SITHKOP016 — Select catering systems

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24 assessable components: 3 elements (12 performance criteria), 1 performance evidence and 6 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 5 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Determine catering system requirements.

1.1Consult with key personnel and identify catering system requirements for the organisation.
1.2Identify operational constraints that affect the type of system used.
1.3Determine organisational system requirements.

2 Evaluate catering systems.

2.1Evaluate food production characteristics of different systems.
2.2Evaluate system processes and equipment for all stages of the food production process.
2.3Analyse staffing requirements for specific systems and identify current and future staffing needs.
2.4Identify installation requirements for systems and their operational impacts.
2.5Identify and assess potential waste issues for effects on profitability.
2.6Assess food hazard analysis and control points for different systems.

3 Select catering system.

3.1Analyse costs and benefits of different systems.
3.2Complete overall assessment of production and organisational changes required to introduce different systems.
3.3Select a catering system that suits the characteristics and needs of the organisation.

Performance evidence

identify and assess organisational operational constraints and operating features to evaluate the following catering systems suitability for organisational requirements: cook-chill for five-day life, cook-chill for extended life, cook-freeze, fresh cook.

Knowledge evidence

methods of cookery for all major food types
methods for preserved and packaged foods
comprehensive details of all food production processes for hospitality and catering organisations, including: receiving, mise en place, preparing or cooking, post-cooking storage, reconstitution, re-thermalisation, serving, storing
operational constraints that affect the type of system used: facilities and equipment, location of service points, type of menu and nutritional requirements, production volume, holding requirements, financial resources, human resources
types of catering systems specified in the performance evidence and their food production characteristics for different production methods
operating features of different catering systems: installation requirements, staffing requirements, wastage rates and issues, critical control points in food preparation system where food hazards can be controlled.

Foundation skills

Reading skills: read and interpret detailed product specifications for different catering systems.
Numeracy skills: calculate waste issues and impacts on profitability; review complex financial information and calculate production costs and costs for installing a new system.
Learning skills: research product options for suppliers of catering systems.
Problem-solving skills: analyse and evaluate all aspects of the organisation’s catering operation and select a catering system that best suits its characteristics and needs.
Planning and organising skills: access and sort all information required to evaluate different catering systems and coordinate a timely and efficient selection process; identify organisational operational constraints and select a system to complement operations.

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