SIT40521 – Certificate IV in Kitchen Management

This qualification reflects the role of chefs and cooks who have a supervisory or team leading role in the kitchen. They operate independently or with limited guidance from others and use discretion to solve non-routine problems.

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.

The skills in this qualification must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State or Territory legislation, Australian standards, and industry codes of practice.

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.

International students must:

• Be at least 18 years of age.
• Have completed at least the equivalent of Year 12.
• Have an IELTS Academic score of 6.0 (or equivalent), with test results no more than 2 years old.
• Complete a Core Skills Check. Note: Applicants identified as at risk will be required to complete a full LLND assessment and a Course Pre-Entry Review (including an interview where required) to confirm their suitability before enrolment.
• Have access to a computer or laptop with a reliable internet connection, webcam, and microphone, to complete online learning, assessments, and Learning Management System (LMS) requirements.

Applicants do not need to provide IELTS (or equivalent) results if they can provide documented evidence of either:

• Completion of at least 6 months of a Certificate IV level course at an Australian RTO, or
• Successful completion of a QIBA English Placement Test.

Note: Other recognised English tests (e.g. PTE Academic, TOEFL) can be accepted.  Applicants must provide their results so equivalence to IELTS Academic 6.0 can be confirmed.

Students successfully completing this course will receive the SIT40521 – Certificate IV in Kitchen Management

Students are required to attend 20 hours of classroom training, assessment activities and online training per week during the training and assessment weeks.

Approximately 6 hours per week of unsupervised study hours (assessment preparation) is expected, in addition to the 20 hours of classroom training per week.

Course delivery is through classroom-based face-to-face learning at the Sydney and Canberra Campus locations and practical face-to-face training in a commercial training kitchen.

The students must also complete service periods as required.

QIBA offers Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and Credit Transfers to students with existing qualifications or skills, knowledge and experience. The granting of course credit may affect course fees, as well as the duration of the course. Please contact us to receive further information.