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Commercial Cookery & Hospitality

→ 🎓 Chef · ANZSCO 351311 · MLTSSL + CSOL

About 2.5 years4 QualificationsRequest course guide
A chef in a white jacket and apron plates a dish at the pass in a busy restaurant kitchen.
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Study Commercial Cookery and Hospitality

Commercial Cookery and Hospitality Management is the package for a Chef: the Certificate III in Commercial Cookery, the Certificate IV in Kitchen Management, then the Diploma and the Advanced Diploma of Hospitality Management.

This career involves working with your hands · making something you can see · working in a team. Evenings, weekends and split shifts; kitchens peak when everyone else relaxes.

Length
About 2.5 years
English requirement
IELTS 6.0 or PTE 47
English below this score? Study English first
Study locations
  • Adelaide, SA
  • Perth, WA
  • Brisbane, QLD
  • Sydney, NSW
  • Melbourne, VIC
  • Hobart, TAS
Studyaway can look for a provider in another city on request.

What you study

  1. Certificate III in Commercial Cookery
  2. Certificate IV in Kitchen Management
  3. Diploma of Hospitality Management
  4. Advanced Diploma of Hospitality Management

4 qualifications, in this order · About 2.5 years of full-time study. The Letter of Offer sets the length for each provider.

Four qualifications in sequence. The Certificate III in Commercial Cookery is the trade qualification for recognition as a Cook: culinary skills and kitchen operations. The Certificate IV in Kitchen Management is for a chef or cook with supervisory responsibility. The Diploma and the Advanced Diploma of Hospitality Management prepare a department manager and then a senior manager of hospitality operations.

Entry requirements

  • Direct entry: Year 12 or equivalent, age 18, and the English requirement (IELTS 6.0 or PTE 47)
  • An English course (ELICOS) first: IELTS 5.5 or PTE 39 with at least 10 weeks

Study pathways

Year 12 or equivalentAge 18, with the English requirement
Certificate III in Commercial CookeryYou are here
Certificate IV in Kitchen Management
Diploma of Hospitality Management
Advanced Diploma of Hospitality Management

The route to permanent residence

  1. StudyStudent visa · 500
  2. WorkGraduate visa · 485
  3. Prove your skillsSkills assessment
  4. Points and nominationEOI · SkillSelect
  5. Skilled visa to PR189 / 190 / 491

TRA assesses the skills for Chef after the course. A general guide. Only a Registered Migration Agent can assess eligibility case by case.

Career outcome: Chef

A Chef works in restaurants, hotels, clubs, pubs and cafes. The roles the four qualifications train for:

  • Cook (the Certificate III)
  • Chef or cook with supervisory or team-leading responsibility in the kitchen (the Certificate IV)
  • Department or small business manager in hospitality (the Diploma)
  • Senior manager of hospitality operations (the Advanced Diploma)

Skills assessment

Occupation: Chef (ANZSCO 351311).

Common questions

Which qualifications are in the cookery package?

Four nationally recognised qualifications, completed in sequence over about 2.5 years. The Certificate III in Commercial Cookery, the Certificate IV in Kitchen Management, the Diploma of Hospitality Management, then the Advanced Diploma of Hospitality Management.

What does the Certificate III in Commercial Cookery cover?

The trade qualification for recognition as a Cook in Australia: culinary skills and kitchen operations, for work in restaurants, hotels, clubs, pubs and cafes.

What does the Certificate IV in Kitchen Management add?

The Certificate IV is the qualification for a chef or cook with supervisory or team-leading responsibility in the kitchen, or running a small business in the industry.

What do the Diploma and the Advanced Diploma of Hospitality Management cover?

The Diploma prepares a senior operator to manage a department or a small business in hospitality. The Advanced Diploma is for a senior manager who coordinates hospitality operations and makes business decisions.

What English score does the cookery package need?

The entry requirement is IELTS 6.0 or PTE 47. IELTS 5.5 or PTE 39 with at least 10 weeks of an English course (ELICOS) is the other way in.

What is in the Commercial Cookery & Hospitality course guide?

The course guide is a PDF emailed from info@studyaway.com.au a few minutes after the request. It covers who the course is for, what you study and where, how to get in, registration or assessment after the course, the career, the route to permanent residence, the costs and the upfront payment, the documents to prepare and the first steps.

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Sources

This is general information only and may not apply to your personal circumstances; migration policy changes regularly.

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