Commercial Cookery
Commercial Cookery sits on the regional priority migration list and is a popular trade-skills route to Australian permanent residency. Programs include 1,400 supervised hours in commercial kitchens. We help with apprenticeship sponsorship, work-hour compliance and skill assessment via Trades Recognition Australia (TRA).
- Duration
- 1 – 2.5 years
- Tuition (AUD)
- AUD 18,000 – 28,000
- PR relevance
- High
What you will study.
Certificate III & IV in Commercial Cookery and Diploma of Patisserie — the trade-skills route into Australian kitchens and PR.
- 01Certificate III in Commercial Cookery
- 02Certificate IV in Kitchen Management
- 03Diploma of Hospitality Management (Cookery)
- 04Diploma of Patisserie
Core areas of study.
Universities offering commercial cookery.
The institutions our students apply to most often, across our five destinations.
- 01AUWilliam Angliss InstituteAustralia→
- 02AUTAFE NSWAustralia→
- 03AULe Cordon Bleu (Sydney)Australia→
- 04AUBox Hill InstituteAustralia→
- 05UKWestminster Kingsway CollegeUK→
- 06CAGeorge Brown CollegeCanada→
- 07USCulinary Institute of AmericaUSA→
- 08NZAUT School of HospitalityNew Zealand→
Where commercial cookery graduates work.
Indicative Australian salary bands for permanent residents in 2026, sourced from SEEK, JobAdvisor and ATO industry data.
Pathway to residency.
Chef (ANZSCO 351311) and Cook (351411) appear on the regional and state-nominated lists. The 482 employer-sponsored stream is also available to qualified cooks.
Ready to take the first step?
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