Hospitality, Travel and Tourism Centre West Lothian College offers a wide range of courses that provide an excellent insight into the world of food, hospitality and travel and tourism. This industry is buoyant with good job prospects in the food, business, finance and tourism sectors; from cafes, restaurants and five star hotels to industrial catering or large-scale cooking in hospitals and schools. The ability to work in a variety of sectors means that you’ll have flexibility in your job.

Whether you want to enter employment or progress onto further study or university, we can help you fulfil your goals.

98%of Hospitality graduates are

now in further study or employment

90%of FE graduatesare now in further study

94%of FE Graduates in

further study continue at West Lothian College

the next year

Tourism businesses might be small but are

big on ambition – growth is a key objective for 65%of small tourism

firms

Federation of Small Businesses

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Our Students

Rosanna Christie NC Travel and Tourism

It wasn’t until I was studying all aspects of the course that I realised how vast the Travel and Tourism Industry is, and that I would need to be highly skilled in customer service, administration, IT and have a good knowledge of tourist destinations.The course covers all this and more, no two days are the same, and you will learn to work as part of a team, gain an understanding of the Industry, and the exciting career opportunities that will be opened up to you in the UK or worldwide.The course is fun, interesting, not all study, you may even find yourself in the kitchen making sweets, there is role play to develop your customer skills, assessments to let you know how you are progressing and additional support should you need it.You may even get the chance to take part in Cabin Crewing at Exeter and there are other special days out and events organised throughout the course.This course has been the best decision I have made in a long time, so don’t just take my word for it, whether you want to work in a Travel Agents, Hotel or even a courier, perhaps one day be a pilot, you have to start somewhere and I recommend you start here.

Louise Cowan City and Guilds Introduction to Professional Cookery

Having been mainly a ‘stay at home mum’ for the last two years, working only part time in my husband’s bar - I was unsure what to expect, or how I would fit in. There is a wide mix of ages and abilities in our class, and the lecturers are brilliant. The course itself offers a great variety of both practical cookery and informative theory on hygiene, safety and hospitality to name but a few. I love my new challenge, and hoping it will give me the qualification I need to start preparing and serving lunches in the pub. I would definitely recommend West Lothian College as a great place to study Hospitality and Cookery.

The College is successful because we attract students who want to improve employment and career prospects.

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Course Full time Part time Day release

Open Learning Evening

HospitalityHNC Professional Cookery (Level 7)

NC Professional Cookery (Level 6)

NC Professional Cookery (Level 5)

NC Food Preparation and Cooking (Level 4)

City and Guilds Diploma in Introduction to Professional Cookery

HNC Hospitality Schools

Modern Fusion Cooking 1 - Introduction to Food Preparation

Modern Fusion Cooking 2 - Cookery Processes: An Introduction

Mediterranean Cooking - Healthy and Delicious

Introduction to Sugar Flowers

REHIS Refresher Food Hygiene

Accelerated Learning in Professional Cookery

An introduction to Bread making (Craft Baking)

Tea Time Treats - Craft Baking: An Introduction

Practical Cake Craft (Creative Cake Production)

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More detailed information on our courses and specific entry requirements is available on the college website.

www.west-lothian.ac.uk

Course Full time Part time Day release

Open Learning Evening

Travel and TourismTravel and Tourism (Level 6)

Travel and Tourism (Level 5)

Preparation for Travel and Tourism

Did you know?Employment opportunities in this sector is varied and skills transferable

Did you know?85% of employment in Scotland is linked to the hospitality industry

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Did you know?Employment in the tourism sector increased by 16% in 2012/13

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Studying in America and EuropeWe are committed to providing a challenging educational experience to our students and as such we have developed links and partnerships with both American and European colleges to allow our students the opportunity to study abroad. As the hospitality world becomes increasingly global this can be a beneficial experience by raising cultural awareness of other countries, providing a different perspective of hospitality and developing foreign language skills.

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Applying for ILA FundingBefore enrolling as a student, you need to apply for ILA Funding

Funding You will be able to apply for funding to support your studies. Full time students can apply for a Bursary or SAAS support funding which covers living, travel and study expenses. Part time students may be eligible for an ILA or Part Time Fee Grant.

How to apply for an ILA Application form online:1. Visit www.myworldofwork.co.uk

2. Click on ‘Learn and train’

3. Click on ‘Funding’

4. Click the link ‘Apply now’ (shown on the right-hand side of screen)

You will be directed to another skills and development page

5. Click on ‘Apply now’ and answer the questions on the following page of the website

6. A pack will then be sent to your chosen address

How to apply for an ILA Application over the phone: 1. Call ILA Scotland on 0800 917 8000

2. You will be transferred to an operator who will ask you a series of questions to determine your eligibility

3. Once Eligibility has been established, you will be asked to give your name and address details for an application pack to be sent

4. You will be asked to set up a ‘security’ question to use when accessing your account

If you have any difficulty in completing your application, you can receive help with this by contacting The Student Advice Centre at West Lothian College on 01506 427555/427558

For more information on funding, contact our Finance Department

01506 4181818

SCQF LEVELS SQA QUALIFICATIONS QUALIFICATIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION

INSTITUTIONSSCOTTISH VOCATIONAL

QUALIFICATIONS

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Some SQA qualifications arechanging between 2013-2016.

See www.sqa.org.uk/readyreckoner

Doctoral Degrees Professional Apprenticeship

11Masters Degree, Integrated Masters Degree

Post Graduate DiplomaPost Graduate Certificate

Professional ApprenticeshipSVQ 5

10Honours Degree

Graduate DiplomaGraduate Certificate

Professional Apprenticeship

9 Professional Development Award

Bachelors/Ordinary DegreeGraduate Diploma

Graduate CertificateTechnical Apprenticeship

SVQ 48 Higher National Diploma Diploma of Higher Education

7Advanced Higher

Scottish BaccalaureateHigher National Certificate Certificate of Higher Education Modern Apprenticeship

SVQ 36 Higher

5National 5

Intermediate 2Modern Apprenticeship

SVQ 2

4National 4

Intermediate 1National Certificate National Progression

Award SVQ 1

3National 3Access 3

2 National 2 / Access 2

1 National 1 / Access 1

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF)

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SCQF LEVELS

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7

6

5

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ENTRY TO UNIVERSITY

Possible progression in Hospitality, Travel and Tourism

NC Food Preparation and Cooking (Level 4)

NC Professional Cookery (Level 5)

City and Guilds Diploma in Introduction to Professional Cookery

NC Professional Cookery (Level 6)

HNC Hospitality Schools HNC Professional Cookery (Level 7)

HNC Travel and Tourism at another

institution

Travel and Tourism (Level 6)

Preparation for Travel and Tourism

Travel and Tourism (Level 5)

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Did you know?West Lothian Terrace Restaurant was voted No. 1 restaurant in Livingston and West Lothian on Trip Advisor

Did you know?The food and drink industry input 2.5million to the Scottish Economy daily

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