Advanced Diploma of Hospitality Management

The qualification is delivered over 130 weeks, including 100 weeks of training and assessment spread over 10 terms of 10 weeks each, plus 10 weeks of work placement completed during term. However, SABT students who have already completed the SIT40521 Certificate IV in Kitchen Management and SIT50422 Diploma of Hospitality Management may receive Credit Transfers for equivalent units and can complete the Advanced Diploma within 52 weeks.

The program is delivered across four campuses: Sydney Campus at Level 1, 2 & 4, 95 Bathurst Street, Sydney NSW 2000; Adelaide Campus at Suite 1 Ground Floor 97 Pirie St, Adelaide SA 5000; Arncliffe Campus at Shop 6 106 Princes Highway Arncliffe NSW; and Hindmarsh Campus at 321 Port Rd Hindmarsh SA 5007.

Applicants must 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: successful completion of a foundation course in Australia, successful completion of at least 6 months of a Certificate IV level course in an Australian RTO, education for 5 years in an English-speaking country, or successful completion of an LLN test. Other English language tests such as PTE and TOEFL can also be accepted if they are confirmed to be equivalent to IELTS 5.5.

Thirty-three (33) units are required for the award of SIT60322 Advanced Diploma of Hospitality Management, comprising fourteen (14) core units and nineteen (19) elective units. Assessment occurs through a variety of methods including projects incorporating role-plays, case studies and short answer questions, and is conducted in a simulated workplace environment. Assessment tasks reflect real life work tasks, use authentic workplace documentation, and require students to work with others as part of a team.

Graduates may seek employment as an area manager or operations manager, café owner or manager, club secretary or manager, executive chef, executive housekeeper, executive sous chef, food and beverage manager, head chef, motel owner or manager, or rooms division manager. Students may also continue their education into a range of Graduate Diploma qualifications or into higher education qualifications in hospitality management.