Course details

CRICOS course code: 092747F

Level of study: Pathways to Undergraduate

Summary

This course, as described in the Hospitality and Tourism Training Package reflects the role of highly skilled senior managers who use a broad range of hospitality skills combined with specialised managerial skills and substantial knowledge of industry to coordinate hospitality operations in a variety of commercial cookery and kitchen operations business applications. The skills and knowledge that will be provided to students will help them to operate with significant autonomy and enable them to make strategic business management decisions.

As taught at Australian College of Trade the course concentrates on providing students with exposure to the requirements of managing a multi-faceted hospitality operation that provides clients with quality food production and couple this with quality food and beverage service within an efficient and profitable hospitality organisation. Students will be exposed to the knowledge and skills required in the hospitality industry, from concepts such as preparing and cooking food or serving food and beverages through to specialised and complex management decision making. There are two outcomes offered:

• Commercial cookery and kitchen operations careers
• Food and Beverage, or front of house careers

The unique nature of our college is that it is fully embedded within the Thornbury Theatre, a fact that provides our students with experience of industry realistic events and functions. This beautiful and stately venue has been home to entertainment and private events for close to 100 years and is an iconic building in Melbourne’s inner Northern region. This exposes our students to the many and varied events that are held each week within the Theatre utilising the commercial kitchens which supply catering solutions and the two large auditoria that have a capacity to supply food and beverages to up to 700 patrons at any one time. When required, students will be given work at Thornbury Theatre events, providing them with the opportunity to gain this real life aspect to their training and assessment of this course.

Academic Pathways

It is strongly recommended that individuals undertake lower level qualifications, or gain industry experience prior to entering SIT60316 Advanced Diploma of Hospitality. However, this is not mandatory.

After achieving SIT60316 Advanced Diploma of Hospitality, individuals could progress to higher education qualifications in management.

Course Structure

This course is delivered as face to face training in the following locations:

Classrooms and within the practical training kitchens and/or function auditoria located at our Thornbury campus. It also includes work based training that is conducted during

events at the Thornbury Theatre and/or at approved commercial kitchens and hospitality businesses.

To achieve competency for the course a student must satisfactorily complete 33 units of competency. The units in the course as taught at the Australian College of Trade comprise of:

• 16 core units
• 17 elective units

Career Opportunities

There is scope for individuals that complete this course to gain skills that are aligned with job/s such as:

Possible job titles include:

• area manager or operations manager
• cafe owner or manager
• executive chef
• executive sous chef
• head chef
• area manager or operations manager
• club secretary or manager
• food and beverage manager
• motel owner or manager

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