Student logbook Restaurant During the WBL period

TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................................................. 2 1 2 3 4 TASKS DURING YOUR WORK PLACEMENT PERIOD............................................................................ 3 ATTENDANCE REPORT ...................................................................................................................... 4 DESCRIPTION OF YOUR TRAINING PLACE .......................................................................................... 7 WRITING A DAY REPORT ................................................................................................................. 13 4.1 5 DAY REPORT .................................................................................................................................... 14

WORKSHEETS SUMMARY ............................................................................................................... 15

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1 TASKS DURING YOUR WORK PLACEMENT PERIOD

During your work placement you will be working on certain tasks (please see possible activities during your training period) The tasks within your Work Placement -book should be carried out in agreement with your work placement training mentor. You can not do everything at the same time and you cannot solve all the problems at the same time. Depending on the work situation at your workplace you must see how much time there is left for the tasks in your work placement Log-book. It is important that you make notes after every working day reflecting on the jobs and tasks you have observed and undertaken. If you have any problems, questions or issues please do not hesitate to discuss these with your training mentor. You can always contact your training counsellor by Telephone.

Activities
It is important to ensure that your training Agreement is signed by your Employer or work placement mentor on the first day of your training period. It is important that at the beginning of each working day you consult with your training mentor who will advise you of the tasks you will be undertaking. During your placement you may move around different sections of the Restaurant. It is important that you agree with your mentor the time period you will be working in each section.

You should consider and identify what tasks within your training log book you can complete.

You should complete your self evaluation document at regular times during your work placement.

You should ask your training mentor to complete the evaluation documents.

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ATTENDANCE REPORT
Mentor Period

Restaurant

The student must complete the report every day and get it signed by his or her mentor or a nominee at the end of each work period. Fill in number of hours per day Week Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Attend. Total Absence total Mentor signatur e

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Signature of mentor

Date

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Restaurant

Mentor

Period

The student must complete an individual report every day and get it signed by his or her mentor at the end of each weekly working period. Fill in number of hours worked per day

Week

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

Attend. Total

Absence total

Mentor signatur e

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Signature of mentor Date

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3 DESCRIPTION OF YOUR TRAINING PLACE

Find and stick here a business card, advertisement, folder or leaflet of your training place

Name of the training place ...................................................................................................... Website:...................................................................................................................................

Hotel and Restaurant businesses are every where and are very different in terms of their size, the services they provide and the types of customers they serve. Try and compare your work placement to other types of Catering/Hospitality Hotels and Restaurants. Identify the different services offered, the different prices charged for these services. What types of customers are targeted? What is the style of Food produced?

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Indicate the characteristics that apply to the business where you are in training. Use for this the business card, the advertisement, the folder or leaflet of this business.

Type With staff One-man business Trading partnership Family business Chain Fast food restaurant Company restaurant Company kitchen

Decoration Modern Traditional Rural Wanted kitsch Self service

Position Rural Town centre Centre city

Accessibility Public transport by foot Car

Clients Young Cost-conscious Regular customers Business people Families with children Dishes Season card Business lunch Weekend menu Brunch Local dishes Takeaway dishes Old Not cost-conscious changing clients

Rooms Restaurant Garden terrace Street terrace Room cellar Room on the floor

Closing days

Opening hours

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2. How does the chef inform staff and customers what is on the menu? What method below is used? Please tick below.
3. Menu card Card on table Blackboard Oral at the guest table Internet site Local newspaper

What are the main times customers come to dine in the restaurant? In the morning At noon At night Market day Ongoing

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What duties have to be done before the opening of the restaurant? ................................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................................................

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What duties have to be done after closing the restaurant? ................................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................................................

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6. Draw an organizational chart of the restaurant. Note the names of the key staff and the roles and responsibilities they have.

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Give a description of your own work station (how many guests do you have to serve? How is your work organised? Who is working with you? Who is your supervisor?)

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4 WRITING A DAY REPORT

Every day of your training period will be different. Describe or outline a minimum of three events within your report that were special for you. Examples could include the following (your first day, a busy day, a visit from a College representative, or perhaps a new task or job you undertook. How should you write your report? Some tips. Note first the date of the event which you will describe. Give a title to the event, activity What was your day schedule / programme / work planning? Did the day go the way it was planned? What did you never carry out before? How have you solved any problems that arose? What help did you receive from your training period mentor or your colleague? What should you never forget?

Write in short sentences Consult a dictionary. Ask a colleague, training period mentorto read over your report Add some documentation (folders photograph).

Please Use the Template on the next page to write your Daily Report

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4.1 DAY REPORT

Name of the school: Name of the company: Name of the student-trainee: Education: Name of the training period mentor: Name of the training period counsellor: School year: Module: Date: Report/description: Activity:

Date:

Training period counsellor:

Date:

Training period speculator:

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5 WORKSHEETS SUMMARY
In the worksheet Section you will find a list of forms the student can use during the Work Based Learning. Depending on the list of tasks and skills the student has to practice during his WBL, as well as the duration of his training a number of tasks can be chosen.
WORKSHEET 1 BE GOOD IN COMMUNICATIONS For the form Be good in communications please refer to Worksheet 1. WORKSHEET 2 SETTING THE TABLE For the form setting the table please refer to Worksheets 2 WORKSHEET 3 - THE MENU PLEASE! For the form The menu please please refer to Worksheet 3 WORKSHEET 4 - WINE SERVICE For the form Wine service please refer to Worksheets 4 WORKSHEET 5 - BAR TECHNIQUES For the form Bar techniques please refer to worksheets 5 WORKSHEET 6 - COST CONTROL For the form for Food Costing and Cost Control please refer to Worksheets 6 WORKSHEET 7- HELLO HELLO? For the form Hello Hello telephone conversations please refer to Worksheets 7 WORKSHEET 8 - A DIFFICULT SITUATION

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For find the form a difficult situation complaints please refer to Worksheets 8

WORKSHEET 9 GOOD RIDDANCE AND BAD RUBBISH For the form for Good riddance and bad Rubbish miss and mister clean please refer to Worksheets 9. WORKSHEET 10 TIME WILL TELL For the form for Time will tell time management please refer to Worksheet 10 WORKSHEET 11 - CONTROL For the Form Control and cleaning of equipment identifying please refer to Worksheets 12. WORKSHEET 12 THE BILL PLEASE For the Form the bill please please refer to worksheets 13. WORKSHEET 13 - STUDENTS QUESTIONS TO MENTOR For Examples of Questions and Areas of discussion students may wish to have with their mentor please refer to worksheets 14