Established and managed by industry professionals, WIC is a fully accredited college providing vocational courses in Commercial Cookery, Hospitality and Horticulture. Our focus is on providing a practical hands-on learning experience through courses taught by industry professionals who bring real-world experience into the classroom. Our students have access to a team of trainers with professional experience in some of the largest industry-leading hospitality and horticultural companies, a welcoming student services team and a range of professional development opportunities through work placements.
This qualification reflects the role of highly skilled senior operators who use a broad range of hospitality skills combined with managerial skills and sound knowledge of industry to coordinate hospitality operations. They operate independently, have responsibility for others and make a range of operational business decisions.
This qualification provides a pathway to work in any hospitality industry sector as a departmental or small business manager. The diversity of employers includes restaurants, hotels, motels, catering operations, clubs, pubs, cafés, and coffee shops. This qualification allows for multiskilling and for specialisation in accommodation services, cookery, food and beverage and gaming.
Learn moreThis qualification reflects the role of commercial cooks who use a wide range of well-developed cookery skills and sound knowledge of kitchen operations to prepare food and menu items. Using discretion and judgement, they work with some independence and under limited supervision using plans, policies and procedures to guide work activities.
Learn moreThis qualification reflects the role of chefs and cooks with supervisory or team leading roles in the kitchen. They operate independently or with limited guidance from others and use discretion to solve non-routine problems.
This qualification provides a pathway to work in organisations such as restaurants, hotels, clubs, pubs, cafes and coffee shops or to run a small business in these sectors.
Learn moreThis qualification provides a general vocational outcome in amenity horticulture. It provides a broad skill and knowledge base, and builds on skills and knowledge gained from Certificate II in Horticulture or the workplace. It may be appropriate for current or previous horticultural employees who wish to have their skills and knowledge formally recognised.
Learn moreThis qualification allows individuals to develop post-trade skills and knowledge across a broad coverage of the horticulture industry prior to undertaking higher-level roles in the workplace. The course is designed to be delivered flexibly with predominantly workplace-based projects to suit the needs of individuals and their work schedules in the horticultural industry.
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