Working as a Restaurant Manager you will oversee food and beverage operations, delivering superior service and maximising customer satisfaction. You will organise and supervise shifts, control operation costs, liaise with Chef on production of menus and initiate promotional concepts and ideas.

Summary of Training

  • Enhance customer service experiences
  • Develop and manage quality customer service practices
  • Manage conflict
  • Manage finances within a budget
  • Prepare and monitor budgets
  • Identify and manage legal risks and comply with law
  • Roster staff
  • Lead and manage people
  • Monitor work operations
  • Establish and conduct business relationships
  • Implement and monitor work health and safety practices
  • Use hygienic practices for hospitality service
  • Work effectively in hospitality service    
  • Manage risk to organisational reputation in an online setting
  • Manage on-site event operations            
  • Provide responsible service of alcohol
  • Conduct a product tasting for alcoholic beverages           
  • Provide table service of food and beverage
  • Provide advice on food and beverage matching
  • Participate in safe food handling practices
  • Source and use information on the hospitality industry  
  • Lead diversity and inclusion        
  • Process financial transactions
  • Interpret financial information
  • Recruit, select and induct staff
  • Manage business operational plans
  • Coordinate marketing activities
  • Identify hazards, assess and control safety risks

Please note that this Job & Training Description provides an example of the selection of non-core units. Alternative combinations of units may be selected and in some cases prerequisite units may need to be completed. For advice contact Apprenticeship Network providers or an approved Registered Training Organisation.

Job Pathways

Tourism, Travel and Hospitality

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IICertificate II
IIICertificate III
IVCertificate IV
AdAdvanced Diploma

Hospitality

This occupation fits generally with these groupings

Industry Group
Retail, Hospitality & Recreation

Work Type
Analytic & Investigative
Conventional & Organising
Persuading & Enterprising

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Commencements Change

The change in Australian Apprenticeships commencements in this overall industry in the past two years. Commencements in 22/23: 15108

Source: VOCSTATS, extracted on 18/10/2023. AATIS analysis.

Graduate Employment

Australian Apprentice graduates from this overall industry in employment (in any industry).

Source: NCVER National Student Outcomes Survey, 2020, unpublished. AATIS analysis.

Graduate Wage

Average wage of Australian Apprentice graduates from this overall industry employed full-time after training.

Source: NCVER National Student Outcomes Survey, 2020, unpublished. AATIS analysis.

Industry Growth

Predicted growth in employment in this overall industry over the next 5 years.

Source: National Skills Commission, 2022. AATIS analysis.

Industry Size

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Source: National Skills Commission, 2022. AATIS analysis.

Industry Wage

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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2022. AATIS analysis.

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Restaurant Manager - SIT50422
NSW VIC QLD WA SA TAS ACT NT
Full Time

(Nominal Duration)

36 mths 36 mths 36 mths
Part Time
Commencements 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Commencements

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