Certificate III in Commercial Cookery

Do you have a love of food, a fascination with flavour and a flair for cooking, from preparation to plating to perfecting your recipe?

Carve out your career in the culinary industry and become a professional chef or cook with this nationally recognised qualification.

You'll be guided and mentored by our team of expert lecturers as you become equipped with a solid fundamental skillset in cookery, learning to plan, prepare and create a range of soups, poultry, meat, seafood and vegetable dishes, as well as desserts such as cakes and pastries. You'll gain essential technical knowledge for cooking in a commercial kitchen environment and be trained in areas such as knife skills, seasoning, plating, food hygiene, effective cleaning and working successfully in a team.
Hospitality is an in-demand and dynamic industry offering exciting employment opportunities both locally and overseas. You'll be job ready for roles in a diverse range of settings, from cafes and coffee shops, to fine-dining restaurants, hotels, clubs, pubs or food trucks.

Take the next step in your career and become a qualified chef or cook. Whilst practising your passion, you'll acquire universal skills that could take you around the globe!

Learn in the real-life setting of our award-winning Bentley Pines Training Restaurant. which provides a live, interactive training environment at Bentley campus. Students can gain hands-on experience serving and preparing food for members of the public, as well as showcasing their skills planning a menu and advertising special events to the community. To discover more about student events and creations, visit Bentley Pines Training Restaurant on Facebook.

Opened in early 2023, the purpose-built training facility Saltbush Training Restaurant at Mandurah campus provides a real-life setting for students to build their practical skills and become workplace ready. The restaurant is part of the Mandurah Hospitality and Tourism Training Centre which delivers simulated training in commercial cookery, tourism and event management. The Centre also features two well-equipped training kitchens and a production kitchen for hands-on training. The opening of Saltbush Training Restaurant marks an exciting new chapter for cookery and hospitality training in the Mandurah and Peel region! To learn more, visit Saltbush Training Restaurant on Facebook.

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