Certificate IV in Kitchen Management

To be eligible, applicants must be 18 years or older, hold a SIT30821 Certificate III in Commercial Cookery from Melbourne City College Australia or equivalent, have an IELTS score of 6.0 or equivalent, and successfully complete the college's LLN (Language, Literacy and Numeracy) test and digital literacy assessment. Students must also have access to a computer with Adobe Reader and Microsoft Word, internet access, and a video and audio recording device.

To be awarded this qualification, competency must be achieved with a total of thirty-three (33) units, consisting of 27 core units and 6 elective units. For this program, 22 units (17 core units and 5 elective units) have been completed as part of SIT30821 Certificate III in Commercial Cookery from Melbourne City College Australia or equivalent. Therefore, 11 units consisting of 10 core units and 1 elective unit must be completed.

After achieving SIT40521 Certificate IV in Kitchen Management, individuals could progress to SIT50422 Diploma of Hospitality Management. Additionally, Melbourne City College Australia has approved articulation arrangements with Southern Cross University, recognising the learning completed within this qualification for entry into the first or second year of either the Associate Degree of International Hotel and Tourism Management or the Bachelor of Business in Hotel Management, with 4 units of credit awarded in each case.

Assessment methods for the Certificate IV in Kitchen Management include written work, case study, and observations.

The tuition fee for the Certificate IV in Kitchen Management is $4,000. The course runs for 26 weeks full time, including a maximum of 6 weeks of breaks.