Advanced Diploma of Hospitality Management

The Advanced Diploma of Hospitality Management (SIT60322) reflects the role of highly skilled senior managers who combine a broad range of hospitality skills with specialised managerial expertise and substantial industry knowledge to coordinate hospitality operations. Graduates operate with significant autonomy and are responsible for strategic business management decisions. The qualification provides a pathway into any sector of the hospitality industry, including restaurants, hotels, motels, catering operations, clubs, pubs, cafés and coffee shops, and supports multi-skilling across accommodation services, cookery, food and beverage, and gaming. It is nationally recognised under the Australian Qualifications Framework and is delivered by Yarra College Australia in a classroom environment with access to a commercial kitchen and hospitality-management simulated environment. Students complete 33 units of competency in total, covering organisational finance, business planning, customer service, budgeting, legal compliance, staff recruitment and performance management, marketing strategy and work health and safety, alongside cookery electives. The course runs over 104 weeks and involves 2,800 hours of training, including 1,600 hours of classroom and kitchen-based practical training, plus 10 hours of self-study per week. Graduates are prepared for senior roles such as area or operations manager, hospitality group manager, holiday park manager, restaurant manager, venue event manager, travel product manager or tour operations manager.