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Catering managers run the food service of organisations including restaurants, bars, schools, colleges and outside suppliers.
You could work: evenings / weekends / bank holidays; on shifts
As a catering manager, you may:
You may need to wear a uniform.
You could work at a restaurant, at a school, in an NHS or private hospital, in a hotel or at a conference centre.
You can get into this job through:
You could do a foundation degree, higher national diploma or degree.
Useful subjects include:
You'll usually need:
You could take professional catering qualifications at college then move into management. You could also do a qualification in hospitality management and find work as a trainee catering manager.
You could do a Hospitality Manager Level 4 Higher Apprenticeship, if you've got experience in catering and have also worked as a supervisor.
You could also do a Hospitality Supervisor Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship and then progress to become a hospitality and catering manager.
You'll usually need:
You could start as a kitchen assistant or trainee 'commis' chef and work your way up while learning on the job. You could apply for work with restaurants, bars or catering companies.
You'll need to:
You can find out more about catering careers from Caterer.com and CareerScope.
With experience you could:move into larger organisations or event catering; study for further qualifications to move into other hospitality roles; start your own contract catering business