How you’d get this certificate
- Zavmo teaches you. You learn the units one-to-one with an AI tutor, on your own work.
- You register with an approved centre. That is a college, training provider or employer City and Guilds of London Institute has approved to offer this qualification. Zavmo is not an approved centre, so you register with them, not with us.
- The centre assesses, and City and Guilds of London Institute awards. A qualified assessor at the centre judges your evidence, and the certificate comes from City and Guilds of London Institute.
This qualification covers the required skills and knowledge for preparing to work in the Hospitality & Catering Industry, providing insights into various areas within the field.
These are the units City and Guilds of London Institute registers against this qualification. It is a catalogue, not a syllabus. Which of them you take depends on the combination the qualification requires, and that is set by the awarding body rather than by us. Every unit here is regulated. Zavmo teaches towards them on your own work, and work done here is recognised as prior learning under the agreements we hold.
Zavmo is not an awarding body, is not an approved centre, and is not affiliated with City and Guilds of London Institute. It does the teaching and the mapping. City and Guilds of London Institute sets this qualification and awards it, and a qualified human assessor makes the assessment decision.
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What each unit actually teaches you to do
Clean windows from the inside Real unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Achieve high cleanliness standards in guest areas.
Cleaning and servicing a range of housekeeping areas Real unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Execute cleaning procedures effectively.
Collect linen and make beds Real unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Maintain cleanliness and readiness of guest rooms.
Complete kitchen documentation Real unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Accurately complete necessary documentation in the kitchen workflows.
Maintain a safe, hygienic and secure working environment Real unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of a safe working environment.
Maintain food safety when storing, holding and serving food Real unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Properly handle and serve food to clients.
Maintain food safety when storing, preparing and cooking food Real unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Implement food safety standards when working with food.
Maintain housekeeping supplies Real unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Ensure adequate stock of housekeeping items and supplies.
Prepare and clear areas for counter and takeaway service Real unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Ensure service areas are presented properly.
Prepare and clear areas for table service Real unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Create a welcoming environment for dining.
Prepare and present food for cold presentation Real unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Show creativity in food presentation.
Produce basic fish dishes Real unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare and cook fish items competently.
Produce basic rice, pulse and grain dishes Real unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Cook rice, pulses, and grains to acceptable standards.
Produce basic vegetable dishes Real unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate versatility in vegetable cookery.
Provide a counter and takeaway service Real unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Deliver excellent customer service.
Provide a silver service Real unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Perform silver service techniques effectively.
Serve food at the table Real unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Provide table service to guests in a professional manner.
Set up and close kitchen Real unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Organise kitchen operations for efficiency.
Use of different chemicals and equipment in housekeeping Real unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Handle cleaning chemicals safely.
Work effectively as part of a hospitality team Real unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate effective communication within a team.
The credits, and who awards them
Level 2 credits are regulated, and they are awarded by City and Guilds of London Institute rather than by Zavmo. They don’t vanish when a subscription ends or a website closes. They travel to any employer, and Zavmo keeps the map of what you have covered and what is next.
What you would be collecting
Clean windows from the insideCleaning and servicing a range of housekeeping areasCollect linen and make bedsComplete kitchen documentationMaintain a safe, hygienic and secure working environmentMaintain food safety when storing, holding and serving foodMaintain food safety when storing, preparing and cooking foodMaintain housekeeping supplies
Each one is a real unit registered against this qualification.
How you’d practise it
You don’t watch this. You do it.
You are not assessed on remembering this. You are assessed on applying it, analysing it, evaluating it and producing something. So that is what the practice is: projects, role play and your own live cases, with a tutor in the room.
The Practical Builder · your make-it-real tutor Illustration - Draft the real one Create
You do “Complete kitchen documentation” on a real document of your own. Zavmo works on the draft you have to send anyway, so the coursework and the job are the same piece of work.
- Lead it Apply
“Work effectively as part of a hospitality team” is practised on the team you actually have. You talk through the call you are about to make, and Zavmo makes you say it the way you would say it to them.
How you would learn this
One to one, on the work you already do
A tutor sets the task against your own job and marks the reasoning, at your pace. There is no cohort to fall behind.
A lesson from Clean windows from the inside, one of this qualification's own units.
Applied to your own work
Understanding the processes for cleaning windows in hospitality contexts.
- 1 Remember
- 2 Understand
- 3 Apply
- 4 Analyse
- 5 Evaluate
- 6 Create
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Built for City & Guilds Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Hospitality Services
20 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by City and Guilds of London Institute.
- Clean windows from the inside
- Cleaning and servicing a range of housekeeping areas
- Collect linen and make beds
- Complete kitchen documentation
- Maintain a safe, hygienic and secure working environment
- Maintain food safety when storing, holding and serving food
and 14 more in the full unit list below.
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