BTEC International Level 3 Hospitality

Unit 12: Unit 12 — assessment criteria

BTEC International Level 3 Unit 12 (Unit 12) — 60 Guided Learning Hours.

Internal / Optional60 GLH17 criteria
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Assessment criteria

Reproduced verbatim from the Pearson specification — the same grid the assignment brief carries. A unit grade is the highest band where all criteria in that band (and every band below it) are met.

Pass

8 criteria
A.P1Categorise and explain different types of costs and costing methods in given scenarios.
A.P2Plan a basic menu that reflects different styles and types of dish from your country.
B.P3Calculate sub and overall variances in given scenarios using standard costing.
B.P4Cook a selection of authentic dishes.
C.P4Explain how budgeting is used in a selected business for financial planning and control.
C.P5Prepare accurate subsidiary and master budgets in a given scenario.
D.P6Apply investment appraisal methods to alternative capital investment proposals in given scenarios.
D.P7Explain how non-financial considerations affect capital investment proposals.

Merit

4 criteria
A.M1Assess the appropriateness of absorption and marginal costing techniques used for decision making, in given scenarios.
B.M2Prepare, cook and finish a selection of dishes that reflect different types and styles of authentic cuisine, demonstrating some professional skills.
C.M3Assess the viability of the completed budgets in a given scenario.
D.M4Analyse the results of the capital investment appraisal for decision making.

Distinction

5 criteria
A.D1Plan a detailed and balanced menu which reflects a range of a styles and types of dish from your country to meet the needs of the customer and business.
B.D2Prepare, cook and finish a wide range of dishes that reflect the different types and styles of global cuisine, demonstrating the range of professional skills.
BC.D2Evaluate the usefulness of costing and budgetary control systems to the business.
C.D2Evaluate the finished dishes by applying the range of quality criteria and using data from a range of sources, making recommendations for improvement based on this data.
D.D3Evaluate the long-term capital investment proposal, taking into account both financial and non-financial considerations and formulate a set of appropriate and relevant recommendations.

Command verbs in this unit

The verb decides the depth expected — that is what separates Pass from Merit and Distinction work on the same learning aim.

CategorisePlanCalculateCookExplainPrepareApplyAssessAnalyseEvaluate
Pearson's ladder runs Identify → Describe → Explain → Compare / Analyse → Evaluate / Justify / Assess. A Merit or Distinction criterion on the same aim always implies the Pass beneath it: an “evaluate” answer that never first “explains” fails, however polished it reads. Hover a verb for what it demands.

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