TasCollege
- Melbourne Campus: Level 2, 505 Little Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3000
- Hobart Campus: Unit 1, Level 1, 86 Collins Street, Hobart, TAS, 7000
- Melbourne: +61 (03) 6240 6705
- Hobart: +61 (03) 6295 5296
- RTO Code: 45352
- CRICOS Code: 03683K
If you want to learn fundamental skills and develop knowledge of cooking to become job ready, the Certificate III in Commercial Cookery lays the foundations of restaurant cookery, knife skills, food safety practices and more. The course will equip you with well-developed cookery skills and sound knowledge of kitchen operations to prepare food and menu items.
This course provides a pathway to work as a commercial cook in organisations such as restaurants, hotels, clubs, pubs, cafés, and coffee shops. On graduation, you’ll have the skills to work as a qualified cook, kitchen manager, commis chef or food business owner.
52 weeks (Including 12 weeks term breaks)
On-campus Delivery. Practical face to face in a commercial kitchen
20 hours / week
192 hour
Certificate III in Commercial Cookery
Packaged course available:
Certificate III in Commercial Cookery + Certificate IV in Kitchen Management + Diploma of Hospitality Management + Advanced Diploma of Hospitality Management
Duration : 2.5 years
SITXFSA005 | Use hygienic practices for food safety |
SITHCCC043* | Work effectively as a cook |
SITHCCC023* | Use food preparation equipment |
SITHCCC027* | Prepare dishes using basic methods of cookery |
SITHCCC028* | Prepare appetisers and salads |
SITHCCC029* | Prepare stocks, sauces and soups |
SITHCCC030* | Prepare vegetable, fruit, eggs and farinaceous dishes |
SITHCCC031* | Prepare vegetarian and vegan dishes |
SITHCCC035* | Prepare poultry dishes |
SITHCCC036* | Prepare meat dishes |
SITHCCC037* | Prepare seafood dishes |
SITHCCC041* | Produce cakes, pastries and breads |
SITHCCC042* | Prepare food to meet special dietary requirements |
SITHKOP010 | Plan and cost recipes |
SITHPAT016* | Produce desserts |
SITXFSA006 | Participate in safe food handling practices |
SITXINV006* | Receive, store and maintain stock |
SITXHRM007 | Coach others in job skills |
SITHKOP009* | Clean kitchen premises and equipment |
SITXWHS005 | Participate in safe work practices |
SITHCCC038* | Produce and serve food for buffets |
SITHCCC026* | Package prepared food stuffs |
SITHCCC040* | Prepare and serve cheese |
BSBSUS211 | Participate in sustainable work practices |
SITXCCS014 | Provide service to customers |
Apply here to the Certificate III in Commercial Cookery at TasCollege. Visit our How to Apply page to learn more about the application process, admissions requirements, and timelines. You need to complete an online application form and satisfy the following requirements to be considered for entry to this course.
International students must:
*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.
A pre-enrolment assessment will be conducted to determine your current competency, LLN Skills, and/or vocational experience, as well as your expectations from this course, and to identify any support you may need.
Trainer/Assessor will employ a range of assessment tools to gather sufficient and quality evidence about student performance in order to make the assessment decision based on the qualification training and assessment strategy. Assessment evidence may include but not limited to:
Work-based learning will be carried out in collaboration with one of the industry providers that TasCollege has a partnership agreement with.
TasCollege has an agreement with the following Third-Party providers for Work Based Training (WBT):
Students who complete this course may wish to continue their education into a range of Certificate IV qualifications, such as the SIT40521 Certificate IV in Kitchen Management.
Potential employment options are as a commercial cook in a range of settings.