BTEC International Level 3 Hospitality

Unit 21: Unit 21 — assessment criteria

BTEC International Level 3 Unit 21 (Unit 21) — 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 luxury hospitality and businesses providing details of their products and services, structure.
A.P2Describe the staffing, structure, supervisory roles and responsibilities in luxury hospitality
B.P3Explain the value and importance of understanding the needs, wants and preferences of luxury hospitality guests.
B.P4Create a customer experience map for a selected department in luxury hospitality.
C.P5Demonstrate communication and interpersonal skills appropriate to meet customer needs in two different luxury hospitality situations.
C.P6Produce a simple proposal for new digital media and mobile technologies to enhance customer experience.

Merit

3 criteria
A.M1Compare the types, structure and organisation of different luxury hospitality businesses, showing links with the scale and diversity of the industry
B.M2Analyse how the use of digital media and mobile technologies have impacted customer experience.
C.M3Confidently and effectively demonstrate communication and interpersonal skills appropriate to meet customer needs in two different luxury hospitality situations.

Distinction

3 criteria
A.D1Evaluate how technology enhances business efficiency to enable businesses to meet objectives.
B.D2Evaluate the benefits and barriers to using digital media and mobile technologies in the hospitality industry.
C.D3Consistently demonstrate initiative, responsibility and professionalism in using communication and interpersonal skills to successfully meet customer needs in two different luxury hospitality situations, evaluating the importance to potential business success.

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.

DescribeExplainCreateDemonstrateProduceCompareAnalyseConfidentlyEvaluateConsistently
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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