Certificate III in Baking

Course Overview

Average Course Fee: $20520

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Description

This qualification describes the skills and knowledge of a baker who bakes bread, cake, pastry and biscuit products working in a commercial baking environment.

All work must be carried out to comply with workplace procedures, in accordance with State/Territory food safety, and work health and safety, regulations and legislation that apply to the workplace.

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

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Student Outcomes

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Satisfied with Training

Percentage of graduates in the Food, Hospitality and Personal Services field who were satisfied with the training (Certificate III).

Improved Work Status

Percentage of graduates in the Food, Hospitality and Personal Services field who started/expanded a business or who have a new job, more highly skilled work, a promotion or higher pay (Certificate III).

Salary

The middle of the range of salaries earned by graduates in the Food, Hospitality and Personal Services field starting their first ever full-time job after graduating (Certificate III).

Jobs

Graduates of the Food, Hospitality and Personal Services field (Certificate III) are most often employed as:

36.7%

Technicians and Trades Workers

23.3%

Community and Personal Service Workers

13.6%

Sales Workers

Industries

Graduates of the Food, Hospitality and Personal Services field (Certificate III) are most often employed in:

44.8%

Accommodation and Food Services

15.2%

Other Services

13.7%

Retail Trade

All statistics are supplied by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research.

Financial Assistance

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There are programs for all kinds of students; apprentices and trainees, new job starters, those re-entering the workforce, retraining for a new job or upgrading their skills for an existing job.

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Subsidised Training

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Unfortunately, no subsidies are currently available for this course.

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Australian Apprenticeships

Australian Apprenticeships (also known as apprenticeships and traineeships) combine work with training in a nationally recognised qualification. Australian Apprenticeships are available to anyone of working age and offer opportunities to learn new skills and be paid in over 500 different jobs.

This qualification is available as an Australian Apprenticeship in the states and territories highlighted in blue on the map. For more information go to the Australian Apprenticeships Pathways website.

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Units & Packaging

To achieve this qualification, competency must be demonstrated in:

19 units of competency:

15 core units plus

4 elective units.

Elective units must ensure the integrity of the qualification’s Australian Quality Framework (AQF) alignment and contribute to a valid, industry-supported vocational outcome. The electives are to be chosen as follows:

2 must be from those units listed in Group A and an additional 2 may be chosen from Group A

up to 1 from those units listed in Group B

up to 2 from those units listed in Group C.

Core Units

FBPFSY2002	Apply food safety procedures
FBPOPR2069	Use numerical applications in the workplace
FBPRBK2002	Use food preparation equipment to prepare fillings
FBPRBK3001	Produce laminated pastry products
FBPRBK3002	Produce non laminated pastry products
FBPRBK3005	Produce basic bread products
FBPRBK3006	Produce savoury bread products
FBPRBK3007	Produce specialty flour bread products
FBPRBK3008	Produce sponge cake products
FBPRBK3009	Produce biscuit and cookie products
FBPRBK3010	Produce cake and pudding products
FBPRBK3014	Produce sweet yeast products
FBPRBK3015	Schedule and produce bakery production
FBPRBK3018	Produce basic artisan products
FBPWHS2001	Participate in work health and safety processes

Elective Units

Group A

An asterisk (*) next to the unit code indicates that there are prerequisite requirements which must be met when packaging the qualification. Please refer to the Prerequisite requirements table for details.

FBPRBK3003	Produce specialist pastry products
FBPRBK3004	Produce meringue products
FBPRBK3011*	Produce frozen dough products
FBPRBK3017*	Operate plant baking processes
FBPRBK4001*	Produce artisan bread products
FBPRBK4003*	Produce gateaux, tortes and entremets
SITXHRM001	Coach others in job skills

Group B

SIRRMER002	Merchandise food products
SIRXPDK001	Advise on products and services
SIRXSLS001	Sell to the retail customer

Group C

FBPFSY3002	Participate in a HACCP team
FBPOPR3017	Prepare food products using basic cooking methods
FBPOPR3018	Identify dietary, cultural and religious considerations for food production
FBPRBK3016	Control and order bakery stock
FBPRBK4004	Develop baked products
HLTAID011	Provide First Aid

Prerequisite requirements

Unit of competency	Prerequisite requirement
FBPRBK3011 Produce frozen dough products	FBPRBK3005 Produce basic bread products
FBPRBK3017 Operate plant baking processes	FBPRBK3005 Produce basic bread products
FBPRBK4001 Produce artisan bread products	FBPRBK3005 Produce basic bread products
FBPRBK4003 Produce gateaux, tortes and entremets	FBPRBK3010 Produce cake and pudding products

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Course Overview

Student Outcomes

Satisfied with Training

Improved Work Status

Salary

Jobs

36.7%

23.3%

13.6%

Industries

44.8%

15.2%

13.7%

Financial Assistance

JobTrainer

Subsidised Training

VET Student Loans

Australian Apprenticeships

Units & Packaging

Training Providers

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USI

Labour Market