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Hospitality & travel

Food and beverage associate

Serves guests and runs café or restaurant shifts.

How people get in

Cafés, QSR chains and hotels; part-time roles common.

First proof to build

Complete a food safety course and 4 weeks of shifts.

National Classification of Occupations 2015, division 5: Service and sales workers.

Learn what you’re missing

Free options first. Finishing a course keeps a skill self-reported; deliver a gig to prove it.

Customer handling

Google IT Support Professional Certificate

Google

Paid

Certification · beginner · About 6 months at a few hours a week · certificate available

Paid subscription (financial aid available on Coursera). Check current details on the provider’s site.

Skill India Digital courses

Skill India Digital

FreeBrowse

Browse catalogue · beginner · Varies

Many free courses; some paid. Check current details on the provider’s site.

Food safety and hygiene

FoSTaC food safety training

FSSAI (FoSTaC)

Paid

Certification · beginner · Short course · certificate available

Paid training through FSSAI-empanelled partners. Check current details on the provider’s site.

Skill India Digital courses

Skill India Digital

FreeBrowse

Browse catalogue · beginner · Varies

Many free courses; some paid. Check current details on the provider’s site.

Retail / café shifts

Skill India Digital courses

Skill India Digital

FreeBrowse

Browse catalogue · beginner · Varies

Many free courses; some paid. Check current details on the provider’s site.

Inventory and operations

MITx MicroMasters in Supply Chain Management

edX

Free to audit

Self-paced · intermediate · About 1 year part-time · certificate available

Free to audit; verified certificates are paid. Check current details on the provider’s site.