Certificate III in Commercial Cookery

The SIT30821 Certificate III in Commercial Cookery is an AQF Level 3 qualification delivered by Bentley College face-to-face for 20 hours per week over 66 weeks across 4 terms at the Melbourne campus. The course comprises 25 units of competency — 21 core and 4 elective — building practical cookery skills from food preparation fundamentals through to preparing appetisers, salads, stocks, sauces, soups, vegetable and egg dishes, poultry, seafood and meat dishes, dishes for special dietary requirements, and cakes, pastries and breads, together with kitchen hygiene, food safety, coaching and workplace safety practices. As part of the course, the SITHCCC020 Work effectively as a cook unit requires 192 hours of unpaid work placement — either 48 shifts of 4 hours or 24 shifts of 8 hours — in a commercial kitchen, giving students genuine industry experience alongside their classroom-based learning. Entry is intended for learners with English proficiency at IELTS 6.0 or equivalent (or completion of General English at Advanced level), sound digital literacy, and completion of Australian Year 12 or equivalent, and suits those seeking a practical, hands-on entry qualification into the commercial cookery trade. On completion, graduates are prepared for chef roles at restaurants, hotels, clubs, pubs, cafés and coffee shops.