Course Prerequisites

• Must be 18 years of age or over

• Completion of Certificate IV in Commercial Cookery OR

• Demonstrated knowledge, skills and experience in hospitality industry as per AQF requirements.

English Language Requirement (for international students only)

• IELTS Test Score of 5.5 OR

• TOEFL (iBT) Test Score of 46 OR

• PTE Academic Test Score of 42 OR

• Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) Test Score of 47 OR

• OET Pass Grade OR

• TOEFL (PBT) Test Score of 527 (only if IELTS is not available) OR

• You are an international student currently studying in Australia and have studied for a period of 6 months or more at Certificate III level or above

The duration of the course is 26 weeks including 6 weeks holidays.

Study Modes

The delivery method for this course is:

• Face-to-face classroom-based learning .

Training and Assessment includes:

✓ Theory, lecture, assignments and various modes of assessment

✓ Self-paced (outside class hours) Students have 20 contact hours per week for a total of 400 contact hours.

This course comprises of:

✓ 400 hours of supervised study

✓ 201 hours of unsupervised self-study activities Self-paced study (outside class hours) includes reading learner guides, research of subject learning material, completing learner guide activities, online quizzes, recipe research and assessment tasks / activities.

Online study

Students must attend class regularly as the course is delivered face-to-face in classroom. Australian Technical College Western Australia (Australian Technical College) strictly monitors the attendance and course progress. As part of training, learning materials are provided through online medium of DIDASKO. Online learning will not exceed one-third of the course.

A student transferring from other education provider must have completed first six months of their principal course of study before transferring to Australian Technical College. The student must provide the relevant documents as per Australian Technical College’S Transfer Students – Documents Checklist along with Application Form. They must also read and sign the Information Provided to Students Before Enrolment – Checklist. If the transferring overseas student already has a student visa and want to change their main course of study to a lower Australian Qualification Framework (AQF) level course, they will need to apply for and be granted a new student visa. Please refer to Department of Home Affairs web site regarding changing courses. https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/trav/stud/more/changing-courses

Please refer to ESOS student fact sheet to know the responsibilities of an international student. https://internationaleducation.gov.au/RegulatoryInformation/Documents/esosstudentfactsheetv4%20-%20Final%20clean%20copy.pdf . Please refer to our web site for more information on transfer students requirements. https://atc.wa.edu.au/

Credit Transfer and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

Nationally Recognized Training qualifications and statements of attainment issued by other Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) are recognized at Australian Technical College. Student may apply for Credit Transfer or RPL before enrollment. To get credit, students must submit all documentary evidences along with their application.

Australian Technical College’s learning program includes Simulation which involves the student to complete or deal with a task, activity or problem in an off-the-job situation that replicates the workplace context. Both the practice and assessment tasks create an environment that requires the student to use both generic skills (decision making/problem solving) and technical skills relevant to each unit. s

Students should demonstrate competency in each assessment item. In general, the following assessment items apply for this course.

Projects • Knowledge-based Tests • Portfolios • Quiz • Practical Demonstrations • Case Studies • Check points

Award Requirements

Learners may complete individual units of competency and receive a statement of attainment for that unit. To be eligible for SIT50416 – Diploma of Hospitality, the student should complete all the units after completing SIT40516 – Certificate IV in Commercial Cookery

On completion of Diploma of Hospitality, students may seek entry into higher education. This qualification suits for employment in the following job roles:

• Banquet or Function Manager

• Chef Patissier • Front Office Manager

• Kitchen Manager

• Restaurant Manager

• Unit Manager (Catering Operations)

• Chef de cuisine

• Executive Housekeeper

• Gaming Manager

• Motel Manager

• Sous Chef