Cookery and Catering Courses in Townsville

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..

Get started in the hospitality industry with the SIT30622 Certificate III in Hospitality. With this nationally recognised qualification you could work in bars, coffee shops, nightclubs, hotels, resorts, casinos, events and festivals. You’ll gain skills in communication and customer service and choose electives that support your career interests: food and beverage service, cooking, guest services, gaming, barista services, administration and customer service. Enquire now for the full list of elective choices and their availability, plus training providers near you who deliver this qualification..

Get a job in the hospitality industry with the SIT20322 Certificate II in Hospitality. This nationally recognised certificate can help you find work at clubs, pubs, hotels, resorts, theme parks, cafes, restaurants, and bistros. The course covers: communicating with customers, interacting with guests and workmates from different cultural backgrounds, staying safe at work, hygiene controls in hospitality, cleaning, using equipment, and more. When enrolling, ask your course provider to help you select study units that lead to specific job roles, such as cafe attendant, bar steward, catering assistant, hotel porter. Enquire now for entry requirements, hospitality career outcomes, and upcoming enrolment dates..

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’re considering a career as a professional chef or want to work as a cook or kitchen hand right now, you can’t go wrong with the SIT20421 Certificate II in Cookery. This nationally recognised qualification introduces you to the the commercial kitchen workplace and teaches you how to prepare dishes to commercial standard. The course covers: using food prep equipment, hygiene for food handlers, perishable stock control, communicating with kitchen staff, kitchen safety. Choose electives that support your career growth: cooking and catering, Asian cookery, patisserie, customer service. Enquire now for the full list of study units, food industry career outcomes, and upcoming course openings in your area..

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..

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..

Become a qualified pastry chef or cake decorator with the FBP30321 Certificate III in Cake and Pastry. This nationally recognised course is also a trade qualification and you’ll graduate with commercial grade baking skills. The course will teach you how to make and decorate contemporary cakes, pies, pastries, croissants, meringues, puddings, sponges, fillings, and artisan products. You’ll also gain essential back-of-house skills including OHS, food safety programs, recipe calculations, stock ordering, retail sales and inventory control. Enquire now for enrolment dates, study unit choices, and opportunities for subsidised training..

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. .

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..

Become a qualified pastry chef with the SIT31021 Certificate III in Patisserie. With this fantastic qualification you’ll have the skills to create fantastic bread and yeast products as well as specialist cakes, pastries, petit fours, biscuits and cookies, confectionary, and desserts. The course also covers: perishable stock control, modern cooking methods, kitchen hygiene and safety, food preparation equipment, planning and costing recipes. Enquire now for the full list of entry requirements, patisserie competencies, and enrolment opportunities in your area..