Course curriculum

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    International Certificate in Culinary Arts & Business Management

    • Course Details

    • Unit of Competencies

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    BSBCMM201 - Communicate In The Workplace

    • OVERVIEW

    • Section One: Gather, convey and receive information and ideas

    • What are the different methods of communication?

    • Different methods of communication

    • Methods of Communication Quiz

    • What equipment do you use to communicate information?

    • When do you use verbal communication?

    • The importance of effective listening skills

    • Closed questions

    • Reflective questions

    • Effective speaking skills

    • Listen actively

    • What is Innovation?

    • How do you identify opportunities for innovation?

    • How should you respond to instructions or enquiries?

    • What are your responsibilities?

    • Section 2: Complete workplace documentation and correspondence

    • Send the right message

    • Choose the right format

    • How do you format an email?

    • How do you format a brief?

    • The importance of meeting deadlines

    • Section 3: Communicate in a way that responds positively to individual differences

    • Workplace prejudice

    • Consider cultural differences in non-verbal communication

    • Communicating with people whose first language is not English

    • What’s discrimination?

    • Allowable discrimination

    • BSBCMM201 Assessment A ( Multiple Choice)

    • BSBCMM201 Assessment B (Short Answer)

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    BSBWOR203 - Work Effectively With Others

    • Overview

    • Section 1: Develop effective workplace relationships

    • Who are your workgroup members?

    • What are your responsibilities and duties?

    • Identifying roles, responsibilities and duties

    • Good working relationships

    • Good working relationship

    • How do you promote cooperation and good working relationships?

    • How do you create a sustainable work environment?

    • Encourage feedback

    • How to receive feedback

    • How to acknowledge feedback

    • How to act on feedback

    • Section 2: Contribute to workgroup activities

    • How can you be more courteous and helpful?

    • Explaining & Clarifying

    • Asking questions to clarify

    • SMART goals

    • Contributing to workgroup goals and tasks

    • Why share information?

    • Celebrating diversity in the workplace

    • Respecting different cultures’ body language

    • Identifying issues and problems in the workplace

    • Identifying causes of conflict

    • Dealing with conflict

    • Dealing with issues and problems

    • BSBWOR203 Assessment A (Multiple Choice)

    • BSBWOR203 Assessment B (Short Answer)

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    BSBSUS201 - Participate in Environmentally Sustainable Work Practices

    • Overview

    • The Earth is Changing

    • Identify current resource use

    • What's going on with our water supply?

    • Global Warming

    • Quick Knowledge Check

    • Comply with Environmental Regulations

    • Seek opportunities to improve resource efficiency

    • What is a team?

    • Identifying opportunities for improvement

    • What changes would you make at your workplace?

    • BSBSUS201 Assessment A (Multiple Choice)

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    SITXWHS001 - Participate In Safe Work Practices

    • Overview

    • What is hazard?

    • What types of injuries can result from workplace hazards?

    • Common safe work practices

    • Common PPE

    • Follow procedures for emergency situations

    • Emergency procedures

    • Emergency Procedures

    • Unacceptable behaviour

    • What consultation processes are used?

    • SITXWHS001 Assessment A (Multiple Choice)

    • SITXWHS001 Assessment B (Short Answer)

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    SITXFSA001 - Use Hygienic Practices For Food Safety

    • Follow hygiene procedures and identify food hazards

    • What about Commonwealth legislation that applies to all of Australia?

    • Yes or No?

    • What is the difference between food safety and food hygiene?

    • How do bacteria get into food?

    • True or False

    • How can I tell if food is contaminated?

    • Who is most vulnerable to food poisoning?

    • Identify Food Hazards

    • Food Hazards

    • Safe and hygienic work practices

    • Food Storage and Temperature Control

    • What are unsafe work practices?

    • Prevent food contamination

    • How can food contact surfaces contaminate food?

    • Prevent cross-contamination by washing hands

    • SITXFSA001 Assessment A: Multiple Choice

    • SITXFSA001 Assessment B: Short Answer

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    SITXFSA002 - Participate In Safe Food Handling Practices

    • SITXFSA002 Participate in safe food handling practices

    • Section 1: Follow food safety program

    • Food safety legislation

    • What is a food safety program?

    • Applying the HACCP principles

    • Monitoring food safety hazards

    • What are my responsibilities if I identify a food safety issue?

