NZQA Expiring unit standard
Title
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Demonstrate a basic knowledge of alcoholic beverages and beverage service equipment
Level
Purpose
1 Credits 3
This unit standard is for people who are studying the hospitality industry in a school or early tertiary learning environment.
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate a basic knowledge of alcoholic beverages, and demonstrate a basic knowledge of beverage service equipment.
Classification
Available grade
Hospitality > Hospitality - Foundation Skills
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1 References
Standard industry texts referred to in this unit standard include but are not limited to the following text:
Lillicrap, D., Cousins, J. and Smith, R. Food and Beverage Service . 7 th Edition
(London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2006). A list of the latest editions is available from the Hospitality Standards Institute, PO Box 9695, Wellington 6141.
2 The outcomes required in this unit standard are seen as a basic introduction to the
This unit standard is more realistic of the hospitality industry. Partnerships with industry are expiring
Outcome 1
Demonstrate a basic knowledge of alcoholic beverages.
Range alcoholic beverages include but are not limited to
– beer (ale, lager), wine, spirits (at least 3 common), Ready to Drink (RTD), liqueurs (coffee and fruit).
Evidence requirements
1.1 Common alcoholic beverages are identified in accordance with standard industry texts.
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Base ingredients for alcoholic beverages are identified in accordance with standard industry texts.
1.3 Common mixers for alcoholic beverages are identified in accordance with standard industry texts.
Outcome 2
Demonstrate a basic knowledge of alcoholic beverage service equipment.
Evidence requirements
2.1 Service equipment for beer is identified in accordance with standard industry texts.
2.2 Service equipment for spirits is identified in accordance with standard industry texts.
2.3 Service equipment for wine is identified in accordance with standard industry texts.
2.4 Refrigeration and storage equipment for alcoholic beverages is identified in accordance with standard industry texts.
2.5 Safety and hygiene requirements for alcoholic beverage service equipment are identified in accordance with standard industry texts.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by the last date for assessment set out below.
Process
Registration
Review
Review
1
2
3 expiring
19 September 2008
31 December 2016
31 December 2016
31 December 2016
Revision 4 20 November 2009 31 December 2016
Review 5 20 November 2014 31 December 2016
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference 0112
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do
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Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA, before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
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Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
ServiceIQ
SSB Code 9068
This unit standard is expiring
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New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2020
This unit standard is expiring
New Zealand Qualifications Aut