This SIT50422 – Diploma of Hospitality Management 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.

The following are the  admission  entry requirements:

International students must:

• be at least 18 years of age and have completed Year 12 or equivalent
• participate in a course entry interview to determine suitability for the course and student needs
• have an IELTS* score of 6.0 (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:
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  • Educated for 5 years in an English-speaking country;
  • or completed at least 6 months of a Certificate IV level course in an Australian RTO;
  • or successful completion of an English Placement Test

*Note that other English language tests such as PTE and TOEFL can be accepted. Students are required to provide their results so that it can be confirmed they are equivalent to IELTS 6.0.

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 acquiring targeted skills in accommodation services, cookery, food and beverage and gaming.

The skills in this qualification must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian standards and industry codes of practice.

Students who complete this course may wish to further their study into the Advanced Diploma of Hospitality Management.

Career Pathway:

Possible job roles relevant to this qualification may include:

• banquet or function manager
• bar manager
• café manager
• club manager
• executive housekeeper
• front office manager
• kitchen manager
• motel manager
• restaurant manager
• unit manager catering operations.