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OSTC Hospitality and Cafe Services (Level 2) - Dunedin

If you’re at secondary school and want to learn some practical, hands-on skills that will help you on your career pathway, you can learn at our Otago Secondary Tertiary College (OSTC).
Interested in food and working with people? Consider a career in hospitality!

Domestic
Level
2
Credits
32
Fees
0
*Approximate full qualification tuition fee
Delivery
On campus
Location
Dunedin
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How to apply

See application section below for more information.

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What will I do?

  • You will be learning and working at our Ako espresso café and Manaaki training restaurant. These are both open to the public and with support you will be involved with operations and serving customers. 
  • Prepare and cook café-style food using a variety of methods
  • Learn to prepare great café-style espresso coffee, and then serve it to customers in the Ako espresso café
  • Learn Front of House restaurant service and put this into practice in the Manaaki training restaurant
  • Learn effective customer service and communication techniques, and health and safety requirements.

What could I do next?

  1. Study the New Zealand Certificate in Cookery (Level 3), the New Zealand Certificate in Food and Beverage Service (Level 3) (Café Services) (Bar Services) or go on to do the New Zealand Certificate in Cookery (Level 4) or New Zealand Certificate in Food and Beverage Service (Level 4) (Restaurant Services) with us
  2. Gain an apprenticeship and complete your chef training or your food and beverage service training on the job
  3. Get a job in a café or restaurant as barista or kitchen staff.

Where could this take me?

  • Chef
  • Barista
  • Food and beverage service
  • Restaurant manager

Cancellation of a programme

Any programme of study, course or course occurrence may be cancelled or postponed where there are insufficient numbers. As far as is practically possible, we avoid cancelling or making other significant changes less than two weeks before the programme starts (or five working days for short courses). If this happens, we will do our best to suggest alternative study options for you. If you don’t want to do the alternative programme, we will give you a full refund. For international students, if a programme change affects your visa status, we will let you know and support you to find an alternative option. We also advise Immigration New Zealand of any programme change that will affect international students.