Age requirement:
Students must be of 18 years of age to apply

Academic requirements:
Satisfactory completion of the equivalent of Australian Year 11 or higher 

Physical Requirements:

Must be physically able to work in the automotive industry, including safely lifting, carrying, and handling heavy equipment and parts (such as removing and installing engine electrical components).

English Proficiency Requirements:

To enroll in the course at Innovative Institute, applicant must meet one of the following English language proficiency standards equivalent to an IELTS (General or Academic Overall) 6.0 with no individual band score less than 5.0.

Note:

• Results older than two years are not acceptable (for offshore applicants).
• For Level 1 countries students, they successfully complete Language, Literacy, Numeracy, and Digital skills (LLND) Test administered by Innovative Institute of Australia

Educational pathway:
On successful completion of this qualification participants may progress into further studies such as:

• SIT40521 Certificate IV in Kitchen Management

Exit Pathway:
Participants obtaining a competency in all units in the course would be awarded with a full qualification SIT30821 – Certificate III in Commercial Cookery, this would include a Certificate and a Record of Result.
Participants who leave the course in the middle or not obtaining competency for all units would receive a Statement of Attainment, indicating the actual number of units they have achieved competency.

On successful completion of this qualification participants may find employment in Hospitality Industry as a:

• Commercial Cook
• Kitchen supervisor

*It is not, however, intended to indicate that an individual will gain immediate employment on completion of this qualification.

Total duration of the qualification is 46 weeks excluding 6 weeks of term breaks or 920Hrs (465 hrs of training and 455 hrs of supervised assessment activities).
Participants are also required to complete a minimum of 48 food service periods of 4 hours each in a commercial kitchen to meet the qualification requirements.

At Innovative Institute of Australia, we are committed to recognising the value of your prior learning and qualifications. We offer:

• Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL): A formal assessment process that evaluates your existing skills and experience-gained through work, training, or life-to determine if you meet the requirements of specific course units.
• Credit Transfer: A process that grants recognition for equivalent units previously completed at other registered training organisations, without the need for reassessment. Students who have completed corresponding units of competency and/or units contained within the packaging rules can apply for Credit Transfer.

These processes are conducted in line with the Standards for RTOs 2025, specifically Standard 1.6 and 1.7, and are available to all eligible students.

If you wish to apply for RPL or Credit Transfer, please notify the Institute at the time of enrolment. For detailed procedures and eligibility criteria, please refer to the Student Handbook, which outlines our policies on RPL and Credit Transfer. We ensure a transparent, supportive, and efficient pathway to help you achieve your goals sooner.

This qualification is at AQF level L3 which is described in the AQF as the following:

• The volume of learning allocated to a qualification should include all teaching, learning and assessment activities that are required to be undertaken by the typical student to achieve the learning outcomes.
• These activities may include some or all of the following:

o guided learning (such as classes, lectures, tutorials, or self-paced study guides),
o individual study,
o research, learning activities in the simulated workplace and
o assessment activities.
The Volume of learning for this qualification does include: Face to face structured training sessions, training support provided to students in groups and one on one, guided structured learning activities, student individual reading and research, assessments, feedback reviews.

Amount of Learning = 716 hours
Assessment hours = 455 hours
Work placement = 192 hours
Total volume of Learning hours = 464+252+455+192 = 1556 hours
**If any class days fall on a public holiday, then the session with be allocated to another day in that week.

Assessment methods used for this qualification will provide a range of ways for individuals to demonstrate that they have met the required outcomes including:

• Written Questions and Answers
• Projects
• Role-play
• Simulations
• Observations

At the beginning of each unit, trainers will outline the assessment tasks that must be completed.

The Institute’s main campus is very closely located to the heart of beautiful suburb Oakleigh and its magnificent retail, cultural, dining and business districts.:

1A Palmerston Grove Oakleigh VIC 3166
with significant public transport access for surrounding areas. Palmerston Grove is a busy street and has many small businesses and café’s around. This location very close to Oakleigh Central and 450 meters from Oakleigh Metro station.

Simulated Kitchen:
8 Prowse Street, Brunswick, VIC 3056
Conveniently located near Anstey Train Station & walking distance to Sydney Rd. Within 6.8km To Melbourne Cbd

Participants need to complete twenty-five (25) units of competencies, within the SIT training package at Certificate III level.

This qualification has:
Core Units = 20
Elective units = 5

Learner needs will be identified through enrolment form, face to face or over the phone interview, LLN and Pre-training review.
It will help to establish the applicant skill and knowledge levels, their current employment and how that relates to the course content and interaction.
Where additional support needs have been identified an Individual Support Plan will be developed which may include:

• Language Literacy Numeracy Support
• Mentoring from trainers Additional classes, tutorials, and workshops
• Additional classes, tutorials, and workshops
• Computer and technology support
• Reasonable adjustment to assessments

Provision of additional support services will be provided where necessary to enable students to participate in the same way as any other person regardless of whether support services have been required

Admission Fees: (Non-refundable): $250
Material Fees: (Not limited to books etc): $2250
Tuition Fees: $12,500
Total Course fees: $15,000
Unless otherwise specified, Total course fees include all the training and assessment as well as required resources and textbooks for participants to achieve the qualification or course in which they are enrolling.