SIT50422 – Diploma of Hospitality Management

QLD – Gold Coast:

Level 1, 9 Bay Street, SOUTHPORT, Queensland 4215

NSW – Sydney:

Level 6 16-18 Wentworth St, PARRAMATTA, NSW, 2150

This qualification will be delivered over 75 weeks including 60 weeks of training and assessment and 15 weeks of holidays.

You will be required to attend face to face 20 hours per week training and assessment in a classroom.

Note that supplementary classes will be scheduled, and attendance required, should additional classes be required to allow for classes missed because of public holidays, or other interruptions, and/or for students who require further training and/or reassessment or additional support.

Sample Weekly Timetable:

• Monday: 8am – 5pm (including 1 hour break)
• Tuesday: 8am – 5pm (including 1 hour break)
• Wednesday: 8am – 12.15pm (including 15-minute break)

This qualification serves as a pathway to roles in any hospitality industry sector as a departmental or small business manager. Employment opportunities include restaurants, hotels, motels, catering operations, clubs, pubs, cafés, and coffee shops. It supports multiskilling and the acquisition of targeted skills in:

• Flight Attendant
• Banquet or Function Manager
• Front Office Manager
• Food and Beverage Outlet Manager
• Club Manager
• Sales and Marketing Executive
• Motel / Hotel Manager
• Restaurant Manager
• Restaurant Owner and Operator
• A wide range of supervisory positions within the hospitality and tourism industries, accommodation services, cookery, food and beverage, and gaming.

This qualification prepares a person to select, adapt and transfer skills to a new environment and to provide technical advice and some leadership in resolution of specific problems. This would be applied across a range of roles in a variety of contexts with some complexity in the extent and choice of options available.

(Source: AQF Implementation Handbook 2007)

You may enrol in the following qualification/s upon the completion of this program to further enhance your knowledge and skills:

Advanced Diploma of Kitchen Management

28 units must be completed:

• 11 core units
• 17 elective units, consisting of:

• 1 unit from Group A
• 1 unit from Group B
• 11 units from Group C
• 4 units from Group C, Group D, elsewhere in the SIT Training Package, or any other current Training Package or accredited course.

The selection of electives must be guided by the job outcome sought, local industry requirements, and the complexity of skills appropriate to the AQF level of this qualification.

Note: Units marked with an *asterisk have one or more prerequisites. Refer to individual units for details.

Although the training package does not stipulate any entry requirements for this training product.

HTA has the following entry requirements in place for international students:

• Be at least 18 years of age.
• Participate in a course entry interview (pre-enrolment review) to determine suitability of the course and additional support needs.
• Undertake HTA’s ACSF Level 5 LLND assessment.
• Must have access to and bring their own portable device (laptop or tablet with keyboard) to class with up-to-date Microsoft Office suite (Word, PPT, Outlook, Excel).
• Must provide evidence of English Language proficiency as stated under the English Language Requirements below.

English Language Requirements:

Prospective students who are not exempt from providing English test results must have taken one of the following test types and achieved the minimum score within the last three (3) years.

Students exempt from providing evidence of an English test must provide evidence of English language proficiency. HTA uses the Dynamic Placement Test to assess proficiency where other forms of evidence do not satisfy the provider.

* On 26 July 2023, the TOEFL iBT stopped offering English language tests for Australian visa purposes. Only scores from tests taken on or before 25 July 2023 are accepted.

** From 12 February 2024, only results from the paper-based Cambridge C1 Advanced test are accepted for Australian visa and migration purposes. Scores from computer-based tests taken before 12 February 2024 remain valid within the specified period.

English Test Exemption

You are not required to provide evidence of English language proficiency if one of the following applies:

• You are a citizen and hold a passport from the UK*, USA, Canada, New Zealand, or the Republic of Ireland.
• You are a Foreign Affairs, Defence-sponsored student, or a Secondary Exchange student (AASES).
• You are enrolled in a registered school course, standalone ELICOS, a course delivered in another language, or a postgraduate research course.
• You have completed at least five years of study in English in one or more of the following countries: Australia, UK, USA, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, or the Republic of Ireland.
• In the two years before applying for enrolment, you completed, in Australia and in English, the Senior Secondary Certificate of Education or a Certificate IV (or higher) qualification while on a student visa.

