About the competition - Restaurant Service
This national competition challenges you as a waiter and allows you to demonstrate a range of technical restaurant service skills alongside an emphasis on strong customer service and communication skills. It is imperative that you are well organised and methodical in silver service practice. The tasks may involve cocktail making, table and service preparation and silver service.
Wessex Salon Culinaire
Competitors must compete in the specific WorldSkills UK classes as stated on the Wessex Salon
Culinaire website. Each class will contribute to the total marking and assessment of each
competitor for a WorldSkills UK award.
Entry Levels: Intermediate, Advanced
Entry Deadline: 09 March 2010
Entry Type: Individual competitors
Competition Type: Live
Competition structure
Stage one: enter online at
www.hotel-expo.co.uk/wsc by 9 March 2010.
Stage two: competitors will be invited to compete in the UK final at the Hotel &
Catering Show, The Bournemouth International Centre 16–17 March 2010.
How many can enter?
There are no restrictions on the number of competitors that can be entered.
Further information
For general information about competitions please contact:
WorldSkills UK contact centre 0800 612 0742 or email worldskillsuk@ukskills.org.uk
Who can enter?
The competition is intended for those training or working as waiters. Competitors can be in
education and training or working in industry.
Intermediate: Those undertaking qualifications up to level 2 (for England, Northern Ireland
and Wales) up to level 5 (for Scotland) or up to three years experience in a working environment.
This level is equivalent to junior level.
Advanced: Those undertaking qualifications up to level 3 (for England, Northern Ireland and Wales) up to level 6 qualification (for Scotland) or up to five years experience in a working environment. This level is equivalent to senior level.
Further opportunities
There is a City & Guilds qualification available for this competition.
There is the possibility of progressing to a
EuroSkills competition.
There is the possibility of progressing to an
International WorldSkills competition.
Competition partners
This competitions is called Wessex Salon Culinaire and is organised by Optimus Events Ltd in association with UK Skills.
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