SITHKOP002
Plan and cost basic menus
This unit is an accredited training resource consistent with the Nationally Recognised Training requirements for Vocational Education and Training (VET) and is ideal for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) in Australia. It consists of Learning Resource Material (instructional theory), an Assessment Workbook, and information about assessment mapping to the Performance Criteria, Knowledge Evidence, and Performance Evidence requirements of this accredited unit.
Our SITHKOP002 training product is available for purchase as a hardcopy (printed) book in both Learner Guide and Trainer/Assessor Guide variants. This unit is available for enrolment and online training/assessment via Catapult LMS (Learning Management System). NOTE: If you are a training provider, please do your own validation, in accordance with your Training and Assessment Strategy (TAS).
$15.00 inc GST
Unit information about the SITHKOP002 training material in this resource
SITHKOP002 information from training.gov.au.
Application
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to plan and cost basic menus for dishes or food product ranges for any type of cuisine or food service style. It requires the ability to identify customer preferences, plan menus to meet customer and business needs, cost menus and evaluate their success.
It does not cover the specialist skills used by senior catering managers and chefs to design and cost complex menus after researching market preferences and trends. Those skills are covered in SITHKOP007 Design and cost menus.
The unit applies to hospitality and catering organisations. Menus can be for ongoing food service, for an event or function, or for a food product range such as patisserie products.
It applies to cooks, patissiers and catering personnel who usually work under the guidance of more senior chefs.
Unit mapping information
SITHKOP302 Plan and cost basic menus
Licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements
No occupational licensing, certification or specific legislative requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Foundation skills
Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.
Unit sector or competency field
Hospitality—Kitchen Operations
Prerequisite, co-requisite or interdependent assessment of units
Not applicable
Assessment conditions
Skills must be demonstrated in a hospitality business operation where menus are planned and costed. This can be:
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an industry workplace
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a simulated industry environment or activity
Assessment must ensure access to:
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commercial information:
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preferred supplier arrangements
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purchase specifications
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sources of negotiated cost of supply:
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tariffs
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price lists
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product information:
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food preparation lists
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menus for restaurants
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price lists
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recipes
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costs of food supply for food service businesses
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menus for the variety of cuisines and service styles specified in the performance evidence
Assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training Organisations’ requirements for assessors; and:
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have worked in industry for at least three years where they have applied the skills and knowledge of this unit of competency