BTEC International Level 3 Hospitality

Unit 18: Unit 18 — assessment criteria

BTEC International Level 3 Unit 18 (Unit 18) — 60 Guided Learning Hours.

Internal / Optional60 GLH12 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

6 criteria
A.P1Describe different conference and banqueting functions in hospitality.
A.P2Describe the staffing, structure, supervisory roles and responsibilities in conference and banqueting.
B.P3Investigate the reasons for a selected large business to have a brand strategy
B.P4Explain, using examples, the branding of two contrasting products in a selected large business
C.P5Explain the challenges of managing an existing brand for a product
C.P6Carry out the clear down and turn around the venue for next use.

Merit

3 criteria
A.M1Compare the rooms and structure, supervisory roles and responsibilities in different conference and banqueting functions.
B.M2Analyse the potential impact of internal and external factors on branding activities of a product
C.M3Analyse the reasons why an existing brand for a product may need to change

Distinction

3 criteria
A.D1Evaluate the structure, systems, supervisory roles and responsibilities of conferencing and banqueting making recommendations for improvements.
B.D2Evaluate the function planning and set up making suggestions for improvements.
C.D3Evaluate how successful the function has been and recommendations for improvement in the form of a review.

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.

DescribeInvestigateExplainCarryCompareAnalyseEvaluate
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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