SITHCCC040

Application

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to prepare and serve cheese and cheese dishes. This requires a comprehensive knowledge of cheese varieties.

The unit applies to hospitality and catering organisations where cheese is served as a menu course. Responsibility for cheese may rest with a range of individuals depending on the organisation. It may include cooks or senior food and beverage attendants.

Cheeses may include milk-based products from cows, sheep, goats or buffalo, or alternatives such as soy. They may be traditional, contemporary or specialist and may be locally produced or imported.

The skills in this qualification must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State or Territory legislation, Australian standards and industry codes of practice.

No occupational licensing, certification or specific legislative requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

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:

• commercial:

• blender
• food processor

• commercial grade work benches (1.5 m per person)
• commercial oven with trays (one per two persons)
• commercial refrigeration facilities
• sink
• gas, electric or induction stove top (two burners per person)
• storage facilities

• small equipment:

• baking sheets and trays
• containers for hot and cold food
• cutting boards
• knife sharpening equipment:

• sharpening steel
• sharpening stone

• knives:

• cheese knife
• chef’s knife
• utility knife

• measures:

• measuring jugs
• measuring spoons
• portion control scoops

• pots and pans for small and large production
• service-ware:

• crockery
• cutlery and serving utensils

• scales

• 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:

• current commercial stock control procedures and documentation for ordering, monitoring and maintaining stock
• mise en place lists
• food safety plans
• guidelines relating to food disposal, storage and presentation requirements
• safety data sheets (SDS) for cleaning agents and chemicals

• diverse and comprehensive range of cheeses, garnishes and accompaniments specified in the performance evidence.

Assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training Organisations’ requirements for assessors and:

• have achieved the Certificate III or Certificate IV in Commercial Cookery, or Certificate III or IV in Catering Operations, or Certificate III or IV in Patisserie, or their successors; or
• hold a trade certificate as a cook or chef or equivalent;

and

• have worked in industry for at least three years where they have applied the skills and knowledge of this unit of competency.