Hospitality - Food & Beverage

Students must complete a minimum of 70 hours work placement over two years to practise and extend their learning. It is permissible for up to 50% of the work placement requirement to be undertaken in a simulated work environment.

Students in this course work to develop the competencies, skills and knowledge described by each unit of competency listed above. To be assessed as competent a student must demonstrate to a qualified assessor that they can effectively carry out tasks to industry standard. Students will be progressively assessed as ‘competent’ or ‘not yet competent’ in individual units of competency. When a student achieves a unit of competency it is signed off by the qualified assessor. To achieve the qualification above, students must be deemed competent in all units of competency.

Complaints and Appeals Students may lodge an appeal about assessment or any other decisions through the VET teacher.

Optional HSC examination for ATAR purposes

The optional Higher School Certificate Examination is independent of the competency based assessment undertaken during the course and has no impact of the eligibility of the student to receive this AQF qualification.

To enrol in SIT 20316 Certificate II in Hospitality, students should be interested in working in a hospitality environment preparing and serving food and beverages to customers. They should be able to lift and carry equipment and use hand held and larger commercial equipment. This is an inherent skill requirement for the units of competency. Prior to enrolment, students will be advised individually of the suitability of this course. Reasonable adjustments and support are available for all students. Students may be required to participate in after-hours school events and functions. There will be out of class homework, research activities and assignments.