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Certificate III in Patisserie

  • Certificate

Embark on a career making delicious pastries and cakes with our entry level patisserie course.

Key details

Degree Type
Certificate
Course Code
SIT31021, 109754H
Study Mode
In person, Online
Domestic Fees
$16,458 per year / $18,668 total
International Fees
$16,458 per year / $18,668 total

About this course

Embark on a career making delicious pastries and cakes with our entry level patisserie course. Gain the knowledge and skills to work quickly and effectively in a commercial kitchen team and be able to plan, prepare and bake cakes, tarts, petits fours, pastries, and chocolates.

During your studies you will learn the standards for food safety programs, hygiene, cleaning and sanitation, first aid and workplace health and safety. By the end of your studies, you will have a strong understanding of mixing methods and the baking / cooking requirements needed to produce cakes and other pastries using baking equipment and machinery in fully equipped professional facilities.

On completion of the course you will have the skills to work in a pastry kitchen, hotel or continue with further study.

**Please note that students who are transitioning into the new qualification will be required to complete additional units in order to be awarded the new qualification. These extra units will not incur any additional tuition fees. **

Entry requirements

  • An IELTS score (academic) of 6.0 with no band score less than 5.0 or equivalent.

  • Completion of the equivalent of Australian Year 10.

Please view Admission requirements for your country of origin.

Study locations

Geraldton

Joondalup

Online

Career pathways

Career opportunities
  • Baker
  • Baker's Assistant
  • Pastry Cook
Career opportunities
  • Baker
  • Baker's Assistant
  • Pastry Cook
  • Baker
  • Baker's Assistant
  • Pastry Cook
  • Course structure

    To achieve this qualification, students must demonstrate competency in 21 units. These 21 are comprised of 15 core units and 6 elective units. Elective units listed below have been selected in consultation with industry.

    Students who enrol into this qualification will be eligible for credit transfer of the units that they have already achieved. Fees paid by international students are set on a commercial basis and are paid as a whole of course fee - no refund will apply to credit transfers. Please refer to your letter of Offer for detailed duration and costings for your enrolment.

    Core units
      National ID
      Unit title
    • SITHCCC023
      Use food preparation equipment
    • SITHCCC027
      Prepare dishes using basic methods of cookery
    • SITHCCC034
      Work effectively in a commercial kitchen
    • SITHKOP009
      Clean kitchen premises and equipment
    • SITHPAT011
      Produce cakes
    • SITHPAT012
      Produce specialised cakes
    • SITHPAT013
      Produce pastries
    • SITHPAT014
      Produce yeast-based bakery products
    • SITHPAT015
      Produce petits fours
    • SITHPAT016
      Produce desserts
    • SITXFSA005
      Use hygienic practices for food safety
    • SITXFSA006 Participate in safe food handling practices
    • SITXHRM007 Coach others in job skills
    • SITXINV006 Receive, store and maintain stock
    • SITXWHS005 Participate in safe work practices
    Elective units
      National ID
      Unit title
    • HLTAID011 Provide First Aid
    • SITHASC028 Prepare Asian desserts
    • SITHCCC042 Prepare food to meet special dietary requirements
    • SITHFAB025 Prepare and serve espresso coffee
    • SITHKOP010 Plan and cost recipes
    • SITHPAT017 Prepare and model marzipan