SIT30821
Certificate III in Commercial Cookery

Qualification Overview

This qualification reflects the role of cooks who use a wide range of well-developed cookery skills and sound knowledge of kitchen operations to prepare food and menu items. Using discretion and judgement, they work with some independence and under limited supervision using plans, policies and procedures to guide work activities.

Completion of this qualification contributes to recognition as a trade cook.

This qualification provides a pathway to work as a cook in organisations such as restaurants, hotels, clubs, pubs, cafes, and coffee shops.

Work Based Training

Each student is required to work in a commercial hospitality operation for a minimum of 48 sessions (192 hours of work placement) for the unit SITHCCC043 Work effectively as a cook.

Who can Enroll

Target group for this program will be International applicants over the age of 18 who wish to enter the hospitality industry as a commercial cook.

Recommended Training Pathways

Pathways into the qualification
Individuals may enter Certificate III in Commercial Cookery with limited or no vocational experience and without a lower level qualification.

Pathways from the qualification
After achieving Certificate III in Commercial Cookery, individuals could progress to Certificate IV in Kitchen Management, or other parallel Certificate IV qualifications.

Employment pathways from the Qualification
This qualification provides a pathway to work as a commercial cook in organisations such as restaurants, hotels, clubs, pubs, cafes and coffee shops.

Entry Requirements

While there are no entry requirements defined in the training package, Glen Institute requires the following criteria to be met.

English Language Requirement
Minimum IELTS score of 5.5 or PTE score of 42 or Certificate III in EAL or equivalent.

* For equivalency of various English Languages proficiency testing, and other forms of equivalency please refer to the admissions and student selection policy available in the student’s handbook (www.glen.edu.au).

Note
In the absence of formal English qualifications Glen Institute may proffer English Placement Test.

Academic Requirement
No prior academic requirements apply for this qualification; however, Glen Institute require successful completion of Australian Equivalent Year 12 qualification or higher.

Age Requirement
All applicants must be aged 18 years or over at the time of applying for admission to the course.

Language Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) Requirement
Applicants will be required to demonstrate their LLN capabilities &/or complete an LLN assessment prior to the commencement of the course as per the Glen Pre–training & LLN Policy & Procedure. Glen Institute uses LLN Robot platform for the assessment.

Course Specific Requirement
Students should be able to handle and cook dairy products and non-vegetarian food items including pork and may involve use of alcohol in some recipes.

Other
Applicants should have basic computer and MS Office skills (Word, Excel, and Power Point).

Applicants should be in possession of their personal computer (the minimum configuration should be Intel Core i3 (sixth generation or newer) or equivalent. Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Professional x64, Memory: 4 GB RAM, Storage: 120 GB internal storage).