SIT40521 Certificate IV in Kitchen Management

International students must:

• Be at least 18 years of age and have completed the equivalent of Year 12.
• Participate in a course entry interview to determine suitability for the course and student needs.
• Have an IELTS* score of 5.5 (test results must be no more than 2 years old).  English language competence can also be demonstrated through documented evidence of any of the following:
  • Educated for 5 years in an English speaking country; or
  • within two years of their application, they have successfully completed a foundation course or a senior secondary certificate of education or a substantial part of a Certificate III or higher level qualification from the Australian Qualifications Framework in Australia, or
  • Successful completion of an English Placement Test

*Note that other English language tests such as PTE and TOEFL can be accepted.  Students are required to provide their results so that it can be confirmed they are equivalent to IELTS 5.5.

This course is delivered over a total of 78 weeks that includes:

• 60 weeks of scheduled structured face to face delivery (6 terms of 10 weeks each) including

o 48 Weeks training and assessment

o 12 weeks of work placement (192 hours) which will be completed in

Term 5 & 6.

•           Up to 18 weeks of terms breaks and public holidays in between. Holiday weeks and breaks may vary depending upon the intake date but the volume of learning will remain the same.

Unit of Competency

A face-to-face training mode is employed for this qualification and all training will take place at ILearnOz College training facilities.

Units of competency are delivered individually.

A timetable will be supplied to each student prior to course commencement. Students are also provided with an orientation to the course to outline the learning and assessment processes, support services and other relevant information. This forms part of the general orientation that ILearnOz College provides to students.

Students are required to attend campus for 20 hours per week spread across 3 days as timetabled and allow time for additional independent study (guided self- study) for approximately 10 hours per week. Student will be provided with a Self- Study guide to assist them in organising their self-study duration.

Simulated training kitchen

The simulated training environment is achieved by using equipment, tools, technology, workplace conditions, legislation, quality standards and approaches to work that match those currently employed in industry. ILearnOz College has an training kitchen facility room for practical training and skills demonstration for hospitality courses. The commercial kitchen environment replicates the realistic operational kitchen facility and full equipped to provide hands-on learning environment where students can see theory applied in a realistic, simulated setting.

Students enrolled in SIT40521 Certificate IV in Kitchen Management are required to undertake 192 hours of work placement in an operational hospitality establishment (such as restaurants, cafes and function venues), to demonstrate their skills and knowledge and to complete assessment requirements.

This is to be completed usually during Term 5 and 6 to suit the student and their work placement provider.

This qualification provides a pathway to work in organisations such as restaurants, hotels, clubs, pubs, cafes and coffee shops, or to run a small business in these

sectors.

Possible job titles include Caterer, Chef and Chef de partie

Please refer to the following source for Pathway and employment outcomes

Source: https://www.myskills.gov.au/courses/details?Code=SIT40521