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July 26, 2024

Academia Celebrates Culinary Triumph: Wen Peng Chang Crowned AusTafe Best Culinary Student of 2024 and Victorian State Champion!

We are delighted to announce that Wen Peng Chang, a talented student from Academia, has been named the AusTafe Best Culinary Student of 2024 and crowned the Victorian Champion! We are very proud of his achievements, which are a testament to the excellence we strive for here at Academia. At Academia, we aim for excellence, not just for our institution...
Categories Awards/Commercial Cookery/Cooking/Hospitality/Hospitality Training
October 31, 2020

Patisserie vs. commercial cookery courses in Melbourne

We Australians love our cafes and restaurants – nowhere is this more obvious than in Melbourne! Just one question: what do you need to study to start a career in the highly-competitive hospitality and food service sector? A commercial cookery course is one of the most common pathways – however, that isn’t the only option open to you. Our patisserie...
Categories Commercial Cookery/Cooking/Hospitality/Patisserie/Study in Brisbane/Study in Melbourne
September 26, 2020

How COVID has changed hygiene training in hospitality courses

Proper hygiene has been drilled into us since we were kids. Wash your hands! Cover your mouth when you sneeze! Brush your teeth! What you might not know is that these aren’t just important in your day-to-day life, but in the hospitality industry as well! Hospitality courses like our commercial cookery courses in Melbourne aren’t all about learning how to...
Categories Commercial Cookery/Cooking/Hospitality/Hospitality Management/Hospitality Training/Study in Brisbane/Study in Melbourne/Study Online
September 4, 2020

What theoretical learning is involved with commercial cookery?

When you think of a commercial cookery course, you things like: Handling kitchen equipment Honing basic chopping and dicing skills Learning different cooking techniques What a lot of prospective students might not realise is that commercial cookery isn’t all about cooking! In addition to practical cooking skills, it’s important that commercial cookery students enter the workplace with theoretical knowledge to...
Categories Commercial Cookery/Cooking/Hospitality/Hospitality Training/Study in Brisbane/Study in Melbourne/Study Online
March 19, 2020

Want to study commercial cookery? We tackle some common myths

What next for your career? It’s a big decision – one that you’ll no doubt want to put a lot of thought into. If a career in the kitchen sounds right for you, then you should seriously start thinking about enrolling in a commercial cookery course in Brisbane. Of course, as with many decisions, there’s a lot of information going...
Categories Commercial Cookery/Cooking/Government Funding Scheme/Hospitality/Hospitality Management/Hospitality Training/Study in Brisbane/Study in Melbourne/Training/Vocational Training
February 14, 2020

Studying patisserie leads to a rewarding (and fun!) career

Pastry chef: is it the right career choice for you? If you have a massive sweet tooth and some great skills in the kitchen, then the answer is a resounding “yes!” Think of the delight that comes with crafting cakes, decorating cupcakes, and baking cookies. Now imagine getting to do all of that for a living. It sounds almost too...
Categories Hospitality/Hospitality Management/Hospitality Training/Patisserie/Study in Brisbane/Study in Melbourne/Training/Vocational Training