Certificate II in Kitchen Operations

SIT20416
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Average Course Fee: $2763

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Average Course Duration: 1 Year

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Description

This qualification reflects the role of individuals working in kitchens who use a defined and limited range of food preparation and cookery skills to prepare food and menu items. They are involved in mainly routine and repetitive tasks and work under direct supervision. This qualification does not provide the skills required by commercial cooks, which are covered in SIT30816 Certificate III in Commercial Cookery.

This qualification provides a pathway to work in kitchen operations in organisations such as restaurants, hotels, catering operations, clubs, pubs, cafés, and coffee shops; and institutions such as aged care facilities, hospitals, prisons, and schools.

Possible job titles include:

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

    • No occupational licensing, certification or specific legislative requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.

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    Student Outcomes

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    Satisfied with Training

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    Improved Work Status

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    Salary

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    Jobs

    Graduates of this course are most often employed as:

    Labourers

    31.2%

    Labourers
    Technicians and Trades Workers

    25.3%

    Technicians and Trades Workers
    Community and Personal Service Workers

    22.9%

    Community and Personal Service Workers

    Industries

    Graduates of this course are most often employed in:

    Accommodation and Food Services

    49.2%

    Accommodation and Food Services
    Education and Training

    13.3%

    Education and Training
    Health Care and Social Assistance

    11.6%

    Health Care and Social Assistance

    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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    VET Student Loans

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    Career Information

    Career development is the ongoing process of managing your life, learning and work. It involves developing the skills and knowledge that enable you to plan and make informed decisions about your education, training and career choices.


    Tourism, Travel and Hospitality Career Pathway

    Certificate II in Kitchen Operations is in the Food, Hospitality and Personal Services Field of Education. For more information about this kind of career, you can explore Tourism, Travel and Hospitality.


    Stream

    Cookery & Catering

    Certificate II

    Certificate III

    Certificate IV

    Diploma

    Advanced Diploma

    Stream

    General Hospitality
    Asian Cookery
    Patisserie
    Accommodation
    Gaming
    Tour Guiding
    Tourism Operations
    Travel Bookings
    Holiday Parks & Resorts
    Events

    Certificate II

    Certificate III

    Certificate IV

    Diploma

    Advanced Diploma

    Note: Information provided as a guide only. Chart developed by the Australian Apprenticeships & Traineeships Information Service (aapathways.com.au). Information in this chart may be reproduced with acknowledgement of its source: "The Australian Apprenticeships & Traineeships Information Service (aapathways.com.au/jpc) funded by the Australian Government Department of Education and Training".



    Apprenticeships and Traineeships


    Australian Apprenticeships can provide a pathway to a career change for people looking to re-enter the workforce and for people who are currently working. Australian Apprenticeships combine work with training in a national recognised qualification.

    This qualification is available as an Australian Apprenticeship or Traineeship in the state and territories coloured in blue on the map.

     


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    First released in: SIT Tourism, Travel and Hospitality Training Package

    Supersedes: SIT20312 Certificate II in Kitchen Operations

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