Certificate IV in Kitchen Management

Yes. As there are components of this program that must be completed utilising restaurant services, it is a CQUniversity requirement that the student must be employed within the restaurant/food service industry to enable completion of the required restaurant/kitchen service coordination requirements as part of the practical learning.

It is preferable that the student already holds a trade qualification (Certificate III in Commercial Cookery) prior to commencement. If not, upon commencement the student will need to complete the Certificate III component of the course (25 units) prior to undertaking the remaining eight units within the Certificate IV.

The on-campus delivery is 12 months. For User Choice - Apprentices, this program is typically delivered over 1 year full time or 2 years part-time.

Students who have not already completed SITHCCC043 Work effectively as a cook and SITHKOP013 Plan cooking operations will need to demonstrate 48 restaurant services (portfolio of evidence) within industry. For the unit SITHKOP013 Plan cooking operations, students need to demonstrate 12 services. Live work is not required by students who have previously completed these units.

This qualification provides a pathway to work in organisations such as restaurants, hotels, clubs, pubs, cafes and coffee shops, or to run a small business in these sectors.