Qualification details
Qualification Title
New Zealand Certificate in Catering Services (Level 4)
Version
2
Qualification type
Certificate
Level
4
Credits
80
NZSCED
110109
Food, Hospitality and Personal Services > Food and Hospitality > Cookery
Qualification
Developer
ServiceIQ
Next review
June 2018
Approval date
September 2014
Strategic purpose
statement
The purpose of this qualification is to:
Outcome Statement
Graduate
profile

Provide competent employees for the catering services sector who are
able to work as an experienced cook or caterer in hospitals, aged care
facilities, sporting and entertainment venues, cook chill production
kitchens and mobile catering businesses of various sizes.

Provide for those individuals who are employed as experienced cooks or
caterers, a credential that will enhance their employment opportunities
across a range of establishments in the hospitality sector.

Establish standards of professional practice for experienced caterers that
can provide clients with confidence in a range of hospitality
environments.
Graduates of this qualification will be able to:

Monitor and maintain health and safety, food services and security
practices to ensure own safety and minimise potential hazards for
catering clients.

Monitor and maintain interactions between colleagues, managers and
catering clients.

Monitor and maintain the application of standard operating policies and
procedures to work roles in a catering operation.

Monitor and maintain catering revenue and costs.

Apply catering control principles to catering services production.

Prepare, cook and serve food for catering services operations.

Develop menus to meet special dietary and cultural needs in the catering
services sector.
Education
pathway
This qualification may lead on to the New Zealand Certificate in Hospitality
(Advanced) (Level 5) with strands in Accommodation, Food and Beverage
Service, Catering Services and Quick Service Restaurants Services
[Ref: 2109].
Employment
pathway
Graduates of this qualification will have the knowledge and skills to work as a
cook or caterer in hospitals, aged care facilities, student hostels, sporting and
entertainment venues, cook-chill production kitchens, and mobile catering
businesses of various sizes.
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Qualification specifications
Qualification award
Evidence
requirements for
managing
consistency
This qualification will be awarded by the accredited provider that has provided
the training leading to the award of this qualification. The formal certification
document will include the New Zealand Qualifications Framework logo, the
ServiceIQ logo, and the logo of the tertiary education organisation providing
the programme.
All TEOs either arranging training or delivering programmes that lead to the
award of the qualification are required to participate in a consistency review
scheduled by NZQA.
Evidence will include the following:

Industry feedback

Self evaluation, evidence based (e.g. programme evaluation reports,
moderation outcomes, etc.)

Graduate feedback

Progression/destination information

Evidence of relevant ‘real world’ learning experiences, which may
include
o
Training restaurants
o
Programmed banquets or events
o
Work experience
o
Work placements
o
work (employment)
o
Competition participation

Portfolio of relevant experience

Any other relevant evidence as appropriate.
Further information can be found on the NZQA website.
Credit transfer and
recognition of prior
learning
arrangements
Recognition of prior learning (RPL) and credit transfer will be consistent with
the policies of the accredited programme provider. Any candidate for this
qualification who seeks RPL for the entire qualification will be required to
provide a summary of their experience in the industry and complete the endpoint assessment to prove current competency.
Minimum standard
of achievement and
standards for grade
endorsements
Achieved
Entry requirements
(including
prerequisites to
meet regulatory
body or legislative
requirements)
None.
Qualification conditions
Overarching conditions relating to the qualification
Conditions for
programme
None.
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structure
Conditions for
programme context
None.
Other conditions
None.
Specific conditions relating to the Graduate profile
Qualification Outcomes
Conditions
Mandatory
or Optional
1
It is recommended that assessment includes the
following standards:
Optional
Monitor and maintain health
and safety, food services
and security practices to
ensure own safety and
minimise potential hazards
for catering clients.
27960,15275
Credit 20
2
Monitor and maintain
interactions between
colleagues, managers and
catering clients.
It is recommended that assessment includes the
following standards:
Optional
27961
Credit 10
3
Monitor and maintain the
application of standard
operating policies and
procedures to work roles in
a catering operation.
It is recommended that assessment includes the
following standards:
Optional
27962
Credit 5
4
5
Monitor and maintain
catering revenue and costs.
It is recommended that assessment includes the
following standards:
Credit 10
27956
Apply catering control
principles to catering
services production.
It is recommended that assessment includes the
following standards:
Optional
Optional
27947
Credit 10
6
Prepare, cook and serve
food for catering services
operations.
It is recommended that assessment includes the
following standards:
Optional
27946
Credit 15
7
Develop menus to meet
special dietary and cultural
needs in the catering
services sector.
It is recommended that assessment includes the
following standards:
Optional
27957
Credit 10
Transition information
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Replacement
information
Version 1 was listed in June 2013 and replaced the National Certificate in
Hospitality (Food Services) (Level 4) [Ref: 1424].
Last date for entry into the replaced qualification is 31 December 2014.
Last date for assessment against the replaced qualification is 31 December 2016.
It is recommended that candidates currently enrolled in programmes leading to the replaced
qualification and unable to complete by 31 December 2016 transfer their existing achievement to this
qualification.
There are no approved programmes of study or training leading to version 1 of this qualification. All
programmes leading to this qualification must lead toward version 2 of this qualification.
It is the intention of ServiceIQ that no existing trainee should be disadvantaged by these transition
arrangements. Any person who considers they have been disadvantaged may appeal to Service IQ
via: quality@serviceiq.org.nz.
Version 1 of this qualification was republished on 25 February 2015 to update the Evidence
requirements for managing consistency.
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