Course Overview
Eligibility
For International Students:
For Domestic Students:
Career & Study Pathways
Course Content
Use hygienic practices for food safety
Prepare dishes using basic methods of cookery
Prepare food to meet special dietary requirements
Plan and cost recipes
Participate in safe food handling practices
Prepare vegetarian and vegan dishes
Prepare seafood dishes
Use food preparation equipment
Work effectively as a cook
Receive, store and maintain stock
Prepare meat dishes
Produce desserts
Prepare poultry dishes
Prepare appetisers and salads
Prepare stocks, sauces and soups
Produce cakes, pastries and breads
Prepare vegetable, fruit, eggs and farinaceous dishes
Clean kitchen premises and equipment
Coach others in job skills
Participate in safe work practices
Package prepared foodstuffs
Elective unit
Produce and serve food for buffets
Elective unit
Prepare and serve cheese
Elective unit
Purchase goods
Elective unit
Provide service to customers
Elective unit
Common Questions
This qualification is expected to be completed in 66 weeks, which includes 55 weeks of face-to-face training and assessment and 11 weeks of term breaks.
Yes, there is a mandatory work placement component of 192 hours as part of the course delivery requirements.
International students must be 18 years or above, have completed Year 12, achieve an Academic IELTS score of 6.0 overall with no less than 5.5 in each band, and have sound Language and Literacy Skills suitable for the course.
Yes, Platinum Education offers two recognition pathways: Credit Transfer, where a certificate with a statement of results or statement of attainment is produced and verified to initiate the process; and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), where students provide relevant evidence as detailed in Platinum Education's RPL kit. If recognition applies, the student's overall duration will alter and a schedule of exemptions will be provided.
Further training pathways from this qualification include but are not limited to SIT40521 – Certificate IV in Kitchen Management.
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