2019

4 February, 29 April, 22 July, 14 October

2020

3 February, 28 April, 20 July, 12 October

• Australian/Domestic Student Fees
• International Student Fees

Students need to attend theory and practical classes at APSI or at Cafe Bella Vista for minimum of 20 contact hours per week. Students will be given a timetable during orientation.

Individuals with this qualification are able to perform roles such as:

• Managing a department in a large hospitality enterprise
• Managing a small hospitality enterprise.

Possible job titles include:

• Food and Beverage Manager
• Restaurant Manager
• Event Manager
• Banquets / Functions Manager
• Unit Manager (Catering Operations)
• Motel or Hotel Manager

78 weeks (1.5 years) including 6 months or 400 hours of workplace training.

Fast Track Option – 1 year (with workplace training to be conducted in conjunction with face to face training)

Academic requirements

Completion of Year 12 or equivalent. International Students must be over 18 years of age before they can study at APSI. For mature age entry (over 20 years old), applicant must supply a current CV with details of their work experience and a letter of support from their employer.

English Language Requirements

International students must have a good command of written and spoken English. If English is not your first language or was not the medium of instruction and assessment in your secondary or tertiary studies, you must demonstrate your proficiency in the English language. The minimum English language requirement is IELTS (Academic Module) 5.5 or equivalent.

Each day of delivery follows the same structure. The first 2 hours involves trainer lead but student focussed explanation, demonstrations, presentations, questions and answers, student practice. The second 2 hours involves the trainer and student undertaking their assessment tasks on premises (as a learning tool) utilising the specialised training facilities under the required supervision of the trainer.

This course is mainly delivered through institutional and workplace based training. Training may include lectures, presentation, student demonstration, exercises, group work, projects, research, site visit and guest lectures. Delivery will follow a daily delivery and assessment plan’ which contains details on the competency unit element, class activities and resources that are required on a daily basis. Students are assessed based on continual assessment on case studies, presentation, group work, questions and answers, assignments and workplace assessment. Workplace assessment is achieved through observation and supervisor reports, and includes assignments and projects related to rostering staff and managing quality customer service.

The workplace training is an innovative, industry focused, flexible approach to training. Students are placed in a range of venues and locations in the hospitality industry in Western Australia. Part of the workplace training can be conducted at APSI’s partner hospitality training venue, Cafe Bellavista. Cafe Bellavista is located at No. 150, Bennett Street in East Perth, which is just 5 minutes walk from APSI’s main campus.

The benefits of workplace training to students include “earn while you learn”, experience a cross-section of hospitality roles in a real life commercial establishment and an opportunity to trail a future career. During workplace training, assessment is achieved through observation and supervisor reports, and includes assignments and projects related to rostering staff and managing qualify customer service.

There is a dress code for all hospitality students. Students are required to wear a white shirt / blouse and black trousers or skirt while attending class. Flat black non-slip covered shoes must be worn at all times. An apron will be provided by Australian Professional Skills Institute for all practical work.

Students are expected to have appropriate dress code or a uniform according to industry standard during workplace training.

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

RPL is available to anyone who has experience working in the industry.

RPL:

• provides an alternative pathway to achieving a qualification without course attendance
• is a consultative process between with the candidate and the assessor to determine whether the candidate has acquired the requisite learning, skills and knowledge to demonstrate that they have achieved the required learning outcomes or performance criteria of the course or qualification, for which the candidate is seeking
• identifies where appropriate additional learning experiences or training gaps are needed to achieve the course or qualification
• is the conduct of an assessment to confirm competency.

APSI has developed a process that promotes holistic and task-based assessment. It focuses on relating assessment activities to actual job tasks. The intention of this model is to streamline and simplify the process of recognising competency.

Prior to RPL, information is provided to the candidate on the assessment process. Specific advice is given to each candidate on how they can demonstrate their competence and what documentary evidence is required to support their application. Each industry has unique documents that can provide evidence of experience and competence.

The candidate is required to provide adequate information prior to, throughout and after a training and assessment experience. The assessor, in this process, needs to be fully aware of the needs of the candidate and help them identify relevant workplace personnel who can confirm the candidate’s competency.

The focus of the APSI streamlined holistic assessment process is to focus on demonstrated skills and knowledge and not to rely purely on documentary evidence as the main source of evidence.

Some examples of documentary evidence that can support the process include:

• licences such as First Aid, RSA
• CV or work history with details of job role and responsibilities
• previous qualifications from overseas and Australia
• certificates and records of results or assessments completed with other RTO’s
• photographs of work undertaken
• samples of related project work
• diaries of tasks performed
• task sheets/job sheets/logbooks
• site training records
• pay slips / employment contracts / job descriptions
• memberships of relevant professional associations
• references/letters/third party reports from previous employers/supervisors
• industry awards
• performance appraisals

An RPL application kit can be obtained from APSI.

This program is nationally recognised under the Australian Qualification Framework (AQF) at Diploma level. As a registered training organisation, qualifications issued by APS Institute are nationally recognised. If all units of competency are not achieved a Statement of Attainment will be issued for the units that have been successfully completed.

Australian Professional Skills Institute

After completion of Diploma of Hospitality Management, student can continue to study Advanced Diploma of Hospitality Management and get credit for all Diploma units.

EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY

Students who complete the Diploma of Hospitality Management at APSI and who meet ECU admission requirements will be given advanced standing by ECU in the Bachelor of Commerce, the Bachelor of Hospitality and Tourism Management, and the Bachelor of International Hotel and Resort Management programs. Students will also be assessed in line with the university approved English language entry requirements. For further information regarding the admission requirements for ECU and articulation details, please visit their website.

 

Face to Face Training – Wellington Fair, 40 Lord Street, East Perth, WA 6004 Western Australia

Rendezvous Scarborough Hotel

At the workplaces approved by Australian Professional Skills Institute hospitality workplace assessor