Advanced Diploma of Hospitality Management

The Advanced Diploma of Hospitality Management is a two-year qualification that prepares you for supervisory and management roles in hotels, resorts, restaurants, events and food and beverage operations. You study how a venue actually runs: rostering and labour costs, stock control, food safety, responsible service of alcohol, budgeting, marketing, and leading a team through a busy service. Assessment is practical as much as written, so you spend time in training kitchens, simulated service environments and on placement with hospitality employers.

Australian vocational qualifications are built from units of competency, each carrying credit points. A full-time load is usually eight units a year across two semesters, with some providers running trimesters. The advanced diploma sits above the diploma on the AQF and typically includes a work-integrated learning component, a supervised placement in a hotel, restaurant or events business, plus a capstone unit where you plan and manage a real function or venue project. You can often enter after Year 12, after a diploma, or with relevant industry experience and credit for prior learning.

Skills you come out with are specific: writing a roster that meets an award, costing a menu, running a stocktake, handling a complaint at the pass, briefing a team before service, and reading a profit and loss statement for a food and beverage outlet. You also learn the compliance side, liquor licensing, food safety standards, WHS and workplace relations, which is what separates a manager from a good shift supervisor.

This suits people already working in hospitality who want to move into management, career changers who like the pace of the industry, and international students looking for a qualification with a clear pathway into Australian workplaces. While studying on a Student visa you can work up to 48 hours per fortnight, and after graduating you may be eligible for the Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485) post-study work stream. English entry is typically IELTS Academic 6.0–6.5 overall, with TOEFL iBT, PTE Academic, Cambridge C1 Advanced and the institute's own English programmes accepted as equivalents. Confirm current tuition, intake dates and English requirements on the official CRICOS listing and the institute's page.

• Food and beverage manager, hotels, pubs, clubs and restaurant groups across Australia.
• Restaurant or venue manager, independent dining rooms, cafes and function centres.
• Front office manager, hotels, resorts and serviced apartments.
• Events and functions coordinator, conference venues, catering companies and wineries.
• Housekeeping or rooms division supervisor, accommodation providers.
• Banquet or operations supervisor, large hotels and stadiums.
• Small business owner, cafes, catering businesses and food trucks.