Introduction to Hospitality Skill Set

Jobs and Skills WA: Hospitality courses
Thinking about a career in hospitality? Start here!

The hospitality industry offers fantastic job and career opportunities — here, and all around the world. If you would like a taste of the kind of work you could do and gain some entry-level skills to start your career, the skills and knowledge you gain through this skill set could set you up to start work in a restaurant, hotel, resort, club, winery, bar, or cafe — even on a cruise ship!

You'll learn about the responsible service and supply of alcohol (and get your RSA), how to apply practices for hygiene and food safety in a commercial kitchen or food service business, prevent food contamination and identify and control, food hazards within a kitchen or small food premises.

VET for secondary students
Industry: Hospitality, Tourism and Events
WA State ID: AE881

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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.

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.


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