BTEC LEVEL 3 NATIONAL EXTENDED CERTIFICATE IN HOSPITALITY AND CATERING

Applications Open: 14th November 2025

Applications Close: 13th March 2026

Entry Requirements: - Five GCSEs at Grade 4 or above, including English, and the individual subject entry requirements.

How to Apply: Please apply via the Kent Choices website.

How many subjects can you choose: - You MUST choose 3 subjects (these can be mixture of A-level or BTEC's). Please DO NOT choose anymore than 5 subjects.

Please note that if you are intending to study a course at Invicta Grammar School as part of your course choices, you can only study one Invicta course (maximum) alongside two Valley Park courses.

If you wish to make any changes, you can do so via your application page or send us a message.

Your application will be acknowledged and conditional offer letters will be sent out after the closing date.

Over the past few years, employment in the hospitality industry has increased faster than for the economy overall. But there remain significant skills gaps, particularly in the following areas: customer service; interpersonal skills; supervisory skills; finance; and employability skills.

This BTEC course seeks to address these areas by encouraging the acquisition and development of these competencies. Customer service is the main focus of Unit 2: Principles of Supervising Customer Service Performance in Hospitality, Leisure, Travel and Tourism and Unit 3: Providing Customer Service in Hospitality and is also relevant to other units such as Unit 6: Food and Drinks Service.

Interpersonal skills are dealt with in most of the units, but in particular Unit 2: Principles of Supervising Customer Service Performance in Hospitality, Leisure, Travel and Tourism and Unit 3: Providing Customer Service in Hospitality, and Unit 22: Planning, Running and Managing an Event.

The course has been structured to allow you the maximum opportunity for the development of culinary skills. Unit 10: European Food, Unit 11: Asian Food and Unit 12: Contemporary World Food, are practical units that aim to develop your food preparation and service skills.

This qualification gives you the opportunity to enter employment in the hospitality industry or to progress to vocational qualifications such as the Edexcel BTEC Higher Nationals in Hospitality Management or other relevant NVQ courses.

The course is unit based and each unit is given a credit value depending on the guided learning hours. At the start of each unit you will receive an assignment brief detailing the tasks and criteria to be met. At the end of each unit you will be given a grade of pass, merit or distinction with written feedback about how to progress to the next level.

BTEC Level 2: Merit in DT related subject: Grade 5 • GCSE English: Grade 4