Learn the key facts and skills for making cocktails in hospitality and get in front for your next job or promotion.
Due to high margins from selling cocktails venue managers value and employ staff that can engage with customers and make cocktails. Until you have many years of hospitality experience it is hard to know what the details and skills are that make a difference. With so many experienced people applying for work in hospitality it is difficult to get a break.
This 100% online, 45-minute short course, will take you through the key skills needed to become a cocktail bartender. You will learn about, tools, techniques, recipes, and how to set up a bar and serve cocktails (see below), improving customer satisfaction and making you a highly valued employee.
The ‘Hospitality Essentials’ name came about because over 250,000 students gave 5/5 stars for their learning experience. A recent student, Lee Rees said that “The hospitality essentials bundle gave knowledge of the skills needed, to work in hospitality. The videos, voice overs and assessment techniques helped to retain key knowledge.”
Customer Testimonials
“Enjoyed learning about all the different areas and how to apply them in the work place.”
“I liked the Interactive aspect as well as the attached pdf links used for reference.”
“I liked the training, especially the constructive response when I’ve answered wrong.”
What You Will Learn
- A brief history - The origins of the cocktail and how it has developed over the years
Tools and equipment - the main tools you need to know and use when making cocktails - Ice- Different types and the importance of ice used in cocktails
- Spirits - Basic spirits that make up the most common cocktails
- Mixers and Balance - how to store, serve and measure the correct mixers
- Garnishes - how to prepare, and store the most common cocktail bar fruit and garnishes
- Techniques - the main techniques you will need to know to prepare cocktails
- Common Recipes - the most common cocktails you will encounter in hospitality and links to more recipes
- Bar set up - how to maintain a clean cocktail bar and work as a efficiently as possible
- Serving and glassware - the best way to serve cocktails and the correct glassware used
How you will be assessed
You will complete an assessment quiz at the end of each section of the course.
Qualification
On successful completion of this unit you will receive a certificate of completion. This document does not constitute a certificate of accreditation or a statement of attainment.
Roles and quality assurance
Hospitality Essentials is responsible for the quality of the training and assessment that you will receive. Based on you achieving these requirements Hospitality Essentials is responsible for issuing you with a certificate of completion.
Valid state requirements
This is a non-accredited 100% online training course is considered the minimum requirement for everyone working in hospitality. You will be issued with a certificate of completion.
- Duration - 1 hrs
- Skill level - Easy
- Language - English
- Students - 250,000 +
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