Certificate IV in Kitchen Management

Certificate

International students: Applications for Semester 2 2024 are open. Semester 1 course intake full and applications are now closed. Application for semester 2 will open in June 2024.This qualification reflects the role of chefs and cooks who have a supervisory or team leading role in the kitchen.

Key details

Degree Type

Certificate

Duration

1.5 years full-time

Course Code

SIT40521

Study Mode

In person

About this course

International students: Applications for Semester 2 2024 are open.
Semester 1 course intake full and applications are now closed. Application for semester 2 will open in June 2024.

This qualification reflects the role of chefs and cooks who have a supervisory or team leading role in the kitchen. They operate independently or with limited guidance from others and use discretion to solve non-routine problems.

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.

The skills in this qualification must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State or Territory legislation, Australian standards and industry codes of practice.

No occupational licensing, certification or specific legislative requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.

Entry requirements

To ensure you have the right skills and support to succeed in your course, a Language, Literacy and Numeracy (LL&N) evaluation helps identify any areas where you may need additional support to help you achieve your goals.

While there is no qualification entry requirement,

students will be expected to have employment in a relevant position in a commercial kitchen to satisfy the requirements of core unit SITHCCC043 Work effectively as a cook which requires students to complete 48 restaurant services.

Students must wear work clothing suited to the industry,

the Training Restuarant is a simulated work environment, therefore closed in shoes with non-slip soles are compulsory. Refer to the Resources section for a list of uniform and tools required to undetake this qualification.

As part of the application process, it is important that you meet the minimum academic entry requirements. If you have any questions, please email the International team: international@cdu.edu.au. We look forward to helping you through the process of applying to study with us at CDU.

Programs	Entry requirements
Certificate level programs	A qualification equivalent to Australian Year 10
Diploma and advanced diploma programs	A qualification equivalent to Australian Year 12

Study locations

Alice Springs

Palmerston

What you will learn

To achieve SIT40521 Certificate IV in Kitchen Management a total of thirty-three (33) units of competency must be completed comprising twenty-seven (27) Core and six (6) Elective units as detailed in the packaging rules and listed below.

Career pathways

Occupations relevant to this qualification in industry sectors such as Hospitality include:

Chef
Chef de partie

Credit for prior study or work

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
RPL is the acknowledgement of a person's skills and knowledge acquired through previous training, work or life experience, which may be used to grant status or credit in a subject regardless of how and where they were attained, including overseas.This can include skills from:

Previous study excluding courses at another VET/TAFE institution, but including courses at school or college, through adult education classes or training programs at work;
Work experience (including both work that is paid and unpaid); and/or
Life experience (for example leisure pursuits or voluntary work).

RPL is a form of assessment. It is used to determine whether a person has acquired, through formal or informal learning, the skills and experience consistent with the stated competency standards that comprise a qualification. RPL is not time referenced, so there are no parameters on how or when the skills are acquired. However, the skills that have been acquired through life experience etc., must be current and must match the elements and performance criteria contained in the individual unit.
Students seeking RPL need to indicate this on their enrolment form at the time of enrolment.
For further information please refer to the Applicant's Guide to the Recognition of Prior Learning or contact Student Central on 1800 061 963 (free call) or email Student.Central@cdu.edu.au.

Credit Transfer
Charles Darwin University as a Registered Training Organisation recognises the Australian Qualifications Framework qualifications and Statement of Attainments issued by any other Australian Registered Training Organisation.
Students are encouraged to submit any requests for credit from previous studies at the time of enrolment, to ensure they are not enrolling in units they may not need to undertake.
In order to apply for exemption/credit transfer from units completed at another training organisation, you will need to complete an Application for Exemption Form available from any campus, centre, or team, or a copy of the form can be obtained from the web.
Your completed Application for Exemption form together with attached documentary evidence (certified copy of Qualification/Statement of Attainment) to support your request for exemption/credit transfer should be submitted directly to the University either in person or by mail. Requests without documentary evidence will not be processed and will be returned to students. There are no fees attached to Credit Transfers.

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