Hospitality

For implementation from 2023 for students undertaking the 120-hour course (2 units x 1 year), or 240-hour course (2 units x 2 years). First HSC exam for this syllabus is in 2024.

• Download the Hospitality syllabus based on SITv2.1 (PDF, 70 pages, 1.1 MB)

• Download the Hospitality syllabus based on SITv2.1 (Word, 70 pages, 1.1 MB)

Associated documents

• Assessment and Reporting in Hospitality

• Work Placement in Hospitality

• Status of units of competency for qualifications in the Hospitality Curriculum Framework (based on SITv2.1) (PDF, 8 pages, 171 KB)

HSC examination materials

• Hospitality performance band descriptions

• Hospitality standards materials

• Past Hospitality HSC exam papers and HSC marking feedback

• Hospitality – Food and Beverage: Sample examination format (2020) (PDF, 20 pages, 215 KB)

• Hospitality – Food and Beverage Section 3: Sample examination format (PDF, 8 pages, 159 KB)

• Hospitality – Food and Beverage Section 4: Sample examination format (PDF, 8 pages, 160 KB)

• Hospitality – Kitchen Operations and Cookery: Sample examination format (PDF, 20 pages, 185 KB)

• Hospitality – Kitchen Operations and Cookery Section 3: Sample examination format (PDF, 8 pages, 155 KB)

• Hospitality – Kitchen Operations and Cookery Section 4: Sample examination format (PDF, 8 pages, 155 KB)

Support materials

HSC Content

Annotated overview of HSC Content format (PDF, 2 pages, 140KB)

Hospitality – Food and Beverage (2022) sample examination material (PDF, 34 pages, 531KB)

Hospitality – Kitchen Operations and Cookery (2022) sample examination material (PDF, 34 pages, 470KB)

Mind maps – a visual representation of the scope of learning for the HSC for each focus area

The following PDF mind maps are a visual representation of the HSC Content described in Section 3 of the Hospitality  Syllabus. Enlarging/printing these documents to A3 is recommended.

Mandatory focus areas

• Hygiene

  • Part 1

  • Part 2

• Safety

  • Part 1

  • Part 2

• Working with Colleagues and Customers

  • Part 1

  • Part 2

Stream focus areas

• Food and Beverage
  
  

  • Espresso coffee

  • Food and beverage service

  • Non-alcoholic beverages

• Kitchen Operations and Cookery

  • Clean kitchen premises and equipment

  • Food preparation

  • Methods of cookery

Course planning

Course planning templates

• SIT20322 Certificate II in Hospitality – HSC Food and Beverage stream (Word, 3 pages, 54 KB)

• SIT20421 Certificate II in Cookery – HSC Kitchen Operations and Cookery stream (Word, 3 pages, 53 KB)

• SIT30622 Certificate III in Hospitality – HSC Food and Beverage stream (Word, 3 pages, 51 KB)

Industries related to Hospitality

VET qualifications consist of technical skills that prepare you for work or further study in a specific job or industry, as well as employability skills that can be applied across a range of industry (or career) pathways.

Industries related to this course include, but are not limited to the following outlined on the Your Career website:

• Accommodation and Food Services

• Health Care and Social Assistance