Food Services Courses in Melbourne
There are 16 courses available in Melbourne for people who want to study food services.
SIT30622
Online, On Campus, Distance, Traineeship
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Possible job outcomes:
Bar Attendant
Cafe Attendant
Hotel Porter
Gaming Attendant
Catering Assistant
Hotel Receptionist
Waiter
Kitchen Attendant
Concierge
Barista
Get started in the hospitality industry with the SIT30622 Certificate III in Hospitality. With this nationally recognised qualification you could work in bars, coffee shops, nightclubs, hotels, resorts, casinos, events and festivals. You’ll gain skills in communication and customer service and choose electives that support your career interests: food and beverage service, cooking, guest services, gaming, barista services, administration and customer service. Enquire now for the full list of elective choices and their availability, plus training providers near you who deliver this qualification..
Average duration: 24 months.
SIT40422
Online, On Campus, Distance, Traineeship
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Possible job outcomes:
Gaming Supervisor
Gaming Manager
Restaurant Supervisor
Hotel Manager
Motel Manager
Cafe or Restaurant Manager
Food and Beverage Supervisor
Duty Manager
Bar Manager
Front Office Supervisor
Shift Manager
Want a supervisor’s role in the hospitality industry? How about enrolling in the SIT40422 Certificate IV in Hospitality? This nationally recognised qualification will develop your skills in leadership, communications, and customer services and qualifies you for departmental roles in hotels, clubs, restaurants, and casinos. The course offers specialist electives to support your career interests. Choose from: food and beverage, front office and portering, events, food safety, gaming, kitchen operations, computer operations and ICT, stock and cellar operations, security, office skills, and more. Enquire now for the full list of study units, elective choices (and their availability), and training providers who offer this qualification..
Average duration: 18 months.
SIT50422
Online, On Campus, Distance, Traineeship
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Possible job outcomes:
Cafe or Restaurant Manager
Food and Beverage Supervisor
Hotel Manager
Motel Manager
Gaming Supervisor
Restaurant Supervisor
Gaming Manager
Travel Team Leader
Kitchen Manager
Shift Manager
Night Auditor
Front Office Supervisor
Duty Manager
Bar Manager
Get the skills you need to manage your department (or even the whole venue) with the SIT50422 Diploma of Hospitality Management. This nationally recognised qualification will give you a more sophisticated knowledge of the hospitality industry in Australia and develop your skills in leadership, communication, and business administration. The course covers: customer service management, budgeting and financial management, rostering, risk management and compliance. Choose additional electives to support your carer in commercial cookery, food and beverage, gaming, Asian cooking, accommodation services, or back of house. Enquire now for the full list of entry requirements, hospitality management career outcomes, and upcoming enrolment opportunities in your area..
Average duration: 12 months.
SIT40521
Online, On Campus, Distance, Traineeship
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Possible job outcomes:
Chef
Kitchen Manager
Chef de Partie
Sous Chef
Become a qualified chef and gain additional leadership skills with the SIT40521 Certificate IV in Kitchen Management. This nationally recognised qualification will take you beyond your chef’s qualification by teaching you how to roster and manage the entire kitchen staff. The course delivers all the skills you need to work as a chef — cooking contemporary dishes, operating a fully functional kitchen, and implementing a food safety program. Choose specialist electives in cookery and catering, Asian cooking, patisserie, or food and beverage. Enquire now for the full list of specialisation units (and their availability), commercial chef career outcomes, and enrolment centres near you..
Average duration: 12 months.
BSB50120
Online, On Campus, Distance
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Possible job outcomes:
Cafe or Restaurant Manager
Project Coordinator
Office Manager
Payroll Officer
Independent Contractor
Operations Manager
Franchisee
Small Business Owner
Operations Coordinator
The BSB50120 Diploma of Business (Operations) is for anyone in a business service role and requires hands-on operational skills. This nationally recognised training course will teach you how to manage budgets, financial plans, financial compliance, payroll, business resources, recruitment and onboarding, records and administrative systems. You’ll also gain management level skills in critical thinking, leadership, communication. Enquire now for the full list of study units, entry requirements and enrolment centres near you..
Average duration: 12 months.
