the wall, this unique building overlooks the tea plantation and the garden that produces fresh fruit and vegetables for both Tiffins and Young’s Farm Shop.
Seated inside or outside on the veranda, customers bask in the welcoming atmosphere and enjoy the very best home-made fare, including cakes baked on the premises, soup with the finest and freshest ingredients, real coffee and a range of quality teas and fine china - the Tiffins’ experience.
