Certificate II in Kitchen Operations

This introductory course equips you with basic food preparation and cookery skills. The course can be delivered on site or through Victoria University Polytechnic's VET in Schools program.

You'll learn how to:

• organise and prepare food
• prepare and present simple dishes
• understand the basic methods of cookery
• use hygienic practices for food safety
• participate in safe work practices.

This course can be used as a pathway for entry into the Certificate III in Commercial Cookery SIT30816.

Please note: Secondary schools looking to partner with Victoria University Polytechnic should contact the VET Delivered to Secondary Students team.

Completing this course will open you to possible career opportunities including:

• breakfast cook
• catering assistant
• fast food cook
• sandwich hand
• takeaway cook.

You may also choose to pathway into the Certificate III in Commercial Cookery SIT30816.

The course structure comprises the following core and elective units. These electives have been selected based on industry needs, graduate pathways and/or student and teacher feedback.
To be awarded the SIT20416 Certificate II in Kitchen Operations, a student must successfully complete a total of thirteen (13) units of competency, comprising of:

• eight (8) core units, and;
• five (5) elective units, of which:
• three (3) elective units must be selected from the electives listed in the SIT20416 Certificate II in Kitchen Operations qualification, and;
• two (2) elective units may be selected from the electives listed in the SIT20416 Certificate II in Kitchen Operations qualification, elsewhere in the SIT Tourism, Travel and Hospitality Training Package, or any other current training package or accredited course.

The selection of electives must be guided by the job outcome sought, local industry requirements and the complexity of skills appropriate to the AQF level of this qualification as well as be approved by the Polytechnic.

Use our credit calculator to find out how much credit you could get towards your course, based on your previous study.

You may be able to complete your qualification sooner through formal recognition of your existing skills. This is known as Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).

To receive RPL, we assess your previous work, education and life experiences against recognised qualifications. Applications for RPL can be made prior to enrolling.

Call us on 1300 TAFE VP (1300 823 387) to discuss RPL options with the course manager.