Academia International

Melbourne, Australia

School Introduction

Chef de Partie, master Chef, Restaurant Owner, Television, Film, Major Event Chef, Celebrity Chef: Your career starts at our College. Academia International's department of Hospitality (Commercial Cookery / Patisserie) offers you a creative career that is financially secure with opportunities to work both in Australia and Internationally.

Academia International is based in Melbourne, Australia's second largest city and recognised as Australia's capital of fine dining, intenational cuisines and the home of internationally recognised Master Chefs. Melbourne also boasts the largest number of restaurants per population than any other city offering you the best opportunity for Job Placement. Our demo kitchens and off campus 5-start fully equipped commercial kitchens housed in internationally recognised 5 star hotels offer our students with real hands-on practical experience to maximise your job placement opportunities.

Furthermore, as Academia International is a multi-course college, our Commercial Cookery, patisserie and Hospitality management students have access to full class room facilities for theroretical tuition and state of hte art PCs for Internet research of the Food Industry, project development and general computer skill tuition. All courses are approved and fully Geovernment Accredited for Local and International Students. Australian students who are eligible may apply for Youth Allowance / Austudy / Abstudy payment assistance.

Background Data

Total Enrollment: 300+
Acceptance Rate: 98%
Degrees/Certificates: Certificate III, IV and Diploma in Hospitality Management, Commercial Cookery and Patisserie
Accreditation: Academia International's courses are fully accredited for local and international students by Australian national and state education bodies:Registered and approved by CRICOS ( CRICOS Number 02634E ) Registered Training Organisation ( RTO ) ( RTO Number 21595 ) with the Victorian Office of Training and Tertiary Education ( OTTE ) Registered and approved by the Victorian Qualifications Authority ( VQA ) Accredited by the Australian National Training Authority ( ANTA ) Member of DEST Department of Education, Science and Training Department of Employment Education, Training and Youth Affairs ( DETYA ) Member of the Australian Council of Private Education and Training ( ACPET )

Schedule & Fees

Enrolment dates are every two months beginning in January.

Fees range on whether a student is attending a 12 month Certificate III, 18 month Certificate IV or two year Diploma course.

Facilities

Academia International offers both full commercial kitchen facilities leveraging existing facilities from internationally recognised 5 star hotels to on campus demo kitchens to ensure maximum hands-on tuition balanced with theoretical tuition for our students. Our fully functioning commercial kitchens enable our students to experience a real life environment requiring team work, multi-tasking and prioritisation which can not be gained from a simulated environment.

Admission Requirements

Year 10 or beyond high school graduate is required for local students.
International Students have different entry level requirements depending on your passport and country of origin. Pleae refer to www.academia21.com

Faculty

Our multi award winning teachers have a minimum of 10 years indutry experience and 5 years educator experience.

Special Courses & Features

Contact Info

Academia International
Level 4, 152 Elizabeth Street
Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia

Tel +61 3 9671 4755
Fax +61 3 9671 4988

http://www.academia21.com