SIT40521 – Certificate IV in Kitchen Management

Assessment is based on competency, that is the ability to perform specific skills and is done through a combination of written assessments, projects, presentations, report writing, roleplays/observations, kitchen-based demonstration and work placement.

To satisfy the qualification requirements, work placement of 192 hours must be successfully completed, and a logbook must be maintained. For the unit SITHCCC043 Work effectively as a cook, students must complete a minimum of 48 complete service periods (shifts) of 4 hours each (or otherwise as defined) in a hospitality workplace undertaking work tasks relevant to the unit content. The duration of the service periods depends on the negotiations with the host employer and student’s preference of the service period duration would be taken into consideration prior to the arrangement of the work placement. Total minimum hours of work placement are 192 hours. The work placement will be unpaid and the daily working hours (service periods) may be negotiated. All students are required to maintain a logbook to record their worked hours.

AIM Institute of Health and Sciences (AIMIHS) will arrange/secure work placements for each student. Students will access a hospitality workplace with a commercial kitchen that serves customers to address the requirements of this unit. Workplaces may include restaurants, cafeterias, cafes, residential caterers, in flight and other transport caterers, and event and function caterers. Students undertake duties as per work placement organisation and training package requirements under the supervision of a workplace supervisor.

Student who are already working in the commercial kitchen are encouraged to use their existing workplace to complete these service periods providing it meets the requirement’s necessary to conduct the assessments. Students who are not already working may nominate a workplace.

Students will commence work placements and complete the required shifts only upon successful completion of kitchen-based units which are delivered and assessed in classroom and Kitchen facility. Students may be required to undertake additional load to complete their service periods. AIM Institute of Health and Sciences will provide students with Work placement roles and responsibilities prior to the commencement of their work placement so they are aware of the expected roles and responsibilities during work placement. It must be hereby noted that student would be required to undertake work placements at multiple workplaces to incorporate all aspects of organising, preparing and cooking a variety of food items across different service periods and menu types using a range of cooking methods and team coordination skills. The service periods must cover breakfast, lunch, dinner, supper, events and special functions.

A total of 33 Units (27 Core and 6 electives) must be completed and deemed competent to achieve the qualification SIT40521 Certificate IV in Kitchen Management. Participants who achieve competency in any unit/s will receive a Statement of Attainment (provided USI is verified) for that unit/s without completing all the units in the qualification. Students completing all the required units of competency will attain full qualification