Diploma of Hospitality Management (SIT50422)

This qualification reflects the role of highly skilled senior operators who use a broad range of hospitality skills combined with managerial skills and sound knowledge of industry to coordinate hospitality operations. They operate independently, have responsibility for others and make a range of operational business decisions.

74 weeks Full time study (including 13 weeks break/public holidays)
Delivery Hours = 1212 (20 hours per week)

There are no specific entry requirements for this qualification. However, students must meet the minimum entry requirements as described here.

Modes of Delivery

This program is delivered in a classroom based environment with access to a kitchen for practical components of the course. Each unit is delivered and assessed as a standalone unit in a combination of face-to-face theory and demonstration sessions.

Assessment Method

The following assessment methods will be used: Practical Demonstrations and Written Assessments.

To attain SIT50422 Diploma of Hospitality Management, 28 units must be completed by the student: 11 core units and 17 elective units.

The units offered by ACE are listed in the table below.

Note: A symbol next to the unit name indicates that there are pre-requisite requirements.

Prerequisite units:
* SITXFSA005 Use hygienic practices for food safety
† SITHCCC027 Prepare dishes using basic methods of cookery
^ SITXFSA006 Participate in safe food handling practices

Students may exit the program at any point and be awarded a Statement of Attainment for any of the units successfully completed.

Training Pathway

A possible training pathway for a student completing this qualification could be the following:

The above listed qualifications represent a logical pathway regardless of whether ACE offers the qualifications.

Employment Pathway

SIT50422 Diploma of Hospitality Management provides a pathway to work in any hospitality industry sector as a departmental or small business manager. The diversity of employers includes restaurants, hotels, motels, catering operations, clubs, pubs, cafés, and coffee shops. This qualification allows for multiskilling and for acquiring targeted skills in accommodation services, cookery, food and beverage and gaming.

Possible job titles include:

• banquet or function manager
• chef de cuisine
• chef patissier
• executive housekeeper
• front office manager
• gaming manager
• kitchen manager
• motel manager
• restaurant manager
• sous chef
• unit manager (catering operations)

Upon successful completion of this course, students will receive a SIT50422 – Diploma of Hospitality Management.

Please refer to the ‘Recognition of Prior Learning and Credit Transfer Policy and Procedure’ which outlines in detail the process to be followed for granting recognition and credit transfer. This is supported by the RPL guidelines specific to this qualification.

For any Credit granted for previous studies undertaken by the student as part of an RPL – Formal learning process; will lead to a reduction in overall course duration. For international students this is reported via PRISMS and an appropriate eCoE is issued. As per the Standards for RTOs 2015 (Clause 1.12); ACE will determine any prior learning that an individual may have acquired through formal, non-formal and informal learning to determine the extent to which that individual meets the requirements which are specified in the course in which a student is wanting to enrol.

Refer to Fees for the current course fees.