Courses

Advanced 6-month patisserie program building on Certificate III, specializing in chocolate and sugar work, showpieces, and pastry management for aspiring pastry chefs.

An advanced 6-month culinary program combining modernist cuisine techniques, classical French cooking, and restaurant management skills for aspiring chefs and culinary professionals.

Learn the tetrahedron of fire and fire extinguishing techniques through this online course designed for seagoing personnel. Understand fire chemistry, evolution, and practical firefighting methods.

AMSA-approved hybrid course for marine pilots on developing and implementing effective checking systems as part of safety management. Includes online learning and 1.5 days of structured simulations.

Online course providing personnel on offshore vessels with understanding of safe carriage, handling, and emergency response procedures for chemicals at sea.

A foundational chemistry course for students who have completed SACE Stage 2 Chemistry, covering acids and bases, chemical thermodynamics, equilibrium, redox processes, electrochemistry, reaction kinetics, and organic chemistry with real-world applications.

A maritime training course designed for professionals working in charge of Integrated Ratings on ships, focusing on planned maintenance systems and store management.

A 9-day AMSA-approved course for Chief Integrated Rating certificate holders without qualifying sea service to demonstrate continued competence through survival craft, rescue boats, and advanced firefighting training.

Refresh your AMSA-issued Chief Integrated Rating Certificate through this hybrid course combining 5 hours of online theory with 2 days of practical training in survival and firefighting competencies.

Gain high-end commercial cookery skills and management expertise to work as a chef, chef de partie, or sous chef. Enhance cooking techniques with essential kitchen management and finance skills for leadership roles.

A 92-week qualification for commercial cooks with supervisory or team leading roles in kitchens. Provides pathway to work as Chef or Chef de partie in restaurants, hotels, clubs, and hospitality venues.

Launch your commercial cookery career with essential practical skills to work as a chef or continue further study in hospitality management.

Develop supervisory and team leading skills in commercial kitchen operations. This qualification prepares chefs and cooks for leadership roles in restaurants, hotels, clubs, and hospitality businesses.

Set yourself on the path for a hands-on career in baking. Gain practical skills to work as a retail baker or pastry chef, combining bread, pastry, and cake making.

Develop management skills in hospitality including rostering, budgeting, marketing, and people management. Prepare for leadership roles as restaurant manager, sous chef, or motel manager.

Gain nationally recognised qualifications to work as a chef or cook in commercial kitchens. Learn food preparation, cooking techniques, and kitchen management across 3-4 years.

Gain job-ready skills to become a professional cook or chef. Learn fundamental cookery techniques in real-world commercial kitchens at SM TAFE training restaurants.

A 26-week hospitality management course combining theoretical and practical training in commercial kitchen operations, menu design, and staff leadership for aspiring kitchen managers and chefs.

A 26-week hospitality management course combining theoretical and practical training in commercial kitchen operations, menu design, and staff leadership for aspiring kitchen managers and chefs.

Advance your culinary career with specialized skills in kitchen management, food preparation, and supervisory leadership. Gain hands-on experience in commercial kitchens and progress to chef or management roles.

Become trade qualified as a chef patissier or pastry cook. Learn to create Instagram-worthy cakes, pastries, and artisan goods through a combination of theory and practical coursework with industry professionals.