Assessment conditions
Skills must be demonstrated in an operational commercial kitchen. This can be:
- an industry workplace; or
- a simulated industry environment, such as an industry-realistic training kitchen servicing customers.
Assessment must ensure access to:
- fixtures and large equipment:
- burner
- commercial grade work benches (1.5 m per person)
- designated storage areas for dry goods and perishables
- sink
- refrigeration unit with shelving
- salamander grill (one per eight persons)
- sandwich press
- scales
- slicing machine
- small equipment:
- assorted pots and pans
- can opener
- containers for hot and cold food
- colander
- cutting boards
- knife sharpening equipment:
- sharpening steel
- sharpening stone
- knives:
- bread knife
- chef’s knife
- palette knife
- paring knife
- utility knife
- small utensils:
- grater
- peelers, corers and slicers
- tongs and serving utensils
- sandwich cutting guide
- packaging materials
- receptacles for presentation and display purposes
- food safe gloves
- cleaning materials and equipment:
- cleaning cloths
- commercial cleaning and sanitising agents and chemicals for cleaning commercial kitchens, equipment and food storage areas
- dustpans and brooms
- garbage bins and bags
- hand towel dispenser and hand towels
- mops and buckets
- separate hand basin and soap for hand washing
- sponges, brushes and scourers
- tea towels
- organisational specifications:
- equipment manufacturer instructions
- for presentation requirements
- mise en place lists and standard recipes
- food safety plan
- guidelines relating to food disposal, storage and presentation requirements
- safety data sheets (SDS) for cleaning agents
- variety of commercial ingredients for preparing sandwiches.
Assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training Organisations’ requirements for assessors and:
- have achieved the Certificate II in Kitchen Operations, or Certificate III or Certificate IV in Commercial Cookery or their successors; or
- hold a trade certificate as a cook or chef or equivalent.