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About this qualification
SIT40721 covers “pastry chefs who have a supervisory or team leading role in the kitchen”, operating independently or with limited guidance and using discretion to solve non-routine problems.
Thirty-two units, twenty-six of them core. It carries the whole Certificate III patisserie core and adds the advanced craft: marzipan modelling, chocolate confectionery, sugar-based decorations, and designing and producing sweet showpieces.
Those four units are the qualification’s reason for existing. SITHPAT020 Design and produce sweet showpieces is competition-standard work — the pieces that go in the window and on the wedding table.
The other addition is management: rostering, leading and managing people, monitoring work operations, managing conflict, managing finances within a budget, and BSBTWK501 Lead diversity and inclusion — unusual in a trade qualification, and a sign of where professional kitchens have landed.
Roles it maps to
Settings named on the national register for SIT40721.
Where it sits
Where SIT40721 sits. It completes the patisserie trade.
What it covers
Thirty-two units must be completed: 26 core and 6 electives. Of the electives, 3 must come from Group A or Group B, and 3 from the electives listed or from any current endorsed training package or accredited course. All electives chosen must contribute to a valid, industry-supported vocational outcome. Many units carry prerequisites.
The 26 core units, required by everyone:
- BSBTWK501 Lead diversity and inclusion
- SITHCCC023 Use food preparation equipment
- SITHCCC027 Prepare dishes using basic methods of cookery
- SITHCCC034 Work effectively in a commercial kitchen
- SITHCCC042 Prepare food to meet special dietary requirements
- SITHKOP013 Plan cooking operations
- SITHPAT011 Produce cakes
- SITHPAT012 Produce specialised cakes
- SITHPAT013 Produce pastries
- SITHPAT014 Produce yeast-based bakery products
- SITHPAT015 Produce petits fours
- SITHPAT016 Produce desserts
- SITHPAT017 Prepare and model marzipan
- SITHPAT018 Produce chocolate confectionery
- SITHPAT019 Model sugar-based decorations
- SITHPAT020 Design and produce sweet showpieces
- SITXCOM010 Manage conflict
- SITXFIN009 Manage finances within a budget
- SITXFSA005 Use hygienic practices for food safety
- SITXFSA006 Participate in safe food handling practices
- SITXHRM007 Coach others in job skills
- SITXHRM008 Roster staff
- SITXHRM009 Lead and manage people
- SITXINV006 Receive, store and maintain stock
- SITXMGT004 Monitor work operations
- SITXWHS007 Implement and monitor work health and safety practices
For a full list of elective units, visit training.gov.au →
Frequently asked questions
- Are there entry requirements?
- No. The register records no entry requirements for SIT40721, though it carries the full Certificate III patisserie core inside it.
- Do I need Certificate III in Patisserie first?
- Not formally, but SIT40721 contains all of SIT31021’s patisserie core. Anyone holding Certificate III should ask about credit transfer rather than repeating those units.
- What does it add over Certificate III?
- Four advanced craft units — marzipan, chocolate confectionery, sugar decorations and sweet showpieces — plus the supervisory units: rostering, leading people, budgets and monitoring operations.
- Is this the same as being a chocolatier?
- SITHPAT018 Produce chocolate confectionery is core, so chocolate work is covered. Chocolatier is a job title rather than a separate qualification.
- Should I do this or Kitchen Management?
- SIT40721 runs the pastry section. SIT40521 Kitchen Management runs the whole kitchen. Both are Certificate IV and both lead to the Advanced Diploma.
Other registered providers
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TAFE NSWRTO 90003
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TAFE QueenslandRTO 0275
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North Metropolitan TAFERTO 52786
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Brighton PacificRTO 41138
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Australian Hospitality Skills RecognitionRTO 32217
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Salford CollegeRTO 40298
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Lambda EducationRTO 45032
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Gamma Education & TrainingRTO 41477
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Australian Professional Training AcademyRTO 41495
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The Canberra Training SchoolRTO 40882
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Australian Association of Education & ResearchRTO 41041
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Global College AustralasiaRTO 45088
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