Advanced Diploma of Hospitality Management

The Advanced Diploma of Hospitality Management is a practical qualification for people who want to run the show, a restaurant, a hotel department, an events team, a licensed club. Over 1.5 years you study how hospitality businesses actually work: managing staff, controlling costs, planning menus, handling stock and suppliers, delivering service that keeps customers coming back, and staying on the right side of health, safety and licensing rules. It is not a theory-heavy degree. You learn the operational and supervisory skills that hospitality employers in Australia expect from someone stepping into a team leader or duty manager role.

How the course is structured

Australian vocational qualifications are built from units of competency, each carrying credit points, and delivered across semesters or trimesters. This advanced diploma sits above the Certificate III and Certificate IV levels on the Australian Qualifications Framework and typically takes 18 months of full-time study. Expect a mix of classroom work, kitchen and service simulations, and assessment tasks based on real workplace scenarios. Some providers arrange a professional placement or work-integrated learning component in a hotel, restaurant or events venue, so you spend time on the floor applying what you have learned. Confirm the exact unit list, delivery mode and placement arrangements with Perth Institute of Australia before you enrol.

What you actually learn

You graduate able to roster a team, read a profit and loss statement for a food and beverage outlet, manage a budget, handle a difficult customer complaint, run a shift briefing, and keep a venue compliant with food safety and responsible service of alcohol requirements. You also cover recruitment, workplace health and safety, and the basics of marketing a hospitality business. These are the day-to-day skills that separate someone who can supervise from someone who can manage.

Who it suits

This course suits people already working in hospitality who want to move into supervision or management, career changers who want a hands-on qualification rather than a three-year bachelor degree, and international students looking for a shorter pathway into the Australian hospitality industry. If you are an international applicant, you will need to meet the English requirement, IELTS Academic 6.0 to 6.5 overall is the common standard for coursework at this level, with TOEFL iBT, PTE Academic, Cambridge C1 Advanced and the institute's own English programmes accepted as equivalents. The Department of Home Affairs sets a separate English threshold for the Student visa itself, so check both. While studying you can work up to 48 hours per fortnight, and on completion you may be eligible for the Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485) post-study work stream. Tuition is published on the CRICOS register under course code 110925F, check the official page for current fees, intake dates and entry requirements.

• Duty manager or shift supervisor, hotels, resorts, licensed clubs, pubs and restaurants across Australia
• Food and beverage manager, restaurants, function venues, hotel outlets
• Front office supervisor, hotels and serviced apartments
• Events or functions coordinator, conference centres, catering companies, wineries, event hire businesses
• Restaurant or café manager, independent venues and hospitality groups
• Housekeeping or rooms division supervisor, hotels and resorts
• Banquet or catering operations supervisor, clubs, stadiums, corporate caterers

Hospitality is one of Australia's largest employers, and managers with formal qualifications are sought after in city hotels, regional tourism operators, aged care catering, and the growing events sector. The advanced diploma also gives you credit toward further study, many graduates go on to a bachelor degree in hospitality, tourism or business management, with credit for units already completed.