SITSS00078
Online, On Campus
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Possible job outcomes:
Tourism Officer
Waiter
Hotel Receptionist
Bar Attendant
Cafe Attendant
Retail Assistant
Develop skills that will enable you to provide quality customer service when working in any sector of the tourism, travel and hospitality industry. Enquire now for the full list of entry requirements and upcoming enrolment opportunities near you..
Average duration: 2 days.
BSB50120
Online, On Campus, Distance, Traineeship
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Possible job outcomes:
Independent Contractor
Small Business Owner
Franchisee
Scheduler
Governance Coordinator
Office Manager
Human Resources Assistant
Project Coordinator
Cafe or Restaurant Manager
The BSB50120 Diploma of Business is for business leaders and unit managers needing a hands-one qualification that supports their actual job role. This nationally recognised diploma builds on your existing skills and allows you to specialise in one of nine different areas — operations, leadership, organisational development, compliance, sales, digital and data, procurement, records and information management, or evaluation. You’ll graduate with greatly improved confidence, critical thinking and communication skills. Enquire now for the unit list in each of the nine specialisation areas and upcoming enrolment opportunities..
Average duration: 12 months.
SITSS00069
Online, On Campus, Distance, Traineeship
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Possible job outcomes:
Food Safety Supervisor
Catering Assistant
Cafe Attendant
Bar Attendant
Waiter
Kitchen Attendant
Do you work in hospitality food and beverage and need the skills to maintain the organisation’s food safety program? The SITSS00069 Food Safety Supervision Skill Set is a nationally recognised mini-course that will teach you how to keep food safe for human consumption during preparation, storage, display, and service. You’ll also learn safe food handling practices that comply with the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code. The course also covers: food disposal, single use items, temperature controlled food, critical control points, non-conforming practices, and more. Enquire now for the full list of entry requirements, food safety supervisor career outcomes, and upcoming enrolment opportunities near you..
Average duration: 4 weeks.
SITXFSA005
Online, On Campus, Traineeship
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Possible job outcomes:
Kitchen Attendant
Apprentice Chef
Waiter
Cafe Attendant
Catering Assistant
Food Service Assistant
Cooks Assistant
Sandwich Hand
The nationally recognised short-course SITXFSA005 Use Hygienic Practices for Food Safety is often referred to as ‘Hygiene for Food Handlers’ and is the industry standard for restaurant, cafe, and bistro workers in Australia. The course covers: identifying food hazards and preventing food contamination, following critical work procedures, cleaning and sanitising food handling areas correctly, maintaining personal hygiene and infection controls. Enquire now for entry requirements, food handling competencies, and upcoming enrolment dates in your area..
BSBSS00095
Online, Traineeship
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Possible job outcomes:
Catering Assistant
Cafe Attendant
Bar Attendant
Administration Officer
Office Assistant
Receptionist
Waiter
Kitchen Attendant
The BSBSS00095 Cross-Sector Infection Control Skill Set is a nationally recognised short course for business, sales, and admin workers who need the skills to minimise the risk of infection in the workplace. The course will teach you how to identify infection related hazards in your work area, then take steps to minimise and control the risk. Competencies include: cleaning and sanitising work areas, personal hygiene, using masks and PPE, hand-washing and social distancing, COVID-19 controls. You’ll also learn to respond to non-compliance incidents and submit the correct reports. Enquire now for the full list of WHS competencies and the next available training dates..
BSB30220
Online, On Campus
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Possible job outcomes:
Small Business Owner
Franchisee
Independent Contractor
Cafe or Restaurant Manager
Are you looking to start your own business — or assist in the development of a larger startup? You need the BSB30220 Certificate III in Entrepreneurship and New Business. This nationally recognised qualification will help you investigate new business opportunities, organise finances, and develop a working business plan. You’ll also learn the critical compliance requirements of new business ventures in Australia, and graduate with an arsenal of administration skills. Enquire now for the list of study units, enrolment dates, and training centres near you.
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Average duration: 6 months.
HLTSS00066
Online, On Campus, Distance
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Possible job outcomes:
Waiter
Fast Food Assistant
Cooks Assistant
Food Production Worker
Food Process Worker
This nationally recognised training is designed to help businesses and individuals build their COVID-SAFE operating plans.