Note: You may be required to provide an English test score if you hold a British National Overseas (BNO) passport.

English Language Test Evidence Exemption

You do not need to provide English test evidence with your visa application if any of the following apply:

• You are a citizen and hold a passport from the UK*, USA, Canada, New Zealand, or the Republic of Ireland.
• You are a Foreign Affairs, Defence-sponsored student, or a Secondary Exchange student (AASES).
• You are enrolled in a school course, standalone ELICOS, non-English delivered course, or postgraduate research course.
• You have completed at least five years of study in English in one or more of the following countries: Australia, UK, USA, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, or the Republic of Ireland.
• Within two years before applying for a student visa, you completed, in Australia and in English, a Senior Secondary Certificate or Certificate IV (or higher) qualification while on a student visa.

If exempt, you must provide supporting evidence and may be required to complete an English Placement Test conducted by HTA.

Conditions of Entry:

For international students, it is a condition of entry that upon acceptance, you must provide evidence of having an Australian Student Visa (subclass 500).

You must discuss your capabilities and any concerns during the course entry interview. Details of the LLN test and course entry interview are provided in the Student Support section of our Student Handbook.

Although the training package does not stipulate any entry requirements for this training product.

HTA has the following entry requirements in place for international students:

• Be at least 18 years of age.
• Participate in a course entry interview (pre-enrolment review) to determine suitability of the course and additional support needs.
• Undertake HTA’s ACSF Level 5 LLN assessment.
• Must have access to and bring their own portable device (laptop or iPad or other tablet with a keyboard) to class with up-to-date Microsoft Office suite (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel).

HTA has a range of Student Support Services available for you. Please refer to our student handbook for details on available Student Support Services.

Assessment is based on the principles of competency-based training. Performance of learners is assessed on their ability to perform the task(s) to industry standards. To ensure the principles of validity are upheld, a variety of learning styles and a range of assessment strategies are used.

Assessment for each unit of competence will be conducted through a combination of classroom-based and work placement tasks. Classroom-based assessment includes, but is not limited to:

• Classroom exercises
• Assignments
• Practical demonstrations
• Group activities
• Projects
• Verbal and/or written questions

Students are advised well in advance of assessment activities and may put forward any special needs for consideration. The assessment criteria are documented in all modules and workbooks. Dates of assessment are provided on the first day of class along with a timetable.

Students may be assessed through a combination of continuous assessment and examinations. Continuous assessment may be based on competencies, marks, or a combination of both.

HTA offers all students the opportunity to apply for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).

Please refer to our Accepting and Providing Credit Policy and Procedures.

Students can make an appeal against any assessment decision by following the Complaints and Appeals Policy outlined in the Student Handbook.

All appeals and complaints will be dealt with following the Complaints and Appeals Procedure.

All hospitality students will be given (charges included in fees) one full set of chef’s uniform through a designated supplier. The chef’s uniform consists of:

• Chef’s jacket
• Trousers
• Apron
• Chef’s hat
• Protective footwear
• Full set of knives for all practical classes (to be always locked)

All students must wear the full set of chef’s uniform when they attend training in the commercial kitchen.

Dress Code While Attending Theory Class at Campus

There is a dress code for all hospitality students. Students are required to wear an HTA shirt or blouse and any colour trousers or skirt while attending class. Flat black non-slip covered shoes must always be worn.

All learners are required to comply with the Cookery Students Dress Code while attending workplace training.

This program is nationally recognised under the Australian Qualification Framework (AQF) at Diploma level. As a registered training organisation, qualifications issued by APS Institute are nationally recognised. If all units of competency are not achieved a Statement of Attainment will be issued for the units that have been successfully completed.