    • Section 2: Store food safely

    • Refrigerated storage

    • Section 3: Prepare food safely

    • Applying the two-hour / four-hour rule

    • Section 4: Provide safe single use items

    • Section 5: Maintain a clean environment

    • Pest control procedures

    • SITXFSA002 Assessment A ( Multiple Choice)

    • SITXFSA002 Assessment B: Short Answer

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    SITHKOP001 - Clean Kitchen Premises And Equipment

    • Clean kitchen premises and equipment

    • Section 1: Clean and sanitise kitchen equipment

    • Cleaning and sanitising: What’s the difference?

    • Safe storage of cleaning equipment and hazardous substances

    • How do you operate the dishwasher?

    • Section 3: Clean and sanitise kitchen premises

    • How do you clean areas of animal and pest waste?

    • How do you sort and dispose of kitchen waste?

    • Play it safe!

    • What is hazardous waste?

    • SITHKOP001 Assessment A ( Multiple Choice)

    • SITHKOP001 Assessment B ( Short Answer)

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    SITXINV001 - Receive And Store Stocks

    • Receive and store stock

    • Section 1: Take delivery of stock

    • What’s delivery documentation?

    • Section 2: Store stock

    • What about hazardous substances?

    • What’s manual handling?

    • Why label stock?

    • Section 3: Rotate and maintain stock

    • How do you minimise pests?

    • How do you safely handle and remove waste?

    • What are stock control systems?

    • What security procedures and systems should you follow?

    • SITXINV001 Assessment A (Multiple Choice)

    • SITXINV001 Assessment B: Short Answer

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    SITXINV002 - Maintain The Quality Of Perishable Items

    • Maintain the quality of perishable items

    • Section 1: Store supplies in appropriate conditions

    • Can non-perishable foods become perishable?

    • When does food become contaminated?

    • Food safety procedures

    • Storing delivered items

    • Internal date coding

    • Storing your supplies

    • Section 2: Maintain perishable supplies at optimum quality

    • Environmental conditions

    • Section 3: Check perishable supplies and dispose of spoilt stock

    • SITXINV002 Assessment A (Multiple Choice)

    • SITXINV002 Assessment B: Short Answer

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    SITXINV003 - Purchase Goods

    • Purchase Goods

    • How do you confirm end product requirements?

    • How can you use stock reports to calculate quantities?

    • How do you calculate the popularity index?

    • What are preferred suppliers?

    • SITXINV003 Assessment A (Multiple Choice)

    • SITXINV003 Assessment B (Short Answer)

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    SITHKOP002 - Plan And Cost Basic Menus

    • Section 1: Identify customer preferences

    • Section 2: Plan menus

    • How do you check culinary balance?

    • Cost menus

    • Does your menu suit your business service style?

    • What factors can influence yield?

    • Spellcheck and proofread it!

    • SITHKOP002 Assessment A (Multiple Choice)

    • SITHKOP002 Assessment B (Short Answers)

    • SITHKOP002 Assessment D

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    SITHCCC001 - Use Food Preparation Equipment

    • Section 1: Select food preparation equipment

    • What are the different types of tools and equipment?

    • What are the different kinds of knives?

    • Utensils

    • Mechanical equipment

    • Large fixed equipment

    • Check cleanliness of equipment

    • What is ‘Mise en place’?

    • Weighing and Portioning

    • Preparation tasks using dairy and bread products

    • Pastry preparation

    • SITHCCC001 Assessment A (Multiple Choice)

    • SITHCCC001 Assessment B (Short Answer)

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    SITHCCC005 - Prepare Dishes Using Basic Methods Of Cookery

    • Prepare dishes using basic methods of cookery

    • A quality dish needs quality ingredients

    • A quality dish needs quality ingredients

    • Stage 4: PASTRY

    • Cutting and portioning vegetables

    • Weigh and measure

    • Methods of cookery

    • The principles of stewing

    • Braising

    • Poaching

    • Deep frying

    • Dry heat method: Shallow frying (conduction)

    • Dry heat method: Grilling (radiation/conduction)

    • Dry heat method: Roasting (oven:convection/ conduction; spit: radiation/conduction)

    • Dry heat method: Baking (convection/conduction)

    • Other method: Microwaving (radiation/conduction)

    • Section 5: Present and store dishes

    • SITHCCC005 Assessment A (Multiple Choice)

    • SITHCCC005 Assessment B (Short Answer)

    • SITHCCC005 Assessment D (Project)

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    SITHCCC007 - Prepare Stocks, Sauces And Soups

    • Section 1: Select ingredients

    • What are the main ingredients in stock?

    • What are hot sauces?

