WHAT IS SKILLS RECOGNITION & RPL:

    Skills Recognition and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) allows people like you to achieve this qualification without any classroom study, and usually within weeks.

    In order to obtain this qualification so quickly, all you need to do is supply evidence which proves your experience in the units that make up the qualification. Our Skills Recognition & RPL Facilitators will assist you with this process. From there, we’ll work with our RTO partners so that you’ll receive your qualification in no time!

    Watch our video to learn more about the process, or continue reading to learn more about RPL.

    DETAILS:

    RPL Price: $2200

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    Who This Is For:

    In order to achieve this qualification via Skills Recognition & RPL, you should be able to perform or have a strong knowledge of the skills listed in the course units below. You will need to be able to provide evidence of this knowledge, such as videos, photographs, work orders, your resume, letters of validation, and statements of attainment. The more evidence you can provide, the better your case. Feel free to read more about RPL and evidence suggestions here.

    Why Get Qualified Australia:

    We provide candidates with Skills Recognition & RPL services nationwide. You never need to visit our office, nor do you have to sit in a classroom. Our 100% money back guarantee ensures that, if we can’t get you qualified, you can get your money back. Please refer to our terms & conditions for more details. As Australia’s leading Skills Recognition & RPL Specialists, we offer hundreds of qualifications via dozens of our RTO partners..

    How To Achieve This Qualification:

    As this is not a course, you do not need to complete the units listed below. Instead, you simply need to prove that you’re competent in the units shown. Our Facilitators will help make this an easy process for you.

    Want to know if you’re eligible to obtain this qualification via Skills Recognition & RPL? Then why not start a Free Skills Review today, and speak with an RPL Specialist to determine your eligibility. Take the initiative today. It only takes 3 minutes!

    Units of Competency:

    You’ll need to show you’re experienced in the following units:

    • 21 units must be completed:

    • 13 core units

    • 8 elective units, consisting of:

    • 1 unit from Group A
    • 3 units from Group A or Group B
    • 4 units from Group B, Group C, elsewhere in SIT12 Training Package, or any other current Training Package or accredited course.

    The selection of electives must be guided by the job outcome sought, local industry requirements and the complexity of skills appropriate to the AQF level of this qualification.

    Core units 

    *Prerequisite is SITXFSA101 Use hygienic practices for food safety

    Elective units - Group A 

    *Prerequisite is SITXFSA101 Use hygienic practices for food safety

    Elective units - Group B 

    Commercial Cookery and Catering 
    * Prerequisite is SITXFSA101 Use hygienic practices for food safety
    Food and Beverage 
    *Prerequisite is SITXFSA101 Use hygienic practices for food safety
    ^Prerequisite is SITHFAB201A Provide responsible service of alcohol
    Food safety 

    SITXFSA202 Transport and store food *

    *Prerequisite is SITXFSA101 Use hygienic practices for food safety
    Patisserie 
    *Prerequisite is SITXFSA101 Use hygienic practices for food safety
    Inventory 
    Kitchen Operations 

    SITHKOP302 Plan and cost basic menus

    Working in Industry 

    SITHIND201 Source and use information on the hospitality industry

    Elective units - Group C 

    Communication and Teamwork 

    BSBCMM201A Communicate in the workplace

    Client and Customer Service 

    SITXCCS303 Provide service to customers

    Computer Operations and ICT Management 
    Environmental Sustainability 

    BSBSUS301A Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices

    Finance 
    Inventory 

    SITXINV201 Receive and store stock

    Languages other than English 
    Quality and Innovation 

    BSBINN201A Contribute to workplace innovation

    Work Health and Safety 

    SITXWHS301 Identify hazards, assess and control safety risks

     

    Examples of elective units relevant to specific job outcomes and contexts at this level are as follows:

    Catering assistant working in a hospital 
    Catering assistant working in cook–chill kitchen 
    Food service assistant in a function facility 

    Awarded By 

    • RTO

    • Australian Hospitality Skills Recognition  (Code 32217)

    Additional information

    There are no entry requirements for this qualification.

    No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of endorsement.

    Visit Get Qualified Australia’s Trade Licensing page for more information surrounding licensing

    Industry/enterprise requirements for this qualification include: 

    Communication

    Interpreting food preparation lists and discussing with colleagues and supervisors to determine the operational requirements of the food production period; interpreting verbal and written information about recipes, food items and customer requirements to ensure quality products; negotiating acceptable solutions to operational problems in the kitchen and customer feedback.

    Initiative and enterprise

    Identifying and suggesting ways to improve kitchen operations and service efficiency; generating and suggesting ideas for new or improved recipes and food items.

    Learning

    Knowing own product knowledge and cooking skill strengths and weaknesses, being aware of opportunities to learn and participating in cooking professional development activities; seeking and sharing information with colleagues on new food trends, products, services and suppliers; coaching others in job skills.

    Planning and organising

    Collecting, analysing and organising food preparation lists, recipes, and procedural information to efficiently plan the production of food items; collecting and analysing information to meet the specific needs of the customer group; setting timelines, organising own work flow to produce food items to meet operational, customer requirements and service standards of the business; adjusting timelines and pacing food production throughout the food production period to meet changing operational requirements.

    Problem-solving

    Anticipating problems that may arise with kitchen operational and service activities; mitigating problems by planning kitchen operational activities; identifying and clarifying the extent of problems; taking responsibility for solving operational and service issues; referring high-level problems to supervisors and participating in the solution; using discretion and judgement as well as predetermined policies and procedures to guide solutions to operational problems in the kitchen.

    Self-management

    Understanding and following policies and procedures for legal compliance; organising own work priorities for the food production period; taking responsibility for own job role in servicing the customer and for resolving operational problems in the kitchen; thinking about own work performance and seeking feedback and guidance on success in cooking activities.

    Teamwork

    Working as a skilled team member to deliver the quality food production and service goals of the business; taking responsibility for own role in kitchen operations; working collaboratively as a team member by giving and receiving instructions and providing feedback and assistance to other team members; providing guidance and instruction to assistant or trainee kitchen team members.

    Technology

    Understanding the operating capability of, selecting and using kitchen tools and equipment, computer systems, software and information systems that assist in cooking activities; selecting and using the right personal protective equipment to manage personal safety in the kitchen.

    This qualification reflects the skills and knowledge required of individuals who work in catering operations who use a range of cookery skills. They use discretion and judgement and have a sound knowledge of kitchen operations. They work with some independence and under limited supervision and may provide operational advice and support to team members. This qualification does not reflect the skills required by commercial cooks. Those skills are reflected in SIT30813 Certificate III in Commercial Cookery.

    This qualification is suitable for an Australian Apprenticeship pathway.

    Job roles 

    This qualification provides a pathway to work in various catering settings such as hospitals and aged care facilities, sporting and entertainment venues, hotel banqueting departments, cook–chill production kitchens and mobile catering businesses of varying size

    Possible job titles include:

    • catering assistant
    • cook
    • food service assistant.

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