This qualification reflects the role of highly skilled senior managers who use a broad range of hospitality skills combined with specialised managerial skills and substantial knowledge of industry to coordinate hospitality operations. They operate with significant autonomy and are responsible for making strategic business management decisions.

This qualification provides a pathway to work in any hospitality industry sector and for a diversity of employers including restaurants, hotels, motels, catering operations, clubs, pubs, cafés, and coffee shops. This qualification allows for multi-skilling and for specialisation in accommodation services, cookery, food and beverage and gaming.

Possible job titles include:

area manager or operations manager
café owner or manager
club secretary or manager
executive chef
executive housekeeper
executive sous chef
food and beverage manager
head chef
motel owner or manager
rooms division manager.
No occupational licensing, certification or specific legislative requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.