Certificate IV in Commercial Cookery

• An IELTS score of 5.5 with no band less than 5 or equivalent. English language competence can also be demonstrated through any of the following:
• Completed Certificate III or at least 6 months of a Certificate IV level course or above in an Australian College or
• ELICOS Upper-Intermediate level or
• English Placement Test (EPT).

*Note that other English language tests such as PTE and TOEFL can be accepted. Students are required to provide their results so that it can be confirmed they are equivalent to IELTS 5.5.

• The SIT40516 Certificate IV in Commercial Cookery qualification is completed in the classroom, a commercial kitchen, and work placement.
• Total supervised training hours is 1440 hours which consist of 430 hours for face to face training in the classroom, 180 hours training in the kitchen, 240 hours work placement, and 590 hours for assessment in the classroom and the kitchen.
• Unsupervised training hours include research for assessments and general reading and research is expected to be an average of 2 hours a week.
• Students are required to attend 20 hours (i.e. two and a half days) of classroom training per week (at the Parramatta campus) during terms 1 and 2 (Block 1 to 4).
• In block 5 of term 3, students will complete the unit SITFSA001 Use hygienic practices for food safety. Training and assessment will also be completed in the commercial kitchen in Banksia. In terms 3 – 5, approximately 50% of the contact hours will be spent in face-to-face training in the classroom at Parramatta and the other 50% in the commercial kitchen in Banksia.
• In term 6, students will spend the first block completing training in the classroom at Parramatta and in the kitchen at Banksia or TKL College operated Commercial Kitchen for two units (SITHKOP005 Coordinate cooking operations and SITHCCC020 Work effectively as a cook)that require a work placement component. The first block will also include a special function that will be completed in the commercial kitchen because students may not come across special functions in their work placement.
• Students’ work placement will also be conducted at the site in Banksia.

Note: The Venue for Kitchen training and work placement can be changed.

The qualification is delivered over 78 weeks comprising of:

• 6 terms of 10 weeks each (60 weeks total)
• Work placement block to be completed during term 6.
• Holiday breaks for 18 weeks (as specified in the timetable)

Intakes

• January, April, July, October (Midterm intake available)
• The schedule for this course will be indicated in the Letter of Offer. TKL College offers morning and afternoon classes from Monday to Friday.

• Tuition Fee: A$18,000
• Material fee: A$800. This includes all commercial cookery tools and equipment, uniforms, and boots required to participate in the course.
• Enrolment fee: A$200 (non-refundable)
• A detailed payment plan and payment arrangements are provided in the letter of offer and written agreement.
• Non-payment of course fees may result in the cancellation of enrolment.

• Assessment will occur through a variety of methods, including projects, role-plays, observations, logbooks, case studies, and short answer questions.
• Note that for international students’ satisfactory course progress is required in order to meet visa requirements. More information can be found in the Course progress policy and procedure or  International Student Handbook.
• Equipment: Students must also supply their own laptop with Microsoft Office software e.g. Office 365 Personal that includes Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Publisher. For printing completed assessments, you will need to have your own USB. Please refer to the International Student Handbook for the specification and other technical requirements.

Kitchen and Work Placement: 370 Princes Highway Banksia, NSW 2216

10/136 Magowar Road, Girraween, NSW 2145

Classrooms: Suite 707, Level 7, 159-175 Church St, Westfield Shopping Centre, Parramatta, NSW 2150
Note: Venue for Kitchen Training and Work placement could be changed. TKL College reserves the right to change the venue for kitchen training and work placement.

TKL College will arrange the work placement. Students may arrange their own work placement if they wish but needs to be approved by TKL College.

Term 6 (Block 1 and 2): SITHKOP005 Coordinate cooking operations ( 12 service periods to be completed) and SITHCCC020 Work effectively as a cook (48 service to be completed).

Note: Students must complete approximately an additional 80 hours over the 10 weeks (approx. 8 hours per week in Term – 6) in industry work or placement hours to meet the shift and service period requirements for the units for this term.