BTEC International Level 3 Hospitality

Unit 7: Food and Beverage Service — assessment criteria

BTEC International Level 3 Unit 7 (Food and Beverage Service) — 60 Guided Learning Hours.

Internal / Optional60 GLH8 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

3 criteria

B.P3Undertake observations on the organisation of workflow systems for contrasting food service operations.

B.P4Produce written evidence about the organisation of two contrasting food service operations.

C.P5Create a basic plan for food service from a given brief.

Merit

3 criteria

A.M1Analyse the different types of organisational practices and procedures and the staff and service methods needed.

B.M2Undertake detailed observations on the organisation of workflow systems for contrasting food service operations.

C.M3Create a detailed plan for food service from a given brief.

Distinction

2 criteria

B.D2Undertake detailed observations on the organisation of workflow systems for contrasting food service operations and evaluate the different styles observed.

C.D3Create a detailed and annotated plan for food service from a given brief with justifications.

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.

UndertakeProduceCreateAnalyse

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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Verification & Quality Tools for Unit 7

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