Build skills fast for the real world with our offering of short courses across a range of high-demand industries.
Our short courses are a great introduction to industries like hospitality, health or the trades, offering students the opportunity to explore career pathways and help them get ahead in their chosen field.
Barista Espresso Coffee Making
Course overview
An expert, industry-trained barista will teach you skills and knowledge needed to extract and serve expresso coffee in a café setting using a commercial machine.
Course structure
Learn about:
- Equipment familiarisation and safety
- Coffee history
- Coffee styles
- Extracting espresso
- Texturising milk
- Cleaning and maintaining the coffee machine and grinder.
Course information
Duration: 3 hours
Capacity: Eight participants (max.)
Cost: $990 group rate (Travel fees may also be applicable)
Outcome: Certificate of Participation.
Food Handler
Course overview
Get the skills and knowledge required to follow key hygiene procedures that apply in many sectors of the hospitality and tourism industry. It’s particularly relevant to kitchen, housekeeping, food and beverage and some tour operators.
Completing this unit is a government requirement for people serving or handling food as part of their employment, fundraising or community requirements.
Course structure
Learn about:
- Food regulations
- Food poisoning and micro-organisms
- Personal and environmental hygiene
- Cleaning and maintenance practices
- Food storage preparation and display
- Pests and pest control.
Course information
Duration: 7.5 Hours
Capacity: 20 participants (max)
Cost: $2,166 group rate (Travel fees may also be applicable)
Outcomes: Accredited unit delivered (SITXFSA001 Use Hygienic Practices for Food Safety). Statement of Attainment provided upon successful completion.
Responsible Services of Alcohol (RSA)
Course overview
This course covers the legalities and responsibilities of serving alcohol to patrons and diners on licensed premises. It explains the strategies for responsible serving of alcohol and how to refuse service if you need to. It also covers facts about alcohol and responsible alcohol consumption.
Course structure
Learn about:
- Problems associated with excessive consumption
- Alcohol and the law
- Who is responsible? (Negligence)
- Facts about alcohol
- Strategies for responsibly serving alcohol
- Functions
- Refusal of service
- Handling difficult customers.
Course information
This course fulfils the legal training requirements for people who serve alcohol or work in licensed premises.
Duration: 4 hours
Capacity: 25 students (max.)
Cost: $1,400 group rate (Travel fees may also be applicable)
Outcome: Official VGCCC Certificate provided upon successful completion.
Waiter Skills & Customer Services
Course overview
This brief introduction to waiting skills and customer service will teach you the basic skills required to wait tables in the hospitality industry. This course is designed for people wishing to gain employment in the hospitality industry in either cafes, restaurants, pubs or clubs.
Course structure
Learn about:
- Customer service
- The art of plate carrying
- Basic table setting
- Basic identification of cutlery and crockery.
Course information
Duration: 3 hours
Capacity: 10 students (max.)
Cost: $1,760 group rate (Travel fees may also be applicable).
Construction Industry Card
Course overview
Everyone doing construction work is required to complete construction induction training. This course is aimed at prospective and new workers who are or will be required to carry out construction work. In this course, you’ll learn the basic principles of occupations health and safety requirements and preventing workplace injuries while carrying out construction work.
Course structure
Learn about:
- Employers and employees’ responsibilities
- Health and safety committees
- Worksafe inspector powers
- Workplace behaviour
- Proof of training and competency
- Hazards and risk assessments
- Safe work method statement/job safety analysis, acts, regulations, codes of practice and industry standards.
Course information
Duration: 6.5 hours
Capacity: 12-15 participants
Cost: $2,700 group rate (Travel fees may also be applicable)
Outcomes: Certificate of Completion (Interim), which is valid for 60 days from the date of training. A Construction Induction Card will be directly issued to you by Worksafe Victoria.
Provide Basic Emergency Life Support (1 School Day)
This course offers theoretical and practical training to recognise and respond to life-threatening emergencies in line with the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) first aid guidelines.
Course information
Duration: 6.5 hours
Capacity: 12-15 participants
Cost: $150 per student (Travel fees may also be applicable)
Outcomes: Statement of Attainment provided upon successful completion.