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Catherine Tuff (CT)
Catherine Bowie (CB)
Ann McAvoy (AMc)

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Frozen Menus for Self Catering Sales (1/2 day) £50pp+VATCatherine Tuff
Course content

A look at your visitors, your facilities, your experience and what will suit you
Useful dishes, popular choices
Managing your time and batch cooking
Hints and tips on how to sell, store, package, label & deliver menu dishes
Recipes for profit

For
Any self caterer wishing to take advantage of food tourism opportunities to expand their profit sources.
Planning & Costing Self Catering Menus (1/2 day) £50pp+VAT Catherine Tuff
Course content

A look at favourite dishes
How to choose and change the menu for your business and your customers
Creating inventive and appealing frozen menus to appeal to your customers
Accurate dish costing to ensure you fix the right price

For
Any self caterer wishing to take advantage of food tourism opportunities to expand their profit sources.

Introduction to Food Safety (1/2 day) £50pp+VAT           Catherine Tuff
Course content

Develops knowledge of basic principles of food hygiene
Begins a culture of safe food handling at induction and beyond

For
F/t staff at induction (or within the first 4 weeks) or p/t & casual staff (within 8 weeks of employment). For category A food handlers, ie waiting staff, servery assistants, counter staff, cellermen, bar staff (not involved in preparation)
Self Catering Business Boost (1/2 day) £50 + VAT      Ann McAvoy   
Course content

Update on the self catering industry - what's new
Future visitor trends o Making life easier for potential visitors
Adding value - the opportunities o How easy are you to do business with
Availability calendars
On-line booking
SWOT & PEST analysis (no, not little creatures)
Innovation ideas - new products/business opportunities/working together

For
All Self Catering operators looking to boost their business
  Better Breakfasts for B&B's (1 day) £65pp  Catherine Tuff
Course content
Take a closer look at your breakfast menu and what it says about you in the competitive market place ·
Breakfast choices and cost comparisons ·
Find out how to offer more to your customers but with less hassle to you.
Recipe demonstrations and tastings. ·
Discover recipes and cooking methods designed to suit minimum staffing (one or less!) levels ·
Simple & cost-effective ways to improve the product you offer ·
Demonstrations on egg dishes, fish dishes and creative alternatives (inc. veggie).
For
Anyone serving breakfasts to the public. Especially useful to those who may have been serving the meal for many years seeking some new ideas
  REHIS Elementary Food Hygiene Certificate (1 day) £75 Catherine Tuff
Course content

The one-day certificated course essential for all food handlers.
Accredited by REHIS
Develops an understanding of the basic principles of food hygiene (vital to establish evidence of due diligence)
Cost includes light lunch and delegate pack.

For
Requirement for staff within 3 months of employment (Introduction To Food Hygiene training should be carried out in the interim)
Menu Planning and Costing (1 day) £65         Catherine Tuff
Course content

The menu is your 'shop window' to the customers. Make sure you know what message it sends and find out how to upgrade your image to attract today's discerning customers.
Track down those customers and find out how to bring them to the door for your cooking
Creative menu planning - local produce within your operational restrictions
Keeping costs in hand - how to calculate profit levels and your selling prices
Follow our simple step by step costing calculation programme to see exactly how much profit you make per head.
Lots of useful practical exercises - bring your own calculator.

For
Anyone serving food to the public who wants to maximise their net profits and make their operation most cost effective
Table Service Skills (1/2 day) £35               Catherine Tuff
Course content

Training for waiters/waitresses to provide smooth and professional restaurant service
Improving customer relationship skills and customer satisfaction - the service journey
Upselling skills to maximise profits from your menu
Modern restaurant, menu and table presentation to suit your style
Professional practical table service skills and ordering systems
Practical exercises: table laying, service, clearing

For
Anyone serving food to the public who wants to increase turnover, polish up their restaurant presentation, customer service, and keep up to date with staff development
Staff Trainer - 2 days (£200+VAT) Practical Trainer Skills Ann McAvoy
Course content

Effective skills training techniques
When training needs to take place
Maximising learning
Structure of an effective training session
Attention/Breakdown/Check
Using questions in training
Delivery of 2 practical training sessions
Issue of food & bar service trainer's toolkit

For
Anyone who needs the skills to train other staff in practical tasks
Disability Awareness  (1/2 day) Catherine Bowie
Course content

Your role and responsibility when serving visitors with disabilities
Communication techniques for visitors with disabilities
Understanding different disabilities
Looking at your service from the visitor’s point of view

For

Anyone managing and/or operating a hospitality business today

Overseas Welcome French/German (1/2 day) Catherine Bowie
Course content
Visitor awareness including basic language training & cultural information
Useful words & phrases
Understanding of difference in culture & expectations
Tips & hints on how to delivery excellent service to visitors from the nominated countries
For
For absolute beginners who need basic language tips & background info on the market
Service Assured - Staff (1 day) £65                        Ann McAvoy
Course content

The Importance of Great Service
Lifetime value of a customer & building loyalty
Internal service & improvement ideas
The customer service journey & opportunities to stand out
The Service Professional - language & behaviours
Recovering difficult situations effectively

For
Anyone delivering service to customers who wishes to impress their customers with an experience that is memorable for all the right reasons

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In the absence of support funding we have endeavoured to make all courses as affordable as possible & can offer 3 options to help keep costs down:

In-house
Free of charge
£50/£30 + vat
£65/£35 + vat
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