Training and Assessment
Training
Class Hours
Example Timetable
Participation
Delivery
Grading
Pastoral Care System
Repeating a Unit
Gaining Relevant Experience
Training
There is always a need for well-trained people in the Hospitality cookery field. Your training will consist of theory classes, applications of subject matters studied in the theory classes, kitchen safety and management, business concepts and practical cooking. While the teachers are the backbone of any educational institution, exemplary teaching methods are fundamental to the success of educational outcomes at any level. At BIT we believe in utilising a mix of traditional and innovative teaching methods in order to engage both the teachers and students in the learning process.
Since individuals learn in different ways, teaching is organised in a variety of ways:
- Training seminars
- Guided Discussions
- Practical cooking
- Directed Readings
- Case Studies
- Individual and Group Work
- Worksheets/ Surveys
- Role Playing
- Report back sessions and
- Inviting guest speaker/s
The specific teaching method used will depend on the nature of the subject being studied and number of students taking the course. Most of the courses also incorporate the use of videotapes and other audiovisual equipment and computer laboratories. Overhead projectors and handouts allied to a number of subjects are employed to facilitate learning by the students
Class Hours
You have approximately 21 hours of study time per week. Classes run across seven days and between 8am and 10:30pm. You will generally be expected to attend the college three days a week for around seven hours per day.
During study time you are allowed to work up to 20 hours per week. During the holidays you can work full time. Please see www.immi.gov.au for more information.
Example Timetable
Participation
Due to the essential role that classroom activities play in the assessment of your competencies, full participation within each and every class is a crucial element of satisfactory academic progress.
Without sufficient participation in class, your teacher will not be able assess you in the numerous occasions and in the multiple ways required to deem you as competent.
Delivery
Assessment will be centred on classroom activities and is competency based.
Competency Based Assessment requires you to demonstrate particular skills, or groups of skills, on numerous occasions and in multiple ways.
Each class will have its own unique assessment tasks which must be completed within the scheduled class time to demonstrate your competence.
Grading
Assessment will be evaluated on specific criteria and deemed as either ‘C’ Competent or ‘NYC’ Not Yet Competent.
Pastoral Care System
BIT has introduced a pastoral care system, together with an early intervention strategy. The major objective is to quickly identify students who may be experiencing problems in their course of study and to provide a strong, supportive framework to help students overcome such problems. This will generally include conducting extra classes to assist students to achieve competency in the units/modules they undertake. The support framework provides students with a minimum of 3 opportunities to achieve competency in the units they undertake.
Repeating a Unit
Where an overseas student fails to successfully complete a unit of competency there is a possibility of undertaking ‘catch up’ classes and assessment . These classes are generally conducted by the Pastoral Care Teacher and incur an additional cost of $200 per unit. If a student is required to take extra units to complete a course of study at the end of their scheduled program, and the remaining units do not constitute a full-time load, the student may complete the units with a less than full-time load. This applies to overseas students who are required to repeat units of study, however, BIT will not allow them to repeat any unit more than once.
Gaining Relevant Experience
If you are undertaking the commercial cookery stream, it is a most important requirement that you provide evidence of “relevant” industry experience. Relevant industry experience can be paid, or unpaid, work. BIT provides a part of this experience in its three fully commercial restaurant/kitchen facilities at the Braybrook Hotel, The Basement and at the Jam Factory in South Yarra. You will also be required to find employment in the food services industry, during your course, to gather additional, relevant industry experience. When you commence your studies, you will be provided with an industry log-book and it is your responsibility to record evidence of this experience.
Please note that you will not be eligible to receive the award for this course until you have completely satisfied this requirement.
