Service staff require good knowledge of the business and the products it sells. Staff must also know how to use the equipment correctly and which techniques to use when serving customers. Good communication skills are essential in frontline Hospitality roles, as interacting with customers is one of the most important aspects of the job.
Components in this Module
1 - Preparing for Service
- Preparing for Service
- Task Allocation
- Clarifying Requirements
- Types of Establishments
- Service Styles
- Menu
- Service Periods
- Setting the Mood
- Lamps and Candle Holders
- Table Arrangements
- Pictures and Art Objects
- Preparing Service Equipment
- Sideboard/Dummy Waiter
- Crockery
- Checkpoint 1
- Cutlery
- Cutlery Examples
- Polishing Cutlery
- Polishing Cutlery Video
- Service Trays
- Glassware
- Wine Glasses
- Washing and Polishing Glasses
- Polishing Wine Glasses
- Storing Glasses
- Checkpoint 2
- Wine Buckets and Stands
- Table Linen
- Serviette Fold Videos
- Bread Station
- Butter
- Cutting and Presenting Butter
- Condiments
- Coffee and Tea Station
- Cruet
- Trolleys
- Menus
- Customer Facilities
- Checkpoint 3
- Positioning of Tables
- Key Points when Preparing the Table Layout
- Table Layouts for Functions
- Table Layouts for Functions Pt2
- Setting Tables
- A la Carte Table Setting
- Table dHote Setting
- Table Layout Challenge
- Table Setting
- Legal Responsibility
- Liquor Licensing
- Hygiene and Food Safety
- State and Territory Legislation
- Smoking Regulations
- Work Health and Safety
- Duty of Care
- Checkpoint 4
- Trade Practices
2 - Greeting and Seating Customers
- Greeting and Seating Customers
- Greeting Customers
3 - Taking and Processing Orders
- Taking and Processing Orders
- Taking an Order
- Checkpoint 5
- Streamline the ordering process
- Recording the Order
- Transfering the Order to the Order Book
- Why the Information is Required
- Reading Orders
- Communicating the Order
- Computerised Ordering Systems
- Placing Drink Orders
- Placing Food Orders
- Changing Serviceware to Match the Food and Beverage Order
- Changing the Serviceware
- Changing Serviceware Challenge
- Checkpoint 6
4 - Serving Food and Beverages
- Serving Food and Beverages
- Carrying Plates
- Carrying Plates Videos
- Professionalism at the Pass
- Carrying Trays of Food
- Loading a Tray
- Serving Beverages
- Serving the Meal
- Checkpoint 7
- Clearing Food and Beverages
- Clearing Plates
- Correct stacking and clearing of crockery and cutlery
- Clearing Plates Video
- Clearing Dirty Plates
- Clearing Glassware
- Environmentally Friendly Practices
- Offering a Final Course
- Account Settlement
- Processing Cash Payments
- Processing Credit Card/EFTPOS Payments
- Checkpoint 8
- Charging to a Guest Room
- Resetting Tables
5 - Closing Procedures
- Closing Procedures
- Cleaning
- Conducting a Briefing and Handover
- Locking Up
- Checkpoint 9
- Congratulations!
Pre-requisite?
No previous knowledge or experience is required.
How long?
The online courses are made up of a number of learning modules. Each module has an estimated time to complete them (click on the ‘i’ next to the module to get the time).
The time to complete a module can vary based on your existing knowledge of the material.
No need to finish the course in one session. You can log in and out as many times as you like, until the course end date. The course end date is shown when entering the training. The system remembers what you have completed and you can continue on from where you left off.
How does it work?
Once we receive confirmation of your payment (which could take up to 24 hours), you will receive an email with your login details. Go to the login page which will be emailed to you. Enter your details then click on the name of the course when you are ready to start.
How do I pay?
Pay with mastercard or visa through our secure PayPal internet payment facility. You can also select to ‘Generate an Invoice’ or ‘Make An Enquiry’ and we will get back to you with a group pricing as a quote or submission for you to respond to.
Who should do this course?
These courses are for anyone who wants to learn more or wants to extend their resume by becoming more knowledgable in their company.
How will I be assessed?
Each module is broken into sections with checkpoints, interactive challenges and quiz questions throughout. You are required to go through each section and answer every question correctly to be deemed competent. If you answer any questions incorrectly, you will be given feedback on which question you answered incorrectly. You can then correct your response and continue.
Will I receive a certificate?
These are non accredited corporate-based short courses and if successful you will receive a Certificate of Completion.
Steps to proceed with enrolling in a Course
Step 1 – Select a Course(s) by adding it to the Shopping Cart.
Step 2 – Pay for the course (using Paypal).
Step 3 – Once we have received the payment we will send you an email confirming your order.
Step 4 – This email will have instructions for connecting to the course, your login ID and password.
Step 5 – Complete the online course.
Step 6 – Once the course has been successfully completed, you will have access to your certificate.
If you have any problems or questions just call us on (02) 9635 0477 or email training@alliedrisk.com.au
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