Upskill Main Product Catalog

Do you understand alcohol and the effect it can have on individuals and those around them? Our retail alcohol sales course is designed to help you understand the licensing law in Scotland and builds on your Challenge 21 knowledge.

What are the benefits of this course?

• Understand the impact of alcohol abuse on individuals and those around them.
• Learn about the laws on licensing and what they aim to achieve.
• The effects on health and society.

Saying no to customers is never easy. But when it comes to alcohol sales, there\'s a hard and fast rule. Learn how to refuse alcohol in Scotland with confidence.

What are the benefits of this course?

• When there\'s a duty to refuse to serve a customer and how to do this with good customer service.
• How to check ID properly.
• Why refusals to sell alcohol should be recorded.
• How to recognise and manage fatigue in yourself and others.

Let\'s face it: if you don\'t know what you\'re doing, selling alcohol can be fraught with issues. This course teaches you when to serve alcohol in Scotland, giving you the practical skills you need to sell responsibly and within the law.

What are the benefits of this course?

• The legal age restrictions for buying and selling alcohol and the consequences of breaking the law.
• What alcohol actually is and who enforces the law on its sale.
• About the premises licence and licensed hours for selling alcohol.

Discover our short online bed bug training course, ideal for those in the hospitality industry.

What are the benefits of this course?

• Provides learners within the hospitality industry vital information about bed bugs.
• Explains facts on bed bugs, including how they breed, feed, and infest.
• Educates learners about the risk of bed bugs and how to avoid infestation.

Discover our course covering everything you need to know on cellar management to look after cellar products so the customer gets them at their very best. Ideal for those within the hospitality industry.

What are the benefits of this course?

• Educates the learners on the different dispensing equipment and what it does.
• Provides information about the journey of kegged products through the cellar to the taps.b
• Information on how casks and kegs should be stored and how to maintain the perfect products.

Our cocktails essentials serving alcohol course is a short, \'need to know\' course giving you the important facts about cocktails to ensure you give your guests the best possible experience when serving them.

What are the benefits of this course?

• Know your stuff - learn the basic techniques and essential equipment needed to make a cocktail.
• Learn the language - get to know the terminology used in cocktail making.
• Make it perfect - learn how to make, pour and present the perfect cocktail (and what not to do!).

This course is designed to equip managers with expert knowledge about food sales and service essentials.

What are the benefits of this course?

• Provides your team with the practical knowledge to provide the best experiences for their guests.
• Learn techniques to increase sales.
• Master how to vary your approach when dealing with different types of guests and environments.

This retail course cement the learners knowledge and confidence to be really brilliant at sales and service (and what not to do!) from first imrpessions to serving.

What are the benefits of this course?

• Practice your greet and seat skills.
• Understand how to vary your style and approach based on the type of guest.
• Understand the importance of table allocation and priorities.

As part of our serving alcohol course series, this segment focuses the key facts about gin, and gives the learner the skills to best serve it.

What are the benefits of this course?

• Learn about what gin is made from and the different production methods.
• Understand the difference between pot and column distillation.
• Make it perfect - learn how to make, pour and present the perfect gin drink (and what not to do!).

This Legionella awareness training quickly and concisely provides a practical approach to prevent Legionella, for all housekeeping, spa, and gardening teams.

What are the benefits of this course?

• Understand what Legionella and Legionnaires\' disease is and how you can catch it.
• Understand the law around Legionella control and our duty to take suitable precautions to prevent/control the risk of exposure.
• Learn what preventative measures we can take.