COURSE OVERVIEW
This qualification reflects the role of highly skilled senior operators who use a broad range of hospitality skills combined with managerial skills and sound knowledge of industry to coordinate hospitality operations. They operate independently, have responsibility for others and make a range of operational business decisions.
This qualification provides a pathway to work in any hospitality industry sector as a departmental or small business manager. The diversity of employers includes restaurants, hotels, motels, catering operations, clubs, pubs, cafés, and coffee shops. This qualification allows for multiskilling and for specialisation in accommodation services, cookery, food and beverage and gaming.
Possible job titles include:
- banquet or function manager
- bar manager
- café manager
- chef de cuisine
- chef patissier
- club manager
- executive housekeeper
- front office manager
- gaming manager
- kitchen manager
- motel manager
- restaurant manager
- sous chef
- unit manager catering operations.
No occupational licensing, certification or specific legislative requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.
COURSE DURATION AND DELIVERY MODE
This qualification and its duration have been structured as a ‘Packaged pathway’.
26 Weeks * (including public holidays, re-assessment and catch-up classes – full-time study 20 contact hours per week timetabled over 3 days per week)
- *Successful completion of the SIT30821 – Certificate III in Commercial Cookery and SIT40521 – Certificate IV in Kitchen Management is mandatory to undertake this training plan.
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND FACILITIES
The program is classroom and training kitchen-based delivery face to face with trainer led in classrooms, training kitchens, industry work-based training venues and computer labs consisting of lectures, group discussions, practical application (Trade Tests), workshops, and simulated work environments.
Assessment consists of direct observation, product-based methods, portfolios, questioning and third-party evidence (work-based training host organisations).
To comply with the requirements of the National Code of Practice for Providers of Education and Training to Overseas Students 2018 (National Code 2018), no more than one-third of the units of competency should be delivered online to international students.
| Face to Face | Simulated Work Environment | Work Based Training | Online |
Equipment includes Fully Equipped Commercial Kitchen, and student PCs, Printed and on line Resources. Spacious classrooms, free internet access.
Course Requirements
The handling of raw meat including beef, lamb, pork poultry, seafood and shellfish are part of the course requirements.
Timetabled Classes and Work Placement can include Morning’s and Evening’s; Work Placement can also include sessions on Weekends and Public Holidays which align to industry operational requirements.
Work placement is scheduled only after all prerequisites have been completed in an approved Industry or Simulated Work Environment for 12 Complete Food Service periods*(Completed during the SIT40516 – Certificate IV in Commercial Cookery).
- *A complete food service period can cover a Breakfast service, Lunch service, Dinner service or a Special function for a minimum of four (4) hours in an industry workplace with industry-realistic ratios of kitchen staff to customers
Entry Requirements
Atlantis College of Management has the following entry requirements for the SIT50422 – Diploma of Hospitality Management. All International students must:
- Be at least a minimum of 18 years of age at the time of enrolment
- Have completed at least the equivalent of Year 12 (Verifiable).
- Meet minimum English Language Proficiency Requirements including:
- Have obtained an IELTS band score of at least 5.5 ‐ or equivalent; or 5.0 where the test score is combined with at least 10 weeks ELICOS or 4.5 where the test score is combined with at least 20 weeks ELICOS https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/trav/stud/more/student-visa-english-language-requirements (Note – IELTS results are valid for two (2) years only; https://support.cambridgeenglish.org/hc/en-gb/articles/202838296-How-long-are-my-results-and-certificate-valid-for-); or
- Have studied in English for at least five years in an English-speaking country (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, United Kingdom or United States)
- Have successfully completed in Australia a foundation courses or a senior secondary certificate of education or a substantial part of a Certificate IV or higher-level qualification within the last 2 years; or
- If an International student is not required to provide evidence of their English Language Proficiencies (in Speaking, Reading, Writing and Listening) at the time of applying for their Student visa (Sub‐class 500), https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/trav/stud/more/student-visa-english-language-requirements, they will be required to completed a Language, Literacy and Numeracy Test (Internal) and achieved a minimum CSPA scale score of 110.
Atlantis College of Management will also accept equivalent test results from the following specified English language tests – TOEFL iBT, PTE Academic, Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) and TOEFL PBT however the Test must have been completed no more than two (2) years prior to admission.
PATHWAYS
Students who complete this course may wish to continue their education into the SIT60316 – Advanced Diploma of Hospitality Management, or higher education qualifications in hospitality or management or further pursue a career in the Tourism, Travel and Hospitality industry multiskilling or as a specialisation in accommodation services, cookery, food and beverage and gaming as a Departmental or Small Business Manager.
CAMPUSES
- Level 14, 474, Flinders Street, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000
- 11-17 Jeffcott Street, West Melbourne, Victoria, 3003
COURSE STRUCTURE
Total number of units – 28 Units of Competency (This qualification has 13 core units and 15 elective units)
Units of competency have been selected in accordance with the packaging rules and are relevant to the work outcome, local industry requirements and the AQF qualification level.
This qualification and its duration have been structured as a direct entry and stand-alone qualification.
To attain qualification SIT50422 – Diploma of Hospitality Management competency in the following units must be achieved