Certificate IV in Kitchen Management / Diploma of Hospitality Management

About the course

This dual qualification builds technical cookery skills and advanced hospitality management capability for work in Australia’s restaurant sector. You’ll develop hands-on kitchen expertise across a wide range of dishes while strengthening supervisory and leadership skills. The course also covers practical operations such as budgeting, rostering, marketing, customer service and sustainable workplace practices for hospitality settings at a supervisory/management level. The programme introduces business operations, customer service, and administrative leadership for commercial workplaces.

Career outcome

Graduates can pursue roles across commercial kitchens and hospitality operations, combining cookery expertise with supervisory and management skills. Typical pathways include chef, chef de partie or sous chef in restaurants and other food venues, as well as hospitality management positions such as restaurant manager or motel manager. This Certificate IV/Diploma dual award supports progression into supervisory kitchen roles and broader hospitality management careers. Preparing graduates for supervisory, administration, and business support roles, or degree articulation.

Living Costs in Gold Coast**

Restaurant (Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant) A$ 22 - 29	Rent per Month (1 bedroom in City Centre) A$ 1,564 - 2,068	Rent per Month (1 bedroom Outside of Centre) A$ 1,096 - 1,449
Transportation (Daily) A$ 3 - 9	Utilities per Month (Electricity, Mobile & Internet) A$ 234 - 310

Average Salary***

*Source: QS World University Subjects Rankings (2026)

**Source: numbeo.com

***Source: PayScale.com (2026)