Diploma of Hospitality Management

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.

Requirements

Students entering this course at Mid City College must meet the following entry requirements:

Age requirements

Students must be a minimum age of 18 years at the time of course commencement.

Academic Requirements

To enter this qualification, applicants should have successfully completed an Australian Year 12 (or an international secondary school year which is equivalent to Australian Year 12) with satisfactory results OR Successful completion of an Australian qualification of AQF level 4. An educational achievement which is greater than any of these is also suitable.

English Language Requirements

To enter this qualification, applicants must also meet English Language Requirements – IELTS overall score of 5.5 or TOEFL IBT 46 or Cambridge English Advanced (CAE) 162 or PTE Academic 42 or equivalent (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:

• Minimum five (5) years of study in English in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Britain, America, or Ireland.

• Successfully completion of an English Placement test.

• Completed a recognized ELICOS program and achieved an English Proficiency level of upper intermediate or equivalent.

Pathway

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 specialisation in accommodation services, cookery, food and beverage and gaming.
Possible job titles include:

• banquet or function manager

• bar manager

• café manager

• chef de cuisine

• chef pâtissier

• club manager

• executive housekeeper

• front office manager

• gaming manager

• kitchen manager

• motel manager

• restaurant manager

• sous chef

• unit manager catering operations.

Target Group

The student cohort comprises of new entrants/inexperienced workers within the Hospitality Industry. These participants have limited skills and knowledge to undertake duties within the hospitality industry.