Advanced Diploma of Hospitality Management
Course Overview
This qualification reflects the role of highly skilled senior managers who use a broad range of hospitality skills combined with specialised managerial skills and substantial knowledge of industry to coordinate hospitality operations. They operate with significant autonomy and are responsible for making strategic business management decisions. This qualification provides a pathway to work in any hospitality industry sector and for a diversity of employers including restaurants, hotels, motels, catering operations, clubs, pubs, cafés, and coffee shops. This qualification allows for multi-skilling and for specialisation in accommodation services, cookery, food and beverage and gaming.
Course Structure
The units have been chosen as per the packaging rules set out by ASQA. The course consists of 16 core units and 17 elective units, all of which are relevant to the work environment and the qualification, align with the AQF and contribute to a valid, industry-supported vocational outcome.
Entry Requirement
| Admission Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Academic Entry Requirements | Have completed Year 12 or an equivalent higher secondary schooling level of a School Certificate. Meet the Student Visa 500 subclass requirements. Exceed minimum pass level in all three sections of Course Entry Requirement Test (CERT) Possess basic computer skills e.g. operating Windows, MS Word, email |
| Minimum Age to Apply | 18 years |
| Language Requirement | |
|---|---|
| English Language Requirements | Have scored overall 5.5 in IELTS equivalent or above If one of the following applies, you do not need to provide evidence of an English test score with your visa application: You are enrolled in full-time school studies as a principal course including in a secondary exchange programme, a postgraduate research course, a standalone English Language Intensive Course for Overseas Students (ELICOS), and Foreign Affairs or Defence sponsored students. You have completed at least five years' study in one or more of the following countries: Australia, UK, USA, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, or the Republic of Ireland. You are a citizen and hold a passport from UK, USA, Canada, NZ or Republic of Ireland. In the two years before applying for the student visa, you completed, in Australia and in English language, either the Senior Secondary Certificate of Education or a substantial component of a course leading to a qualification from the Australian Qualifications Framework at the Certificate IV or higher level, while you held a student visa |
| IELTS Score (Minimum) | Have scored overall 5.5 in IELTS equivalent or above |
| TOEFL-IBT Score (Minimum) | Students must have an overall score of: 46 |
| PTE Score (Minimum) | Students must have an overall score of: 42 |
Subjects
| Subject Name | Subject Type | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Manage Meetings | Elective | |
| Manage finances | Core | |
| Develop and implement a business plan | Core | |
| Manage risk | Elective | |
| Develop workplace policy and procedures for sustainability | Elective | |
| Manage physical assets | Elective | |
| Manage physical assets | Core | |
| Monitor staff performance | Core | |
| Develop and implement marketing strategies | Core | |
| Establish and maintain a work health and safety system | Core |
Pathway
- Cert IV Kit Man + Dip Hos Man + Ad Dip Hos Man
Career Opportunities
- Operations/Area Manager
- Café Owner or Manager
- Club Secretary or Manager
- Executive/Head Chef
- Executive Housekeeper
- Executive Sous Chef
- Food and Beverage Manager
- Motel Owner Or Manager
- Rooms Division Manager
Internship or Work Placements
Advanced Diploma of Hospitality Management (SIT60316) includes requirement of a minimum of 96 hours (16 service periods) of practical placement hours to be completed