Guidance

Occupational certificate subject content: catering and hospitality

Occupational certificate catering and hospitality subject content for teaching from September 2027.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 16 July 2026
• Last updated: 23 October 2026
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  1. 23 October 2026

     Updated both the guidance document and the spreadsheet to account for discrepancies between the earlier versions.

  2. 16 July 2026

     First published.

Applies to England

Documents

Catering and hospitality: level 2 occupational certificate subject content

PDF, 498 KB, 47 pages

Catering and hospitality: coverage mapping

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 75.4 KB

Details

The subject content required for occupational certificate specifications in catering and hospitality.