Tuition: per semester AU$7,000
Make your culinary dream a reality, with this hands-on commercial cookery course at Victoria University.
This commercial cookery program is suitable for school leavers with little or no relevant work experience and mature-aged participants who are interested in developing a career in the hospitality industry.
Using a blend of online and practical skills development, this cooking course provides you with essential skills in the following areas:
You will learn a range of practical skills and the latest trends and techniques used in the industry under the guidance of experienced chefs.
All non-apprentice students studying full time or part time are required to complete 48 service periods of work placement in a commercial kitchen.
On successful completion, you can choose to continue your cooking studies, and may find employment as a:
It is important to note that students will be expected to follow standard recipes to prepare meat dishes using each of the following meat items: beef, game (kangaroo, venison, specialty meats), lamb, pork, veal and offal (kidney, liver). Students will be unable to successfully complete unit 'SITHCCC036: Prepare meat dishes' without meeting this requirement.
This course is nationally recognised training.When assessing your application, we consider your education, work experience, current skills and personal attributes (where relevant).
Applicants for this course will need to meet the entry criteria outlined below.
If you don’t meet the entry criteria, you may be able to gain entry by first completing a different course. We call this a ‘pathway’.
You may also be eligible for ‘Recognition of Prior Learning’, which lets you finish your course more quickly when you have gained some of the skills required from past study or work experience.
To be awarded the SIT30821 Certificate III in Commercial Cookery qualification, 25 units must be completed consisting of:
- 3 units must be from Group A or Group B
- 2 units must be from Group A, Group B or Group C. Students also undertake practical placement that includes 48 food service periods in a commercial kitchen.
As an international student at Victoria University (VU), you will be required to pay your tuition fees up front each semester.
There may also be additional materials fees throughout your studies, depending on your chosen course, as well as an administrative fee as part of your course.
Victoria University is proud to support our international scholarship recipients and sponsored students.
A cook (commercial) works under the instruction of the chef/sous chef/chef de partie in a commercial kitchen.
Possible career opportunities after completing this course include cooking and food preparation roles in:
