Graduate Certificate of Hospitality Management

About the course

This Graduate Certificate is designed for people working in, or planning to enter, the hospitality industry, including professionals with experience but no formal university qualification. You’ll build core business and management capability across hospitality operations, people and organisations, marketing and strategic planning, with learning reinforced through case studies, seminars and project work. It provides a postgraduate foundation for leadership in hospitality management.

Career outcome

Graduates can pursue or advance into supervisory and entry-level management roles across hotels, resorts, food and beverage venues and broader hospitality operations. The course supports progression into roles involving team leadership, operations coordination, service delivery improvement and marketing support, and can help build capability for more senior positions through strengthened business, strategic planning and hospitality operations knowledge at a graduate certificate level in hospitality management.

Living Costs in Sydney**

Restaurant (Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant) A$ 17 - 22	Rent per Month (1 bedroom in City Centre) A$ 2,207 - 2,918	Rent per Month (1 bedroom Outside of Centre) A$ 1,599 - 2,115
Transportation (Daily) A$ 9 - 10	Utilities per Month (Electricity, Mobile & Internet) A$ 219 - 290

Average Salary***

*Source: QS World University Subjects Rankings (2026)

**Source: numbeo.com

***Source: PayScale.com (2026)