Gain the culinary skills and expertise you need with our commercial cookery course, which is offered as an apprenticeship or non-apprenticeship course. If you’re a mature-age student who'd like to become a qualified commercial cook, our non-apprenticeship course is ideal for you.
In our cookery course, you'll learn everything from making bread and filleting fish, to creating menus and cooking specialist dishes from recipes provided by top chefs. Gain a Level II First Aid certificate and be ready to work as a food safety supervisor.
During our cooking course, you can take the opportunity to enter a range of prestigious industry awards and competitions such as the Fonterra Food Services Proud to be a Chef competition.
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Last updated:
06 Dec 2019 at 01:00PM AEST
February and July
Full time: 1 year (this course is designed to simulate conditions in a restaurant environment and you may be required to attend classes between 6am and 11pm, Monday to Saturday)
For information regarding dates such as enrolment, orientation and study breaks please visit the Academic Calendars page.
This course sets you up to apply for employment opportunities such as head chef in a small businesses or sous chef in larger kitchens. You may go on to find work in a range of commercial kitchen environments such as hotels, restaurants, cafes, clubs, event catering organisations, airlines, hospitals, student accommodation areas, industry cafeterias and corporate organisations.
You must have completed Australian Year 11 or international equivalent or be a mature-age applicant.
PRE-TRAINING REVIEW
To assist prospective students to determine whether a course is suitable and appropriate for the individual needs, Box Hill Institute will assess all students’ language, literacy and numeracy and digital literacy by asking you to undertake a self-assessment review prior to the enrolment.
A course advisor will discuss the outcomes of the review and make recommendations about whether the course is suitable for you, and identify additional support where required.
Successful completion will enable you to apply for the Certificate IV in Commercial Cookery or the Certificate IV in Patisserie.
This course is government accredited and has national recognition
The qualification is aligned with the Australian Qualification Framework (AQF) level 3
This training is provided to eligible individuals with funds made available by the Commonwealth and Victorian Governments
Free TAFE | Government Subsidised Concessions | Full Fee | |
Tuition Fee | $0.00 | $768.00 | $12,950.00 |
Service Fee | $160.00 | $160.00 | $160.00 |
Core Skills Support Fee | $80.00 | $80.00 | $80.00 |
Material Fee | $1,295.00 | $1,295.00 | $1,295.00 |
Retain Course Items | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Total Course Estimate | $1,535.00 | $2,303.00 | $14,485.00 |
Payable Estimate (at commencement) | $1,535.00 | $2,303.00 | $14,485.00 |
You will need to complete 25 units
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