BTEC International Level 3 Hospitality

Unit 6: Food Preparation and Cooking — assessment criteria

BTEC International Level 3 Unit 6 (Food Preparation and Cooking) — 60 Guided Learning Hours.

Internal / Optional60 GLH12 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

6 criteria
A.P1YES You have carried out research and identified a market opportunity for a coffee shop in your local area.
A.P2YES You have briefly used SWOT, PESTLE and competitor analysis of the current environment for your coffee shop.,
B.P3YES You have prepared a range of financial forecasts for your coffee shop enterprise
B.P4YES You have investigated sources of finance for your coffee shop and where you intend to raise the capital you need for your business.
C.P5YES You have written a reasonably detailed business plan for your coffee shop idea, detailing how your business meets the needs of your target market.
C.P6YES You have briefly discussed the likelihood of your business succeeding, some more detailed reference to key performance indicators would improve this section of your business plan.

Merit

3 criteria
A.M1NO Whilst your work is detailed, there is no analysis in your work to be able to award this grade.
B.M2NO Whilst your work is detailed and you have produced a range of financial forecasts, you have not used these to analyse the feasibility of your business enterprise.
C.M3NO Whilst your work is detailed and you have produced a reasonably detailed business plan, this lacks the justification required for this grade.

Distinction

3 criteria
A.D1NO Whilst you have briefly carried out SWOT, PESTLE and competitor analysis, you have not evaluated the opportunities and constraints faced in setting up a chosen enterprise.
B.D2NO Whilst your work is detailed and you have produced a range of financial forecasts, you have not used these to evaluate the feasibility of your business enterprise.
C.D3NO Evaluate the extent to which the proposed plan meets the needs of the target market and the likelihood of its success. General comments

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.

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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. Investigate an opportunity for a hospitality business enterprise
  • B. Research the financial feasibility of a hospitality business enterprise
  • C. Develop a plan to launch a hospitality business enterprise

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