Career Information for Cookery

CATERING MANAGER

To enter into this career you will need to have:

Year 10 to Year 12 or equivalent with English and Mathematics, or mature age. Entry to the ACT courses range from no pre-requisites to completion of previous certificate - for example you must complete Certificate II in order to do Certificate III.

Short Courses

TAFE NSW - various colleges

Catering, Food Preparation Skills (Statement of Attainment), 198 hours.

Certificate Courses

TAFE NSW - various colleges

Catering Operations Certificate II, 406 hours

Food Studies (Community) Certificate II, 368 hours

Catering Supervision Certificate IV, 823 hours

Diploma Courses

TAFE NSW - various colleges

Diploma in Hospitality Management, 2 years full time

COOK/CHEF

To enter into this career you will need to have:

Year 10 or equivalent. Entry ranges from no entry requirements to general educational competencies at Year 10 level. Alternative entry may be available.

Certificate Courses

TAFE NSW - various colleges

Certificate I and II in cookery, level 1 - 228 hours, level II - 249 hours

Commercial Cookery - Trade, 825 hours.

Certificate II and III in Food Studies (Community Food Services), 6 months full time or 1 year part time.

Certificate III in Commercial Cookery, Asian, 1017 hours

DIETITIAN / NUTRITIONIST

To enter into this career you will need to have:

At least two units in Mathematics and two units of Science at HSC level. Multi-strand science combining two of the two unit courses in Chemistry, Physics, Biology or Food Technology is preferred but any one of these two unit courses is acceptable. Alternative entry may be available.

No TAFE courses available

KITCHENHAND

To enter this career you will need to have:

Entry requirements for certificate courses vary from no formal education requirements, Year 10 or equivalent, to being at least 18 or 20 years old. A resonable standard of English is generally needed.