119318A | SIT50422 Diploma of Hospitality Management

SIT50422 - Diploma of Hospitality Management

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The SIT50422 Diploma of Hospitality Management is designed for individuals aiming to take on senior operational and managerial roles within the hospitality industry.

This qualification provides pathways to employment across a wide variety of hospitality sectors, including restaurants, hotels, motels, cafés, pubs, clubs, and catering operations. It also offers flexibility for multi-skilling and specialisation in areas such as accommodation services, cookery, food and beverage management, and gaming operations.

The SIT50422 Diploma of Hospitality Management is designed to equip students with the advanced hospitality and managerial skills required to succeed in senior operational roles. This qualification prepares learners to coordinate hospitality operations, manage staff, and make informed business decisions independently within a professional environment.

Graduates can pursue careers across a wide range of hospitality sectors, including restaurants, hotels, motels, cafés, pubs, clubs, and catering operations. The course also provides opportunities for multi-skilling and specialisation in areas such as accommodation services, cookery, food and beverage management, and gaming, enabling students to tailor their career pathways to their interests and industry needs.

This qualification will be delivered over 101 weeks, including 80 weeks of training and assessment spread over 8 terms of 10 weeks each and 21 weeks of holidays.

UMA College has the following entry requirements:
All students must:
• be at least 18 years of age
• participate in a course entry interview to determine suitability for the course and student needs. The course entry interview will also assess whether students can use digital technologies.
Domestic students must:
• have sufficient language, literacy and numeracy skills as tested through a language, literacy and numeracy assessment. Students will need to achieve ACSF level 4 for reading, writing, numeracy and oral communication to enter the course.
International students must:
• have an IELTS* score of 6.0 (test results must be no more than 2 years old). English language competence can also be demonstrated through documented evidence of any of the following:
o educated for 5 years in an English-speaking country; or
o successful completion of an English Placement Test at IELTS level 6.0.
*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 6.0.

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.

This qualification 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.

Students will be required to complete the assessment tasks in the assessment tool for each unit. Generally, these will consist of knowledge questions and practical assessments such as projects and observations. Knowledge questions and practical assessments will be completed during face-to-face sessions.

This program is delivered in the classroom and in a commercial training kitchen. A work placement is also required.

Students are required to present to class in neat, casual attire suitable for participation in practical activities. Specific clothing requirements for practical placement will be discussed during Day 1 Induction.

Student will require basic stationary and a notebook according to their own study preferences during classroom learning sessions and their own self-paced study. Access to a computer which has an internet connection is recommended to assist students to undertake study and research in response to some assessment tasks.

Students may bring portable electronic devices to classroom sessions such a small laptops or tables if they wish. Students are issued with a prescribed online text book to assist with their study.