SIT50422 Diploma of Hospitality Management

About the course

This hands-on Diploma of Hospitality Management (SIT50422) builds practical leadership and operational skills for work across hospitality venues. You’ll study areas such as staff management, strategic operations, food and beverage service, safety and marketing, with training delivered in professional facilities and simulated workplace settings. The program prepares you for management-level work in hospitality and tourism. The programme introduces business operations, customer service, and administrative leadership for commercial workplaces.

Career outcome

Graduates can pursue supervisory and junior management roles across restaurants, cafés, pubs, clubs, hotels, motels and catering operations. The course supports work as a departmental or small business manager, coordinating day-to-day operations, teams, service standards and front office processes. This Diploma qualification is designed for careers in the hospitality and tourism sector with broad, transferable operational skills. Preparing graduates for supervisory, administration, and business support roles, or degree articulation.

Living Costs in Melbourne**

Restaurant (Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant) A$ 15 - 20	Rent per Month (1 bedroom in City Centre) A$ 1,583 - 2,094	Rent per Month (1 bedroom Outside of Centre) A$ 1,207 - 1,596
Transportation (Daily) A$ 7 - 9	Utilities per Month (Electricity, Mobile & Internet) A$ 240 - 318

Average Salary***

*Source: QS World University Subjects Rankings (2026)

**Source: numbeo.com

***Source: PayScale.com (2026)