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Food and Beverage Service Supervision Diploma Level 3

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    Full Time

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    One Year

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    Boston

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    September 2025

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The Level 3 Food and Beverage Service Supervision Diploma is designed to recognise occupational competence for anyone with a supervisory or leadership role in the hospitality industry. You will study topics such as: supervising food and beverage services, food safety supervision, supervising customer service performance and legislation in food and beverage service.

At Boston College, we offer up to a full three-year study programme for learners giving a clear pathway to employment within the industry. Key competences including knife skills, commercial food preparation and cooking, table service and beverage knowledge are core catering skills introduced in the first year with formal recognised industry qualifications on completion. Subsequent academic years then build upon these essential competencies, industry qualifications gained each academic year, leading to a level three qualification in a specialist catering subject such as professional cookery, patisserie and confectionery or front of house supervision.

What will I do?

To achieve the Level 3 Food and Beverage Service Supervision Diploma you must achieve a total of 42 credits.

The following are compulsory units and will accrue 19 credits:

  • Principles of supervising food and beverage services
  • The principles of food safety supervision for catering
  • Principles of promoting food and beverage services and products
  • Principles of supervising customer service performance in hospitality
  • Supervise food and beverage service
  • Legislation in food and beverage service

The rest of your credits can be obtained from a choice of the following optional units:

  • Carve, fillet, joint and serve food in a food service area
  • Prepare, cook and serve food in a food service area
  • Prepare and serve wines
  • Prepare and serve alcoholic and cold non-alcoholic beverages
  • Provide advice to customers on food and beverage matching
  • Supervise hospitality events
  • Prepare and serve cocktails
  • Barista Skills
  • Legal and social responsibilities of a personal licence holder

In addition to your course, you may also study either Functional Skills or GCSE English and Maths, dependent on your current GCSE grade.

The entry qualifications for the Level 3 Food and Beverage Service Supervision Diploma are a VRQ in Professional Food and Beverage Service.

The Food and Beverage Service Supervision Diploma will take you one year to complete. You will attend College for four days a week, 9:00am-4:30pm.

The Food and Beverage Service Supervision Diploma is free, if you are under the age of 19 on 31 August of the year you start the course.

If you are aged 19+, this course will cost £2583.
If you are aged 19-23, fee remission may apply depending on personal circumstances, please enquire with the Registry Department for further information on 01205 365701 or email your query to fees@boston.ac.uk.

Aged 19+?
If you are aged 19 years or over on the 1st day of your course, you may qualify for an Advanced Learner Loan to help with your College fees. If you progress to employment you won't have to pay anything back until you’re earning £25,000 per year. Your household income isn't taken into account and there's no credit check. Your eligibility depends on your course, nationality, and age. To find out more contact the College Information Line on 01205 313218.

Fees may vary depending on personal circumstances, please enquire for further information.

Please note that all fees are subject to change.

Ongoing portfolio building and supplementary questions.

You would be able to progress to Foundation and Hospitality degree programmes or more generic management qualifications such as those offered by the Institute of Leadership and Management, the Chartered Management Institute.

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