    • Section 2: Select, prepare and use equipment

    • Prepare stocks, sauces and soups

    • Preparing stock bones

    • Using flavouring agents

    • How do you make sauces from mayonnaise?

    • How do you use non-starch-based thickening agents?

    • SITHCCC007 Assessment A (Multiple Choice)

    • SITHCCC007 Assessment B (Short Answers)

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    SITHCCC006 - Prepare Appetisers And Salads

    • SITHCCC006 PREPARE APPETIZERS AND SALADS

    • What is a standard recipe?

    • What other ingredients are commonly found in appetisers and salads?

    • Variety is the spice of life

    • What are some modern variations of salad dressings?

    • How are hot and cold appetisers constructed?

    • Section 5: Present and store appetisers and salads

    • SITHCCC006 Multiple Choice ( Assessment A)

    • SITHCCC006 Short Answers (Assessment B)

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    SITHCCC008 - Prepare Vegetable, Fruit, Egg And Farinaceous Dishes

    • Select ingredients for vegetable, fruit, egg and farinaceous dishes

    • Healthy eating

    • What are the different types of eggs?

    • What are farinaceous goods?

    • RICE

    • FLOUR

    • COUSCOUS

    • Select, prepare and use equipment

    • Portion and prepare ingredients

    • How can I store different products?

    • COOK THE DISH

    • LET'S COOK!

    • SITHCCC008 Assessment A ( Multiple Choice)

    • SITHCCC008 Assessment B (Short Answer)

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    SITHCCC003 - Prepare And Present Sandwiches

    • SITHCCC003 Prepare and present sandwiches

    • What are the different types of fillings?

    • Section 2: Make sandwiches

    • What are the different types of spread?

    • Condiments

    • How do you compile sandwiches?

    • STEP 5: PORTION AND CUT SANDWICH

    • SITHCCC003 Assessment A (Multiple Choice)

    • SITHCCC003 Assessment B (Short Answer)

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    SITHCCC012 - Prepare Poultry Dishes

    • Select ingredients

    • What are the different types of poultry?

    • Portion and prepare ingredients

    • What is stuffing?

    • What is rolling and trussing?

    • Marinating

    • Larding and barding

    • Cook Poultry Dishes

    • Moist heat method: Braising (conduction/convection)

    • Moist heat method: Stewing (conduction/convection)

    • Moist heat method: Poaching (conduction/convection)

    • Dry heat method: Deep frying (conduction/convection)

    • Dry heat method: Shallow frying (conduction)

    • Dry heat method: Grilling (radiation/conduction)

    • Dry heat method: Roasting (oven: convection/conduction, spit: radiation/conduction)

    • Dry heat method: Poêling/pot roasting (conduction/convection)

    • Adding marinade

    • What food quality checks do you perform?

    • Present poultry dishes

    • Carving

    • Choosing a suitable sauce

    • Evaluate presentation

    • SITHCCC012 Assessment A (Multiple Choice)

    • SITHCCC012 Assessment B (Short Answer)

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    SITHCCC014 - Prepare Meat Dishes

    • Select ingredients

    • Common meat varieties

    • Veal

    • Pork

    • Lamb

    • What are the quality requirements for meat?

    • What is a game?

    • Fancy Meats

    • Select, prepare and use equipment

    • Portion and prepare ingredients

    • How do you portion rabbit and hare

    • Cook meat dishes

    • PRESENT THE DISH

    • SITHCCC014 Assessment A (Multiple Choice)

    • SITHCCC014 Assessment B (Short Answer)

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    SITHCCC013 - Prepare Seafood Dishes

    • Select ingredients

    • What is seafood?

    • Molluscs

    • Crustaceans

    • What are the quality indicators for whole fresh fish?

    • Select, prepare and use equipment

    • Portion and prepare ingredients

    • Preparation of shellfish

    • Cook fish and shellfish

    • Deep frying

    • Sautéing

    • Grilling

    • Poaching

    • Steaming

    • What accompaniments and sauces must be prepared?

    • SITHCCC013 Assessment A (Multiple Choice)

    • SITHCCC013 Assessment B (Short Answer)

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    SITHCCC019 - Produce Cakes, Pastries And Breads

    • Select ingredients

    • What are the different types of pastry?

    • Puff pastry

    • Pastry Origins

    • Yeast-raised pastry and bread

    • What other ingredients do you use?

    • Choosing quality ingredients

    • Select, prepare and use equipment

    • Portion and prepare ingredients

    • Sift flour

    • Cook cakes, pastries and breads

    • Different pastry

    • What fillings can you use?

