Advanced Diploma of Hospitality Management

The Advanced Diploma of Hospitality Management is a practical qualification for people who want to run the show in hotels, restaurants, events and resorts. You study how a hospitality business actually works: rostering and labour costs, stock control, food and beverage operations, marketing, customer experience, legal compliance, and the financial reports that tell you whether a venue is making money. Assessment is largely competency-based, so you demonstrate skills by doing tasks rather than only sitting exams.

How the qualification is structured

Australian vocational qualifications are built from units of competency, each carrying credit points. Providers usually deliver them across semesters or trimesters, with a mix of classroom sessions, simulated service environments and supervised shifts. Because this is an Advanced Diploma, it sits above the Diploma on the AQF and expects you to manage others, not just perform tasks. Confirm the exact unit list, delivery mode and credit arrangements on the official CRICOS register and with York Business Institute.

Skills you build

You learn to write rosters that match wage budgets, handle complaints before they become reviews, manage suppliers and stocktakes, interpret profit and loss statements, and lead a team through a busy service. Work-integrated learning is standard in hospitality: placements or paid shifts in hotels, restaurants, clubs, catering companies or event venues, where you apply what you have practised in class. The course suits people already working in hospitality who want a management role, career changers who like the pace of the industry, and international students seeking a qualification that maps to Australian workplace practice.

Studying in Australia

While you study, a Student visa generally allows up to 48 hours of work per fortnight during teaching periods, which many hospitality students use to gain paid industry experience. After completing the qualification, the Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485) post-study work stream may provide a period of work rights in Australia, depending on your circumstances and current migration requirements. International applicants need to meet the English requirement published for the course and the separate Department of Home Affairs threshold for the Student visa. Tuition is published on the CRICOS register; check there and on the official page for current fees, intakes and English evidence accepted.

• Duty manager or shift supervisor in hotels, resorts and motels
• Restaurant or café manager
• Food and beverage manager
• Front office supervisor
• Events and functions coordinator
• Banquet or catering operations supervisor
• Club or pub venue manager
• Small hospitality business owner or operator

These roles are found across Australia's accommodation, food service, events, tourism and club sectors, from city hotels to regional venues.