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Hospitality & Tourism

Chef

VCE VM recommended

A chef is a trained professional cook and tradesman who is proficient in all aspects of food preparation, often focusing on a specific cuisine. Chefs plan and organise the preparation of food in many different types of hospitality venues.

SUBJECTS TO TAKE

Recommended subject mix at Salesian, Years 11 and 12.

Year 11

  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Food Studies
  • Certificate 2/3 VET Course
  • Religion and Society
  • Free Choice Subject

Year 12

  • English
  • Food Studies
  • Certificate 2/3 VET Course
  • Free Choice Subject
  • Free Choice Subject

Booklet recommendations — final subject offerings depend on what runs each year. Talk to your Oratory Leader, subject teachers and the Careers Coordinator before locking in.

AT-SCHOOL PATHWAYS

Programs available within Salesian.

Specialist program (SBAT)

Industry Pathways Program — Kitchen Operations, Hospitality

VET options

  • Certificate 2 in Kitchen Operations
  • Certificate 3 in Hospitality

AFTER SCHOOL

University courses and alternative routes in.

University courses

University study not the typical pathway.

Alternative pathways into university

  • Certificate 3 in Commercial Cookery (Apprenticeship)
  • Certificate 4 in Commercial Cookery

RELATED CAREERS

Other careers in similar territory — many use overlapping subjects.

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