    • SITHCCC019 Assessment A (Multiple Choice)

    • SITHCCC019 Assessment B (Short Answer)

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    SITHPAT006 - Produce Desserts

    • Select ingredients

    • Prepare desserts and sauce

    • Cold desserts

    • Where did that dish come from?

    • CULINARY TECHNIQUES

    • Cooking methods

    • Preparing & Cooking

    • Chilling and freezing

    • Adding fats and liquids to dry ingredients

    • Contemporary eating regimes

    • Buy fresh

    • Special diets

    • What happens if you ignore customers’ dietary requirements?

    • Custards and crèmes

    • The art of sauce-making

    • SITHPAT006 Assessment A (Multiple Choice)

    • SITHPAT006 Assessment B (Short Answer)

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    SITHCCC018 - Prepare Food To Meet Special Dietary Requirements

    • Section 1: Confirm special dietary requirements and select ingredients

    • What are essential nutrients?

    • What happens if we don’t eat well?

    • Dietary Guidelines for Australians 2013

    • CARE FOR YOUR FOOD

    • Different customer types

    • Contemporary eating regimes

    • Kosher

    • Halal

    • Special diets

    • Types of diabetes

    • Who can help you clarify requirements?

    • Ignoring diabetic requirements

    • What happens if you ignore customers’ dietary requirements?

    • How do you know what’s in the food?

    • Section 2: Prepare foods to satisfy nutritional and special dietary requirements

    • How do you respond to different dietary requests?

    • SITHCCC018 Assessment A ( Multiple Choice)

    • SITHCCC018 Assessment B (Short Answers)

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    SITHCCC004 - Package Prepared Food Stuff

    • Section 1: Select food and packaging materials

    • Select packaging materials

    • Which packaging material is best?

    • Section 2: Package and label foods

    • How does storage and transportation influence packaging choices?

    • Section 3: Complete work process

    • SITHCCC004 Assessment A (Multiple Choice)

    • SITHCCC004 Assessment B (Short Answer)

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    SITHCCC017 - Handle And Serve Cheese

    • Section 1: Prepare cheese for service

    • A slice of history

    • What is a typical portion size?

    • What’s cheese made of?

    • How is cheese made?

    • CHEESE BITE!

    • SELECT INGREDIENTS

    • Four main categories

    • SITHCCC017 Assessment A (Multiple Choice)

    • SITHCCC017 Assessment B ( Short Answer)

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    SITHCCC015 - Produce And Serve Food For Buffet

    • Section 1: Select ingredients

    • Prepare buffet dishes with appropriate speed and timing

    • Layout method

    • The importance of planning

    • STAGE 1: CONFIRM FOOD PRODUCTION REQUIREMENTS

    • How do you weigh and measure?

    • STAGE 2: GET THE INGREDIENTS

    • The importance of correct stock rotation

    • Section 2: Produce and present foods for buffets

    • How do you display different courses?

    • What are the different types of buffets?

    • SITHCCC015 Assessment A (Multiple Choice)

    • SITHCCC015 Assessment B ( Short Answer )

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    SITXCCS006 - Provide Service To Customers

    • SITXCCS006 Assessment A (Multiple Choice)

    • SITXCCS006 Assessment B (Short Answer)

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    SITXHRM001 - Coach Others In Job Skills

    • COACHING OTHERS IN JOB SKILLS

    • Why coach colleagues on-the-job?

    • How do you discuss coaching with colleagues?

    • How do you identify specific coaching needs?

    • How do you organise coaching sessions?

    • How do you fit coaching into your own duties?

    • Coach colleagues on the job

    • Follow up coaching

    • SITXHRM001 Assessment A (Multiple Choice)

    • SITXHRM001 Assessment B (Short Answer)

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    SITHCCC020 - Work Effectively As A Cook

    • SITHCCC020 Assessment A (Multiple Choice)

    • SITHCCC020 Assessment B (Short Answer)

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    SITXCOM001 - Source & Present Information

    • SITXCOM001 Assessment A (Multiple Choice)

    • SITXCOM001 Assessment B (Short Answer)

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    SITHIND002 - Source And Use Information On The Hospitality Industry

    • SITHIND002 Assessment A (Multiple Choice)

    • SITHIND002 Assessment B (Short Answer)

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    BSBLDR402 - Lead Effective Workplace Relationships

    • BSBLDR402 Case Study

    • BSBLDR TRUE OR FALSE

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    BSBINN201 - Contribute In Workplace Innovation

    • BSINN201 True or False

    • BSINN201 Case Study