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Overview
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:
- food preparation (poultry, meat, seafood, vegetables, dairy, fruits)
- desserts (cakes, pastries)
- menu planning and costing
- basic knife skills
- basic methods of cookery
- teamwork
- sustainable work practices
- food hygiene, food safety and OHS.
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:
- commis chef
- sous chef.
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 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.
Completion of this qualification contributes to recognition as a trade cook.You'll gain hands-on experience working with the latest cooking equipment in the Footscray Nicholson hospitality training centre, VenU Restaurant, including:
- three state-of-the-art commercial kitchens with the latest cooking equipment
- two demonstration kitchens
- a training bar
- VenU: a 150-seat training restaurant.
VenU restaurant was awarded best training restaurant in Victoria at the Restaurant and Catering Awards.
During your course you'll be exposed to our high-profile industry partners including:
- Delaware North
- Sebastian Restaurant and Bar
- Lucas Restaurants
- Melbourne Convention Exhibition Centre
- Contiki
- Riverland Group.