Students will learn to follow organisational infection prevention and control policies and procedures, including implementing standard and transmission-based precautions and respond to infection risks in organisations that include food handling in their operations.
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Average duration: Half day.
SIT60322
Online, On Campus, Distance, Traineeship
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Possible job outcomes:
Shift Manager
Rooms Division Manager
Kitchen Manager
Front Office Supervisor
Bar Manager
Duty Manager
Food and Beverage Supervisor
Cafe or Restaurant Manager
Motel Manager
Hotel Manager
Restaurant Supervisor
Gaming Manager
Gaming Supervisor
Level-up your career in the hospitality industry with the SIT60322 Advanced Diploma of Hospitality Management. With this high-end diploma you could work as a hotel, club, or resort manager and you’ll gain the confidence and communication skills to manage large work teams and organisational finances. The course covers: business planning, customer service management, work health and safety management, venue compliance, and marketing. Choose specialist electives in operations, food safety, gaming, food and beverage, accommodation services, and business administration. Enquire now for the full list of entry requirements, specialist elective choices (and their availability) as well as upcoming enrolment dates..
Average duration: 24 months.
SIT20322
Online, On Campus, Distance, Traineeship
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Possible job outcomes:
Barista
Kitchen Attendant
Hotel Receptionist
Waiter
Concierge
Catering Assistant
Gaming Attendant
Hotel Porter
Bar Attendant
Cafe Attendant
Get a job in the hospitality industry with the SIT20322 Certificate II in Hospitality. This nationally recognised certificate can help you find work at clubs, pubs, hotels, resorts, theme parks, cafes, restaurants, and bistros. The course covers: communicating with customers, interacting with guests and workmates from different cultural backgrounds, staying safe at work, hygiene controls in hospitality, cleaning, using equipment, and more. When enrolling, ask your course provider to help you select study units that lead to specific job roles, such as cafe attendant, bar steward, catering assistant, hotel porter. Enquire now for entry requirements, hospitality career outcomes, and upcoming enrolment dates..
Average duration: 12 months.
SIR50116
Online, On Campus, Traineeship
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Possible job outcomes:
Cafe or Restaurant Manager
Store Manager
Cluster Manager
Department Manager
Retail Manager
Retail Team Leader
Franchisee
Small Business Owner
The Diploma of Retail Leadership (SIR50116) is perfect for retail business owners or departmental managers wanting to learn business sales strategies to deliver profitable results. The course is made up of 10 units with an overall focus on retail strategic planning and the leadership skills that drive profitability. Students gain real skills in managing budgets, reducing labour costs and implementing activities that improve the overall financial performance of the business. To enrol in this course students must already hold a Certificate IV in Retail Management or have relevant work experience and employment history (to be deterimined by your chosen course provider).
The Diploma of Retail Leadership (SIR50116) is a nationally recognised training qualification and part of the official Retail Services Training Package..
Average duration: 12 months.
Online, On Campus
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Possible job outcomes:
Food and Beverage Manager
Hotel Manager
Event Manager
Venue Manager
Cafe or Restaurant Manager
The Bachelor of Business (Hospitality Management) is a university level degree ideal for students seeking careers as hospitality venue managers or industry consultants. The course is structured in three tiers with students completing 24 units overall. During the course, students choose their own core and elective units based on career interests. Interest areas such as managing in the service context, marketing, HR, disaster and risk management, entrepreneurship and project management. Students also complete over 520 hours of practical work placement so they graduate ‘work-ready’ with real world professional experience.
The Bachelor of Business (Hospitality Management) focuses on essential principles in the hospitality sector, including marketing, entrepreneurship, and innovation on a global scale. The course incorporates hands-on experience through work placements with industry associates. Graduates will attain foundational skills, knowledge, and practical experience valuable for a range of roles in hospitality..
Average duration: 3 years.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can I complete my qualification in Melbourne?
Yes, there are course providers who offer qualifications in food services in Melbourne. Find a course provider near you. Once you make an enquiry, a course advisor will get in touch to discuss your study options and course fees.
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