Food and Beverage Trainer

Role Overview

Deliver practical vocational training that helps students build technical competence, prepare for examinations and apply their skills in work settings. The role combines curriculum planning and assessment with student support, workshop oversight and guidance on serving clients and developing viable services.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and update course content and learning materials, and prepare course outlines, schemes of work, lesson plans and teaching records.
• Teach and assess students using regular, measurable methods; provide feedback, set progress targets and prepare learners for final and internal examinations.
• Support student recruitment and maintain accurate records, including enrolment documents, daily attendance, examination results and monitoring data; follow up on fee payments.
• Provide counselling, address disciplinary matters and help resolve conflicts, while explaining institutional rules, values and activities to students.
• Help students find suitable industrial attachments and coach them on meeting deadlines, satisfying clients, identifying prospective customers, pricing services and marketing their skills.
• Supervise student work during service delivery and provide services to clients to the required standard.
• Plan equipment maintenance, keep teaching tools and assets in working order, manage the allocation of supplies, report damage and repair needs, and help secure the workshop.
• Submit activity reports on time, maintain follow-up systems and carry out other duties assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, Higher National Diploma or diploma in a relevant technical or vocational field.
• Diploma in Technical Education or a pedagogy certificate from Kenya School of TVET (KSTVET/KTTC).
• At least one year of teaching or industry experience.
• Current registration and licensing with the Technical and Vocational Education and Training Authority (TVETA).
• Knowledge of examination procedures for KNEC, NITA or CDACC competency-based education and training programmes.