Certificate IV in Hospitality

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Average Course Fee: $4500

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Average Course Duration: 1 Year

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Description

This qualification reflects the role of skilled operators who use a broad range of hospitality service, sales or operational skills combined with supervisory skills and sound knowledge of industry operations to plan, monitor and evaluate the work of team members. They operate independently or with limited guidance from others, and use discretion to solve non-routine problems.

This qualification provides a pathway to work as a supervisor in hospitality organisations such as restaurants, hotels, motels, clubs, pubs, cafés, and coffee shops. This qualification allows for multi-skilling and for specialisation in accommodation services, food and beverage, and gaming.

Possible job titles include:

  • bar supervisor or team leader
  • concierge
  • duty manager
  • food and beverage supervisor or team leader
  • front office supervisor or team leader
  • housekeeping supervisor or team leader
  • gaming supervisor or team leader
  • shift manager.

    • 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

    Percentage of graduates of this course who started/expanded a business or who have a new job, more highly skilled work, a promotion or higher pay.

    Salary

    The middle of the range of salaries earned by graduates of this course starting their first ever full-time job after graduating.

    Jobs

    Graduates of this course are most often employed as:

    Community and Personal Service Workers

    53.5%

    Community and Personal Service Workers
    Managers

    20.4%

    Managers
    Sales Workers

    6.7%

    Sales Workers

    Industries

    Graduates of this course are most often employed in:

    Accommodation and food services

    65.7%

    Accommodation and food services
    Health care and social assistance

    10.7%

    Health care and social assistance
    Retail trade

    10.4%

    Retail trade

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

    Financial Assistance

    The federal, state and territory governments provide financial incentives and support for vocational education and training students to help them gain the skills required to secure and maintain rewarding and sustainable employment.

    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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    VET Student Loans

    Certain courses are eligible for a VET Student Loan from the Australian Government to assist students with paying tuition fees. The initial debt amount (including the loan fee, if applicable) plus indexation must be paid back once the loan recipient starts earning over a certain amount. The compulsory repayment threshold for the 2017-2018 income year is $55,874.

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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 IV in Hospitality 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

    General Hospitality
    Gaming

    Certificate II

    Certificate III

    Certificate IV

    Diploma

    Advanced Diploma

    Stream

    Cookery & Catering
    Asian Cookery
    Patisserie
    Accommodation
    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: SIT40313 Certificate IV in Hospitality

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