WSET Level 3 Award in Sake

TGS-2022015260

About This Course

The WSET® Level 3 Award in Sake is designed to give a thorough understanding of the factors that account for the style and quality of sake as well as its commercial importance in the Japanese and export markets. The qualification will assist those who are required to make professional evaluations of sakes with regard to their quality and commercial value. The qualification provides the in-depth knowledge required to underpin job skills and competencies, for example in product selection on the retail and hospitality sectors.

 

Course duration: 35 hours

 

Session: 5 Full Days;

Day 1 – 4: 9am – 5pm, Day 5 9am – 2.30pm & Closed-book Exam: 9.30am – 12.30pm

Who Should Attend

An advanced level qualification for professionals working in the sake industry and for sake enthusiasts.

 

Entry Requirements
Participant(s) must be at least 18 years old and above, i.e. legal drinking age in Singapore, to partake in any of the WSET® Programmes.

 

Participant(s), for religious, health or any other reason(s), who do not wish to sample any alcohol during the course, may do so (only applicable for WSET Level 1 & 2 Programmes).

What You'll Learn

You will be able to describe the characteristics of the principal sake categories and give information concerning the key factors influencing style and quality. They will consequently be in a position to advise management, to answer customer queries authoritatively, and to make informed selections of sakes in a variety of situations.

Course Outline

  • The main techniques that are used in the production of sake and how they influence style and quality
  • The principal and specialty categories of sake
  • The sake industry and the commercial importance of sake in the Japanese and export markets
  • The principles behind the storage, selection and service of sake
  • How to taste sake, and evaluate quality, identify and price, using the WSET Level 3 Systematic Approach to Tasting Sake (SAT)

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Course Structure

  • Methodology

    This qualification has a minimum requirement of 42.25 hours of study time, with 35 classroom hours (including 2.5 assessment hours) conducted in person and 7.25 hours of self-study.

  • Assessment

    Unit 1 is assessed by a closed-book exam of 50 multiple-choice questions and a short-written answer paper. Unit 2 is assessed by a blind tasting of 2 sakes.

     

    This qualification is regulated by Ofqual.

     

    Specification
    For more information and full details on the course requirements, please refer to the Specification.

     

    Results
    Results will be issued based on the following timeline:
    Level 3: 12 weeks from assessment date

     

    SHATEC will inform participants of your results via email once we have received the Gradelist from WSET®. Your certificates and lapel pin will come at a later date and you will be advised of the collection details once we have received it.

     

    Re-sit of Exam
    Please note that if you have not passed the exam, you will be required to attend a re-sit.

     

    The exam re-sit fee is as follows:
    Level 3 (Theory): S$ 175.00 per sitting (incl. GST)
    Level 3 (Tasting): S$ 175.00 per sitting (incl. GST)
    Level 3 (Both Theory and Tasting): S$ 300.00 (incl. GST)

  • Certificate

    Upon successful completion of the examination you will receive a WSET® certificate and lapel pin, and will be able to use the associated WSET® certified logo.

Course Fees

Full Course Fee incl. 9% GST S$ 2,158.20
Important Notice

Please click HERE for the WSET APP policies, Terms & Conditions, Payment, Refunds and other important guidelines.

SHATEC Institutes Pte Ltd (UEN: 198301550C), is an appointed CET Centre by SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) for courses supported by SkillsFuture Credits (SFC) / funded by SSG.

This course is supported under the Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP) from 17 Jan 2022 to 31 Mar 2025 with UTAP course reference number C11890941.

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