BTEC International Level 3 Hospitality

Unit 4: Sustainability in Hospitality — assessment criteria

BTEC International Level 3 Unit 4 (Sustainability in Hospitality) — 60 Guided Learning Hours.

Mandatory (Pearson-set)60 GLH19 criteria3 learning aims

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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.P1Explain leadership styles suitable for different situations.

A.P2Explain the techniques that can be applied to motivate individuals and teams.

B.P3Explain the roles and dynamics of hospitality teams stating the benefits of cohesive teams to a hospitality business.

B.P4Recognise the causes of conflict in hospitality teams and the methods used to reduce these.

C.P5Apply basic leadership, motivation and team building, theories to a hospitality situation that have a potential to lead to a satisfactory outcome.

C.P6Produce a detailed plan for your chosen event using planning tools, detailed budget and consideration of risk assessment and contingency planning.

D.P7Stage an event, demonstrating some relevant management skills.

E.P8Review the success of the event in meeting aims and objectives, achieving targets and receiving good feedback from stakeholders.

Merit

6 criteria

A.M1Analyse the leadership styles and motivation techniques required to build an effective team.

B.M2Assess individual contributions to team dynamics within hospitality teams, identifying and justifying strategies to reduce conflict.

C.M3Apply a range of leadership, motivation and team building, theories to a hospitality situation to lead to the potential of the achievement of most objectives.

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D.M4Demonstrate effective and safe event-management skills when organising and staging an event.

E.M5Analyse the planning and running of the event, how risks and contingencies were managed, making recommendations for future improvements.

Distinction

5 criteria

A.D1Evaluate the leadership styles and motivation techniques required to build an effective team.

B.D2Evaluate the impact of dysfunctional teams and team conflict on the performance of a business and individual team members.

BC.D2Evaluate and justify the feasibility of the plan, tools, budget and risk, making any required contingency adjustments.

C.D3Apply the full range of leadership, motivation and team building, theories to a hospitality situation that have the potential to lead to the achievement of all objectives.

DE.D3Justify how own contribution has contributed to a successful outcome of the event by the demonstration of outstanding management skills throughout the arranging and staging of an event.

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.

ExplainRecogniseApplyProduceStageReviewAnalyseAssessAndDemonstrateEvaluateJustify

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.

Learning aims

A. Examine the leadership, management and motivation skills required for
B. Investigate how to build an effective team to meet business objectives
C. Apply effective leadership and team building theory to a range of situations

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