NFQ Level 3 3N0895 Breakfast Cookery Assessment Brief 2026 | QQI

3N0895 Assessment Brief

Purpose

The purpose of this award is to equip the learner with the relevant knowledge, skill and competence to prepare, cook and present basic nutritious breakfasts under supervision.

Learning Outcomes

Learners will be able to:

1. Explain the basic principles of food safety and associated legislation
2. Explain the organisation of a professional kitchen
3. Use kitchen terminology, weights and measures appropriately
4. Explain how different degrees of cooking affects foods
5. Demonstrate basic techniques of tasting, recognition of food freshness and garnishing finished dishes
6. Demonstrate basic cookery processes including grilling, poaching, shallow frying and boiling and simmering
7. Demonstrate basic techniques for preparation of hot and cold cereals and breads
8. Assist in preparing and presenting a full Irish cooked and a continental breakfast, plated and buffet style, using a range of fresh and convenience produce
9. Comply with current food safety and hygiene legislation and regulation in personal and supervised work practices
10. Demonstrate a basic understanding of the food cost and quality control cycle.

General Information Assessment

Details of FET assessment requirements are set out in Assessment Guidelines for Providers.

All FET assessment is criterion referenced. Successful achievement of the award is based on learners attaining the required standards of knowledge, skill or competence.

The techniques set out below are considered the optimum approach to assessment for this component. In exceptional circumstances providers may identify alternative assessment techniques through the provider’s application for programme validation which are reliable and valid but which are more appropriate to their context.

Assessment of a number of components may be integrated across programmes for delivery, provided that the learning outcomes of each minor award are assessed.

Group or team work may form part of the assessment, provided each learner’s achievement is separately assessed.

All providers are required to submit an assessment plan as part of their application for programme validation. Assessment Plans will include information relating to scheduling and integration of assessment. See current FET validation guidelines at www.qqi.ie.

Assessment Techniques

In order to demonstrate that they have reached the standards of knowledge, skill and competence identified in all the learning outcomes, learners are required to complete the assessment(s) below.

The assessor is responsible for devising assessment instruments (e.g. project and assignment briefs, examination papers), assessment criteria and mark sheets, consistent with the techniques identified below and FETAC’s assessment requirements.

Programme validation will require providers to map each learning outcome to its associated assessment technique. See current FET validation guidelines at www.qqi.ie.

All learning outcomes must be assessed and achieved

Description

Portfolio / Collection of Work

A portfolio or collection of work is a collection and/or selection of pieces of work produced by the learner over a period of time that demonstrates achievement of a range of learning outcomes.  The collection may be self-generated or may be generated in response to a particular brief or tasks/activities devised by the assessor.

Skills Demonstration

A skills demonstration is used to assess a wide range of practical based learning outcomes including practical skills and knowledge.  A skills demonstration will require the learner to complete a task or series of tasks that demonstrate a range of skills.