Overview

For a memorable meal, the quality of the service is something that guests often remember as much as the food and drink served.

This means that restaurant servers must show extensive knowledge of all types of cuisine and dishes, especially the ingredients and cooking style of the dishes on an a la carte menu. They will need to know and understand the methods of preparation and serving, along with the tools used.

This competition focuses on the role of front of house staff in a range of food and beverage operations.

Competitors should have good practical skills and a sound understanding of different styles of food & beverage service; formal & casual dining, table, table theatre, gueridon & silver service, cocktail & mocktail preparation & service, as well as knowledge & appreciation of wines, liqueurs & spirits.

Competitors in Professional Restaurant Service must also be able to display good social skills, excellent personal presentation as well as safe and hygienic working practices.

How competing has helped Elizabeth develop her career.

The skills you need to demonstrate

  • Presentation Skills

  • Time management

  • Customer service skills

  • Health, safety & hygiene

  • Organisational skills

  • Problem solving

  • Teamwork

  • Interpersonal skills

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Contact details

cgcworldskills@hotmail.com

Entry criteria

  • This is an individual competition.
  • There is no limit to the number of competitors permitted to enter this competition per organisation.
  • Competitors must be familiar with the core competencies (these can be found in the National Standard of Excellence in the ‘Useful resources’ section) and be training or working in Food & Beverage Service or Hospitality.
  • Competitors must be studying towards a Level 3 qualification have achieved a Level 3 qualification in the last 12 months.
  • When entering the competition please bear in mind that if successful applicants will be committed to up to 2 years of training which will involve training sessions and opportunities to gain skills and knowledge that will be pivotal to your career going forward

How it works

Registrations open 09:00am Monday 3rd of March and will close midnight Friday 28th of March.

Entry Stage will be released on Monday 3 March with a final deadline of 4 April, 2025.

Qualifier dates:

29 May: Central Bedfordshire College Dunstable
10 June: Cheshire College South and West
18 June: Cardiff and Vale

To help finalists prepare ahead of the UK Final, we will provide relevant technical training and share mindset development techniques, to support them to remain focused on achieving success.

Prepare students and apprentices by engaging with our benchmarking resources to master their skills and mindset masterclasses to build confidence and resilience on the WorldSkills UK Learning Lab.

The National Finals are scheduled to take place in Wales during the week beginning 24th November 2025.

Competitors who are age eligible and have achieved the benchmark score will be invited to opt into Squad UK during December 2025 for the WorldSkills 2028 Cycle, subject to the skill progressing to the international competition cycle.

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