Achieve, Believe, Compete & Deliver! Ttraining programmes that illustrate our commitment to meeting the
needs of future customers. We inspire tourism businesses to greater quality standards, to meet customer
demands with professionalism and to compete successfully in a global marketplace. TFC courses content
meet these targets and enthuse delegates to take on board the inspirational ideas they contain.

Our courses are inspirational and creative. They assist delegates to realise potential, to give them the
confidence to increase their standards. They aim to prove that providing a quality, customer-led product
makes sound business sense and offers great personal satisfaction. The training advice presented by TFC
Food Services is rooted in sound practicality. Experience has shown us that credibility of the material relies on its utmost relevance to all delegates and that delivery must be highly interesting and rewarding to ensure that it is put into practise in the workplace. TFC Food Services training courses are aimed at the catering sector in small and medium sized enterprises. To merit a valuable day away from the busy workplace for these potential delegates, training courses must meet real needs and offer 'instant results' advice as well as ideas for longer term improvements. Our aim is that delegates should leave feeling that they can immediately put some of the ideas into practise, to the benefit of themselves and their business; and to have a commitment to raising the quality of their culinary product over a greater time scale.

Seasonal culinary workshops
Practical culinary sessions exploring seasonal produce and ways of using it to boost the quality of the tourism product.

• Spring - new seasons produce

• Summer - soft fruits

• Autumn - harvest bounty

• Winter Warmers - serving soups & grains

Tourism Training - creative culinary arts
Food and catering workshops aimed at small businesses with improvement of the customer experience as their aim.
Designed to bring out the creative expression and illustrate the benefits of providing quality products.

• Better Breakfasts for B&B's

• Healthy Options & Special Diets

• 10 secrets to Catering Success

• Promoting Local Produce

• Simple Puddings, Simple Starters

• Catering for Special Events

• Seasonal Puddings and Desserts

• Table Service Skills

Tourism Training in the catering sector. Maximising markets and building on potential.

• Menu Planning and Costing

• On-selling: Perfect Packed Lunches for B&B's

• On-selling: Business Development Opportunities in Catering

• Table Service - Waiting Skills (1/2 day)

• Table Service - Wines & Beverages (1/2 day)

• Menus for Self Catering Operators (1/2 day)

• REHIS Elementary Food Hygiene (certificated)

• Introduction to Food Safety (1/2 day)

Sample Course Content

Simple Puddings, Simple Starters
Serving top quality three course dinners in the small catering establishment. Creative and exciting professional recipe ideas, planning, designing, costing.

Winter Warmers
Seasonal Soups and Grains. Home-made soup - satisfying, popular, profitable! Get new ideas for soups and the cold weather delights of risotto, pasta, oats.

Menu Planning and Costing*
Create an enticing and profitable shop window through your menu. Keep a firm grasp on your profits and learn how to price your menus. More...

Promoting Local Produce - Regional Flavours of Scotland
Give visitors a real flavour of the area - find out delicious ways of serving it to them

Table Service Skills
Half day course covering professional wait service skills, handling customers, food service, restaurant set up. A fun session with lots of practical exercises. More.....

Menus for Self Catering Operators
Half day course covering ways to make profits from providing frozen menus to customers. Includes vital dish costing session. More.....

Brush up your Breakfasts
Practical and cost effective ways for B & B operators to offer more to guests and make life easier in the mornings! More....

Perfect Packed Meals
Fun ideas and simple ways to pack a punch at lunch time (including Special Dietary Needs) and keep those outdoor activity guests coming back

How to Win at Catering
A foodie day full of good ideas that shows you how to get ahead of the competition whatever your style of establishment!

REHIS Elementary Food Hygiene
Certifiated one day course for all food handlers covering vital aspects of food safety, preservation, cross contamination, storage and waste disposal. More....

Introduction to Food Safety
Half day course develops an awareness of safe food handling. Preliminary to the Elementary certificcate above. More......

Cooking up a Special Event
Great ideas for themed meals and special menus. Taste our party recipes for a celebration, Christmas, Burns Night, or anytime.