Cookery – SIT40521 Certificate IV in Kitchen Management

The SIT40521 Certificate IV in Kitchen Management qualification 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 organizations 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.

https://training.gov.au/Training/Details/SIT40521

Pioneer International College will deliver the 33 units of the SIT40521 Certificate IV in Kitchen Management over 104 weeks.

This includes:

• 88 weeks of full-time study
• 16 weeks of holidays and breaks

Course durations will be adjusted for both overseas and domestic students, and the Confirmation of Enrolments (“CoE”) will state “this CoE is subjected to achievement of previous qualification” and the CoE dates will change if the student receives RPL or credit transfers which will change the duration of the course. The requirement for students to attend 20 hours of face-to-face classroom time per week will be unchanged.

All training is delivered by face-to-face contact in classrooms on the Pioneer International College Campus for 20 hours per week over a period of 104 weeks. The course duration includes 88 weeks of full-time study and up to 16 weeks of holidays and breaks, including public holidays.

This qualification also includes 240 hours (12 weeks) of work placement.

The delivery of this course is based on the principles of adult learning; participants will be given the opportunity to develop their knowledge and practice their skills by participating in all or some of the following delivery methods: face-to-face, structured, self-paced learning and online research.

Self-study hours must be allocated towards the various tasks such as research work, assignments, projects, reading notes and preparing for assessments.

The official Training Package of this qualification provides assessment guidelines and competency standards for all the unit assessments and competency to be conducted.

Students will be required to complete a range of assessments such as, multiple choice questions, short answer questions, case studies, case scenarios, reports, project work, portfolios and role play activities.

For students to acquire the SIT40521 Certificate IV in Kitchen Management qualification, students must have successfully completed 33 units, 27 of which are core units plus 6 elective units.

Academic Requirements:

To enter this qualification, applicants must have successfully completed year 12 or equivalent.

English Requirements:

Pioneer International College accepts the following English language tests – International English Language Testing System (IELTS), TOEFL, iBT, Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic, Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) and TOEFL PBT.

All students must be 18 years old or above. 

Students undertaking this course must possess sound numeracy skills since they will be required to do calculations for some of the units. Through the LLN Test and interview, students will demonstrate that they have the necessary skills to successfully complete the course. Therefore, all students are required to undertake Pioneer International College’s LLN test before enrolment to assess their LLN skills. If learners do not meet the English and LLN requirements, learners will be asked to take further Language, literacy, and numeracy training e.g., English Language Intensive Course for Overseas Learners (ELICOS) programs at extra cost to the student (with other providers as Pioneer International College does not offer ELICOS courses).

Students might also be required to take a Pre-Training Review Test (PTR Test), which is essentially a self-assessment through which you can tell us a bit about your skills and your personal and professional background.

All learners enrolling into Pioneer International College programs must have basic computer skills. Learners who do not possess basic computing skills will be provided with basic digital support.

According to the ESOS Act (2000), Overseas Students can pay the full fee of the qualification of the course they are taking upfront if they wanted to but it is not a requirement to pay more than 50 per cent upfront. Flexible payment plans are implemented to cater to individual financial needs.

For domestic students, Pioneer International College only accepts payment less than AUD$1,500 from each student prior to commencement of qualification. After the commencement of the qualifications, Pioneer International College may require students to pay additional fees in advanced at any given time. Additional fees are attributed to tuition and other services for students, which does not exceed AUD $1500.

Please contact info@pioneer.edu.au for intake dates or call 02 9055 7757.

After achieving SIT40521 Certificate IV in Kitchen Management, individuals can choose to progress to SIT50422 Diploma of Hospitality Management.