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Hospitality & Catering

Hospitality Team Member

Front of house in bars, hotels and restaurants — the fastest way into paid work with a qualification attached.

Strong demand Level 2 apprenticeship
Typical pay once qualified
£23,000 – £30,000
Training length
1 year
Apprenticeship standard
Hospitality team member
Where to train
141 providers listed

The route, drawn out

DWG B747 · 4 stops · 1 year to qualify
  1. Day one Start as an apprentice from £15.6k
  2. 1 year Fully qualified around £23k
  3. +3–5 years Experienced up to £30k
  4. Then Hospitality supervisor (level 3), then manager… next step

The first figures are legal minimums: the apprentice rate (£8.00/hr) and the National Minimum Wage for 18–20s and 21+ from April 2026, on a 37.5-hour week. Qualified and experienced pay are indicative UK ranges — most employers pay apprentices above the minimum.

What the job is

Hospitality team member covers bar, food service, housekeeping, reception and events. It is the quickest apprenticeship on this site to start and complete, and it teaches skills every employer values: dealing with people, working at pace, handling money and solving problems in real time.

Progression is unusually fast in hospitality because the industry promotes internally. Supervisors and managers in their early twenties are entirely normal.

A typical day

  • Serve customers efficiently and handle complaints calmly
  • Prepare and serve drinks, food or rooms to standard
  • Handle payments, tills and cash accurately
  • Follow licensing, allergen and health and safety rules
  • Work as part of a team through busy service periods

How you get in

  • No formal qualifications required
  • Availability for evenings and weekends is essential
  • You must be 18+ to serve alcohol unsupervised in most settings
  • Presentable, reliable and good with people

Where it leads

  • Hospitality supervisor (level 3), then manager (level 4)
  • Specialise in bar, events, reception or housekeeping management
  • Hotel operations and revenue roles
  • Running your own pub, bar or venue

Where to train for this

141 colleges and training providers on our list cover Hospitality Team Member training. Open your region to see them, then check current intakes with the provider directly.

East Midlands 7
East of England 6
London 10
North East 2
North West 10
South East 13
South West 15
UK-wide 26
West Midlands 8
Yorkshire and the Humber 7
East Scotland 5
North Scotland 7
West Scotland 4
North Wales 2
South Wales 8
West Wales 2
Northern Ireland 6
Channel Islands 2
Isle of Man 1

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