If you are not excited by the prospect of a 9 to 5 job, you like working with people, are looking for a fast-paced career that will challenge and stimulate you, North Metropolitan TAFE’s hospitality programs will put you on the path to your dream job.
You will gain the knowledge and skills to work and supervise effectively in the hospitality industry, providing responsible service of alcohol, financial management and regulatory compliance. You will also learn how to roster staff, purchase and control stock, provide quality customer service, manage workplace conflict and comply with workplace health and safety.
Our hospitality students and staff win numerous awards at state, national and global events including the WA Oceanafest, Nestle Golden Chef’s Hat Competition and the Australian Culinary Federation’s Apprentice of the Year Awards.
Course list
Commercial Kitchen Skill Set
How would you like to be part of a team producing beautiful food in one of WA's restaurants, cafes, bars, resorts or hotels?
This skill set covers how to follow organisational infection prevention and control procedures, including implementing standard and transmission-based precautions and responding to infection risks to ensure you're working safely.
How would you like to be part of a team producing beautiful food in one of WA's restaurants, cafes, bars, resorts or hotels?
This skill set covers all the 'must know' skills that employers are looking for, so you'll be skills ready and job ready. It covers how to follow organisational infection prevention and control procedures, including implementing standard and transmission-based precautions and responding to infection risks to ensure you're working safely.
In the Commercial Kitchen skill set, you'll learn about the safe use of commercial kitchen equipment, how to clean food preparation areas, storage areas, and equipment efficiently and minimising negative environmental impacts, preventing food contamination including how to identify and control food hazards, and gain general kitchen and food preparation skills.
Jobs that could lead from this skill set includes cooks, chefs, caterers, kitchen stewards, kitchen hands, and bar and food and beverage servers and attendants.
Certificate III in Hospitality
Get hands-on experience in the hospitality industry
You'll gain skills in providing excellent customer service, working effectively as part of a team, and preparing and serving beverages.
Make someone's day - hand them a coffee, a canapé or an ice cold drink!
Gain the hands-on experience and the skills you need to work in any location in the hospitality industry such as cafes, bars, clubs or restaurants or as a functions and events team member.
You'll gain practical skills while training in The Pavilion Restaurant, NMTAFE's fine dining, à la carte training restaurant that is open to the public.
Experienced hospitality workers are in demand and can use their skills anywhere in the world working in a variety of roles in many different settings.
Certificate IV in Hospitality
Skilled and experienced hospitality workers are in demand
You will gain the knowledge and skills to work in the hospitality industry, providing responsible service of alcohol, financial management, and enhanced customer service. On completion you may find work as a hospitality supervisor or team leader.
Do you want a career that could take you all over the world?
When you complete the Certificate IV in Hospitality you'll be able to work as a hospitality supervisor or team leader.
This course is designed to deliver a broad range of hospitality service, sales and operational skills. On successful completion you will have the knowledge and skills to work and supervise effectively in the hospitality industry, holding a leadership role in the responsible service of alcohol, financial management, budget control, and enhanced customer service.
You'll gain practical skills while training in The Pavilion Restaurant, NMTAFE's fine dining, à la carte training restaurant that is open to the public.
Skilled and experienced hospitality workers are in demand and a wide range of employment opportunities will be open to you.
Diploma of Hospitality Management
A management career that could take you all over the world
On completion of this course you could find work as a functions, restaurant, or front office manager. You'll cover a broad range of topics including financial management, regulatory compliance, rostering, stock purchasing and control, providing quality customer service and managing workplace conflict.
Do you want a management career that could take you all over the world?
When you complete the Diploma of Hospitality Management you will be able to work as a functions manager, restaurant manager, or front office manager.
You will gain a broad range of managerial and industry specific hospitality skills, in order to coordinate hospitality operations. On successful completion you will be able to work independently, have responsibility for others and be able to make operational business decisions.
NMTAFE provides exceptional training with industry current lecturing staff and you will gain practical restaurant experience while training in The Pavilion Restaurant, our fine dining, à la carte training restaurant that is open to the public.
When applying for this course, prior study within the industry will be considered. Where there is limited study, you may be directed into a more suitable level course.
Introduction to Commercial Cookery Skill Set
Want a career that can take you all over the world?
Turn a passion for food into a career that can take you on a lifelong journey
Our Future Chef Job Ready Program will help you turn a passion for food into an exciting career in hospitality.
This Free for eligible students*, four week Future Chef Job Ready Program is designed to get you into the creative food and restaurant industry.
You'll gain a combination of intensive training and work experience in a real commercial kitchen which may give you a head start into gaining an apprenticeship or other employment opportunities in the hospitality sector.
The four week program includes a total of five days work placement where you will gain real, hands on industry experience in addition to in class training.
After completing this Job Ready Program you could:
- be offered an apprenticeship
- find employment opportunities in other areas of the hospitality sector
- embark on further training to enhance your employment prospects.
Introduction to Hospitality Skill Set
Gain the skills to work in a restaurant, hotel, resort, club, winery, bar, or licensed cafe
Learn to serve and supply alcohol (RSA) and hygienic practices for food safety.
Our hospitality industry is busy, and the jobs are out there.
If you're keen to work in a restaurant, hotel, resort, club, winery, bar, or licensed cafe the Introduction to Hospitality Skill Set is for you.
You will gain the skills required to serve and supply alcohol (RSA), a requirement under the state licensing laws for all employees such as food and beverage attendants, winery cellar door staff, delivery service staff or anyone working in a liquor outlet.
Use hygienic practices for food safety is an important skill, essential for those working with and handling food. You will be provided with the knowledge to manage personal hygiene, prevent food contamination and identify and control, food hazards within a kitchen or small food premises.
Please note this skill set will be run subject to enrolment numbers.
Work in Hospitality Skill Set
WA has a large and vibrant hospitality industry — from bars and cafes through to world class restaurants and venues, hotels and resorts.
Hospitality offers a range of both entry-level jobs and career development opportunities, and the Work in Hospitality skill set is the perfect introduction to the industry, giving you the critical skills employers are looking for.
WA has a large and vibrant hospitality industry — from bars and cafes through to world class restaurants and venues, hotels and resorts.
Hospitality offers a range of both entry-level jobs and career development opportunities, and the Work in Hospitality skill set is the perfect introduction to the industry, giving you the critical skills employers are looking for. To get you job ready, you'll learn about areas of health and wellbeing and personal development, how to use workplace technology and business systems, and responsible service of alcohol (RSA). It also includes infection control and prevention procedures and food safety to ensure you're working safely.