Certificate IV in Kitchen Management

Entry Requirements: Year 10 or equivalent International Baccalaureate Diploma with a minimum score of Satisfactory for three subjects Cambridge International: International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) OR GCE O-Level (4 Passes) Additional Requirements: The NSW Liquor and Gaming regulations require students to be 18 years of age or older if they are undertaking units that involve the service of alcohol and/or gaming operations. Location Requirements: TAFE NSW Ryde and Ultimo will offer packages with Diploma and Advanced Diploma of Hospitality Management with direct credits. Work Placement Workplace learning ('on-the-job' training) is required for the achievement of competencies to receive the Certificate IV in Kitchen Management. Work placement is a critical part of your success in this course, a teacher will assist you in gaining unpaid work placement with a hospitality establishment or you can arrange paid work in an approved commercial kitchen in line with TAFE NSW policy. This will happen once you have gained enough knowledge to operate safely in the workplace. Your work placement will be supported and monitored by TAFE NSW and we will provide your service period log books (endorsed by the workplace supervisor to verify your service experience). As well as the in-class training and assessment you will be required to complete 180 hours of work placement during scheduled service periods (breakfast, lunch or dinner) working as a cook in a real industry environment. As part of the work placement hours, you will need to complete at least 12 supervisory shifts in the second semester of this course. We recommend that you seek paid employment to meet this requirement and the teacher will advise if your workplace is suitable. Recommended Skills and Knowledge To be prepared for this course, it is recommended that you have: A good communicator Comfortable working with numbers Passionate about cooking and being creative with food Interested in leading teams and working with others Able to work under pressure English Requirements: Academic IELTS 6.0 with a minimum score of 5.5 in any band (reading, writing, listening and speaking) Academic PTE with an overall score of 50 and minimum score of 42 in each component TOEFL (iBT) with the following minimum scores: overall 64, Reading 16, listening 16, speaking 16 and writing 16 Cambridge English: C1 Advanced - 169 STEP EIKEN Grade Pre 1 SPM English 1119 Grade C6 HKDSE English Language Level 4 International GCSE English as First Language Grade C or 4 International GCSE English as Second Language Grade B or 5 Occupational English Test (OET) with a minimum score of B in each of the 4 components TAFE NSW General English Program Completion of Year 12 or equivalent or higher-level studies in one or more of the following countries: UK, USA, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, or the Republic of Ireland Completion of Year 12 (with a pass in English subject) or equivalent or studies at Certificate IV level or higher in Australia