HOSPITALITY EMPLOYERS - DO YOU HAVE JOB VACANCIES TO FILL
22 February 2023
GET INTO HOSPITALITY
Hospitality Ulster is partnering with Belfast MET to run two new and exciting courses aimed at attracting and upskilling potential new employees for the Hospitality Industry; Get into Bartending & Get into Food Service. The initial pilot courses will be in Belfast, with plans to roll these out across the province in partnership with the regional college network.
As part of this initiative, a limited number of employers with job vacancies will be given the chance to pitch the opportunities offered by their individual companies. Interested?
WHAT IS GET INTO HOSPITALITY?
The Get into Hospitality Programme offers participants FREE 2-day courses aimed at anyone seeking a part-time or full-time career in Hospitality.
This pilot programme has been developed by Belfast Met in partnership with Hospitality Ulster. It will be delivered in-industry, by industry experts, and is fully funded by the Department for the Economy’s Skill Up programme.
The courses will cover key introductory skill areas:
- Get into Bartending
or
- Get into Food Service
The participants will gain a Level 2 qualification City & Guilds Level 2 Principles of Customer Service and gain skills aligned with two accredited modules featured on the FLOW Hospitality Training Platform.
HOW CAN EMPLOYERS GET INVOLVED?
Employers MUST have job vacancies in bartending or foodservice.
We are inviting employers with job vacancies to meet with the participants and share job opportunities within your business, and to highlight the benefits of a career in hospitality.
At the end of each day (4:30PM), participating employers will have a short slot to pitch the vacancies and opportunities that exist within their company. Course dates are detailed below, employer places are limited and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.
If you would like to be part of this initiative, please contact for further details:
Margaret McCabe, Belfast Met: mmccabe@belfastmet.ac.uk / 07773225286
Hospitality Ulster: enquiries@hospitalityulster.org / 02890327578
EXISTING STAFF
If you have any new or potential staff that you feel would benefit from this course, they can apply at the following link:
Skill Up - Flexible Skills Fund (belfastmet.ac.uk)
SAVE THE DATE
The course dates and venues are as follows:
Get into Bartending
Course 1
20th & 21st March
Harp Bar Belfast
9.30am to 5pm
Course 2
22nd & 23rd March
Harp Bar Belfast
9.30am to 5pm
Course 3
27th & 28th March
Harp Bar Belfast
9.30am to 5pm
Get into Food Service
Course 4
29th & 30th March
Fratelli Belfast
9.30am to 5pm
BRIEF OUTLINE OF THE COURSES
Intro to Bar Tending:
Day 1 Practical Theme: How to pour the perfect pint.
Introduction to behind the bar, opening & closing procedures of the bar, cold room/keg store, health & safety, how to change a keg, how to pour the perfect pint, hygiene, customer Service & glassware.
Day 2 Practical Theme: Cocktail Making.
Legislation, how to change an optic, glassware and drink accompaniments, cocktail demonstration, prepare 3 cocktails.
Intro to Food Service:
Day 1 Practical Theme: Prepare Restaurant for Service.
Health & Safety, hygiene, cutlery, china, glassware, menus & promotional material, table set-up, taking food & drink orders, service of food and drinks at the table, clearing down, dealing with problems & complaints.
Day 2 Practical: Introduction to Barista and Wine Service.
Methods of making coffee – cafetiere, filter & espresso machines, overview of a restaurant espresso machine, demonstration and tasting of speciality coffees, preparing wine for service, taking wine orders, opening a bottle of wine, wine tasting.