Cookery and Catering Courses

Do you work in hospitality food and beverage and need the skills to maintain the organisation’s food safety program? The SITSS00069 Food Safety Supervision Skill Set is a nationally recognised mini-course that will teach you how to keep food safe for human consumption during preparation, storage, display, and service. You’ll also learn safe food handling practices that comply with the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code. The course also covers: food disposal, single use items, temperature controlled food, critical control points, non-conforming practices, and more. Enquire now for the full list of entry requirements, food safety supervisor career outcomes, and upcoming enrolment opportunities near you..

This dual hospitality short course includes the skill sets SITSS00080 – Espresso Machine Operation and BSBSS00095 – Cross-Sector Infection Control Skill Set. This course will provide the skills and knowledge as well as Job Ready certificates to obtain and secure food and beverage positions in cafes, restaurants and bars. Enquire now for the full list of entry requirements and upcoming enrolment opportunities near you..

This dual hospitality short course includes the skill sets SITSS00078 – Customer Service and BSBSS00095 – Cross-Sector Infection Control Skill Set. This course will provide the skills and knowledge as well as Job Ready certificates to obtain and secure food and beverage positions in cafes, restaurants and bars. Enquire now for the full list of entry requirements and upcoming enrolment opportunities near you..

Become a trade cook with the SIT30821 Certificate III in Commercial Cookery. This nationally recognised qualification will teach you how to safely prepare and cook a range of contemporary dishes including meats and poultry, seafoods, fruit and vegetables, cakes and breads, desserts, soups, and sauces. Even better you’ll learn how to work efficiently in the back-of-house and can specialise in either contemporary cooking and catering or Asian cookery. Enquire now for the list of study units, specialisation electives (and their availability) as well as training providers near you who offer this qualification..

If you’d like a job at a restaurant, coffee shop, bistro, or mobile catering outlet you need a food handler’s certificate. The nationally recognised SITSS00068 Food Handling Skill Set meets these requirements and delivers the skills and knowledge you need to work in hospitality venues around Australia. The course covers: food hazards, cross contamination, temperature controls, personal hygiene, food-borne illness, cleaning and sanitising, infection controls, and much more. Enquire now for the list of hospitality competencies and upcoming next enrolment dates in your area..

The nationally recognised short-course SITXFSA005 Use Hygienic Practices for Food Safety is often referred to as ‘Hygiene for Food Handlers’ and is the industry standard for restaurant, cafe, and bistro workers in Australia. The course covers: identifying food hazards and preventing food contamination, following critical work procedures, cleaning and sanitising food handling areas correctly, maintaining personal hygiene and infection controls. Enquire now for entry requirements, food handling competencies, and upcoming enrolment dates in your area..

The BSBSS00095 Cross-Sector Infection Control Skill Set is a nationally recognised short course for business, sales, and admin workers who need the skills to minimise the risk of infection in the workplace. The course will teach you how to identify infection related hazards in your work area, then take steps to minimise and control the risk. Competencies include: cleaning and sanitising work areas, personal hygiene, using masks and PPE, hand-washing and social distancing, COVID-19 controls. You’ll also learn to respond to non-compliance incidents and submit the correct reports. Enquire now for the full list of WHS competencies and the next available training dates..

This nationally recognised training is designed to help businesses and individuals build their COVID-SAFE operating plans. Students will learn to follow organisational infection prevention and control policies and procedures, including implementing standard and transmission-based precautions and respond to infection risks in organisations that include food handling in their operations. .

Get a job as a commercial cook with the SIT30921 Certificate III in Catering. This nationally recognised qualification is perfect if you want to cook in catering outlets and bistros at public hospitals and aged care facilities — or even start your own mobile catering business. Competencies include: using food prep equipment, cooking and preparing simple dishes, cleaning kitchen premises and equipment, receiving and storing perishable stock, maintaining food safety, planning and costing out recipes. Enquire now for entry requirements, commercial catering career outcomes, and training providers near you that offer this qualification..

Become a qualified pastry chef with the Certificate III in Patisserie (SIT31016). This qualification is recognised all over Australia and teaches you the latest international techniques for cooking cakes, pastries, gateaux, torte, petits fours, desserts, biscuits, cookies, sweet yeast and artisan breads. Graduate with the skills to work safely in a contemporary commercial kitchen using standard food preparation equipment and maintaining food stores. Enquire now for the full list of study units and your eligibility for subsidised training..

Become a qualified chef and gain additional leadership skills with the SIT40521 Certificate IV in Kitchen Management. This nationally recognised qualification will take you beyond your chef’s qualification by teaching you how to roster and manage the entire kitchen staff. The course delivers all the skills you need to work as a chef — cooking contemporary dishes, operating a fully functional kitchen, and implementing a food safety program. Choose specialist electives in cookery and catering, Asian cooking, patisserie, or food and beverage. Enquire now for the full list of specialisation units (and their availability), commercial chef career outcomes, and enrolment centres near you..

Become a senior pastry chef with the SIT40721 Certificate IV in Patisserie. This fantastic qualification will teach you how to design and produce sweet showpieces as well as a wide range of patisserie dishes including cakes, chocolate confectionary, marzipan, desserts, pastries, petit fours, breads and baked goods. You’ll also gain skills in leadership, stock control, and kitchen hygiene practices. Enquire now for the full list of study units, commercial pastry chef career outcomes, and upcoming enrolment opportunities in your area..

Are you an experienced baker and needing the business skills to step up to a manager’s role — or even open your own bakery? The FBP40221 Certificate IV in Baking is just what you need. Not only will you gain extensive skills in business management, leadership, food safety, and stock control — you’ll also advance your technical knowledge of baking and pastry making. Enquire now for the full list of study units and requirements for enrolment..

Qualify as a Commis Chef, Chef de Partie, or Patisserie Chef with this fantastic Certificate IV in Commercial Cookery. Learn to prepare contemporary dishes using basic cooking methods — as well as the latest international techniques for meat, poultry, seafood, vegetables, cakes, pastries, breads, and stunning desserts. Students enrolled in this nationally recognised training course complete modules online as well as attend (in-person) lectures and guided practice sessions. Enquire now for the latest enrolment dates..