Certificate II in Cookery [SIT20421]

Description

Begin your hospitality career with an industry preferred qualification in kitchen operations. This nationally recognised course is your pathway to a career in commercial kitchens. You will learn about basic cookery and food preparation and gain industry skills in the TAFE SA restaurants, such as TIROS and Graduates, and our fully operational commercial kitchen. Gain skills in safe work practices and food safety; preparation and presentation of simple dishes; making coffee, soups, and sauces. Get real-world kitchen experience with TAFE SA.

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Course Admission Requirements

No course admission requirements

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Mandatory Requirements
Our cookery program includes a range of food types and materials. This is inclusive of meat, poultry, seafood including shellfish. This is a requirement relating to individual units of competency, therefore participants will need to handle and prepare appropriate food items as part of this course to meet the training package outcomes. In some circumstances educators can provide alternative options for some proteins within specific units of competency but participants must be able to fulfil assessment requirements under assessment conditions.

Fees

This course is part of the Fee Free TAFE initiative. Fee Free places are limited and eligibility criteria applies. If all Fee Free TAFE places have been allocated, you may be offered a subsidised place instead.

Fees are paid per semester and vary depending on the units you enrol into. TAFE SA and its agents reserve the right to make any necessary changes.

Employment Outcomes

This qualification provides a pathway to work in kitchen operations in organisations such as restaurants, hotels, catering operations, clubs, pubs, cafés and coffee shops and institutions such as aged care facilities, hospitals, prisons and schools.

Note: Completion of a TAFE SA course does not guarantee an employment outcome. Formal requirements other than educational qualifications (eg licensing, professional registration), may apply to some occupations.

Skills Covered

Certificate II in Cookery [SIT20421]
This course provides skills in working effectively with others, food preparation equipment, cleaning, hygienic practices and food and workplace safety. To complete the qualification you are required to complete all 7 core units and 6 elective units. NB This qualification does not provide the skills required by commercial cooks, which are covered in Certificate III in Commercial Cookery.

Qualification/Certification

Successful completion of this course provides you with the following qualifications:

Certificate II in Cookery [SIT20421]

Note: Students who successfully complete only one or more units of competency but not the full qualification are eligible to receive a Statement of Attainment.

91%*
of TAFE SA graduates are satisfied with their training.

89%*
of TAFE SA graduates would recommend their training.

* 2025 NCVER Student Outcomes Survey findings

Cookery

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