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Hospitality

A young male barista in a blue uniform and grey apron, smiling while preparing a latte at a coffee machine in a café setting.

About the Hospitality Department

Kelvin's Hospitality and Professional Cookery department introduces learners to the hospitality and catering industry. Classes are delivered in a realistic hospitality environment with learners based within our Training Kitchen, Front of House Bistro or Food Service Hub.

The hospitality department are front facing and actively involved in corporate and seasonal events, alongside the operation of our restaurant which is open to the public offering learners an array of learning opportunities and development of transferrable skills. During your time at GKC, you will have access to state of the art and contemporary equipment, preparing you for further studies or employment.

Our teaching team bring with them a wealth of knowledge and experiences from the hospitality industry having been employed in hotels, restaurants, cafes, bars, NHS and stadia catering.

Our team operates with two Professional Chef Lecturers and one Front of House Lecturer.

Students will be supported through curriculum by industry standards Chefs who will contextualise learning and offer a creative and current industry standard learning experience.

In addition, our Front of House team bring along a wealth of knowledge with food and drinks service, event planning and customer experience.

Video Focus

Get a taste of what it’s like to study Hospitality at Glasgow Kelvin College. Watch our learners and lecturers in action as they showcase skills in real kitchens.

These videos show our students getting hands-on in the kitchen, learning from expert chefs, and taking part in exciting workshops. If you love food, people, or creating amazing experiences — this is where it starts.

  • A cookery student in a striped apron and black chef's hat uses a blowtorch to char sweetcorn in a commercial kitchen.
  • Chef at Glasgow Kelvin College preparing a plant-based dish during a Forward Food workshop, mixing ingredients in a stainless steel bowl
  • A hospitality student in a white chef's jacket pipes ricotta filling into cannelloni pasta in a professional kitchen
  • Hospitality student Mohammad speaking into a microphone while standing in a professional training kitchen at Glasgow Kelvin College.

Hospitality Courses

A female culinary student in a black headscarf and white uniform reaches for a stainless-steel mixing bowl on a kitchen shelf, smiling at the camera.
Barista student proudly presenting a tray with two cups of coffee, sugar cubes, and milk in a café setting.
A group of culinary students in a professional kitchen observe closely as their instructor pours a sauce from a pan into a small dish.
Hospitality student stirring a large pot on a stove in a college kitchen.
Hospitality lecturer guiding a barista student in making a perfect coffee at a café workstation.
A smiling female culinary student wearing a white chef’s uniform and black headscarf, holding a stainless steel mixing bowl in a professional kitchen.
Three culinary students wearing white uniforms and black hats work together in a professional kitchen, with one using a large pepper grinder over a pot of simmering ingredients.
A male culinary student wearing a blue uniform and apron, carefully chopping onions on a green cutting board in a busy professional kitchen filled with fresh vegetables.
Barista student smiling while preparing a coffee beverage at an espresso machine.
Two male culinary students wearing striped aprons and blue hairnets work together to pour a thick sauce from a large pot into a container, sharing a moment of teamwork.

Student Video Transcripts

Sarah: NQ Professional Cookery and Restaurant Operations

Hi, I'm Sarah. I'm on the Professional Cookery course.

This is our first trial for the live service. I'm currently charring some sweet corn for some sweet corn salsa.

Three things that I do on this course is baking, we make cakes, pastries, we make stocks and sauces as well and we also learn about our health and safety and our food hygiene.

After this course I would like to do a business management course, combine them both and hopefully long in the future I'll have one place, my own wee cafe or something.

Mohammad: NQ Hospitality, Events, and Professional Food Production

Hi guys, my name is Mohammed. I'm doing hospitality.

I'm very excited and a little bit nervous as well.

My favorite thing to make today is bread for people and soup. It's very nice. It's something I think the customers will enjoy.

I just like the kitchen. It's beautiful.

If you want to book lunch on Thursday, we open every Thursday. Don't forget to call the number in the screen.

See you there.

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