Advanced Diploma of Hospitality Management

The Advanced Diploma of Hospitality Management at Canberra College of Management and Technology is a two-year qualification that sits at the diploma level on the Australian Qualifications Framework. It's built for people who want to run the show, a restaurant, a hotel department, an events team, rather than just work a section. You'll cover the practical side of hospitality alongside the business side: food and beverage operations, front office, housekeeping, rostering and staff supervision, budgeting and cost control, marketing, and compliance with Australian liquor, food safety and workplace health and safety rules.

How the course is structured

Australian diplomas and advanced diplomas are made up of units of study, each carrying credit points. Most providers deliver them across two semesters a year, though some run three trimesters so you can finish faster or spread the load. Each unit has a set number of credit points, and you need to pass the required core and elective units to graduate. Assessment is usually a mix of practical service tasks, written assignments, case studies and a work placement. Many advanced diplomas include a work-integrated learning component, in hospitality that often means a supervised placement in a hotel, restaurant, club or events venue, where you apply what you've learned on real shifts with real customers.

What you'll actually learn

By the end you should be able to write a roster that works, read a profit and loss statement for a venue, handle a difficult guest without escalating it, brief a kitchen and floor team before service, and keep the operation compliant with Australian regulations. You'll also build the softer skills that hospitality runs on: clear communication, calm under pressure, and leading a casual, mixed team that changes week to week.

Who it suits

This course suits people already working in hospitality who want to move into supervisory or management roles, career changers who like the pace of the industry, and international students who want an Australian qualification with a strong practical focus. If you're aiming for a corporate head office role in a hotel group or a large events company, this advanced diploma gives you the operational grounding those jobs expect. For international applicants, English proficiency must be evidenced, IELTS Academic 6.0–6.5 overall is the common standard for coursework programs, with TOEFL iBT, PTE Academic, Cambridge C1 Advanced and the college's own English programmes accepted as equivalents. The Department of Home Affairs sets a separate English threshold for the Student visa itself. While studying, a Student visa generally allows 48 hours of work per fortnight, and graduates may be eligible for the Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485) post-study work stream. Tuition is published on the CRICOS register under course code 112992A, check the official page for current fees, intakes and unit details.

• Restaurant or venue manager, running daily operations, rostering, stock and budgets for cafes, pubs and restaurants.
• Hotel department supervisor, front office, housekeeping or food and beverage teams in hotels and resorts.
• Events and functions coordinator, planning and delivering conferences, weddings and corporate events at venues and clubs.
• Food and beverage manager, overseeing multiple outlets, menus, supplier contracts and service standards.
• Club or gaming venue duty manager, supervising shifts and compliance in registered clubs and licensed venues.
• Catering or operations coordinator, managing catering contracts in healthcare, aged care, education and airlines.

Australian industries that hire these roles include hotels and resorts, restaurants and cafes, registered clubs, event and conference venues, catering companies, tourism operators, and the food service arms of hospitals, aged care providers and schools.