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Certificate IV in Kitchen Management

Certificate IV

Duration

6 months – 2.1 years

Indicative Cost

$2,700 – $55,500

AUD — confirm with college

Colleges

379

ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA

Median cost

$21,000

Half charge more, half less

What this course is

Certificate IV in Kitchen Management is a certificate iv that typically takes 6 months – 2.1 years and is offered by 379 accredited providers across ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA in the field of Food, Hospitality and Personal Services.

Estimated total cost of study

Based on tuition from the CRICOS register, DHA living cost figures, and the current student visa application charge. Duration: 0.5 years – 2.1 years.

Tuition

Total course cost as registered on the CRICOS register. Confirm current fees directly with the provider before applying.

$2,700 – $55,500

Living costs

DHA financial capacity figure — $29,710/year × 0.5 years – 2.1 years. This is the amount DHA requires students to demonstrate access to; actual living costs vary by city and lifestyle.

$13,712 – $61,705

Student visa application charge (Subclass 500)

Government fee, primary applicant. Effective 1 July 2026.

$2,500

Estimated total

Range reflects different providers offering this course.

$18,912 – $119,705

Not included: Health cover (OSHC) and medical exam costs. OSHC cost varies by approved provider and policy length. There is no government-set price — each provider (ahm, Allianz Care, BUPA, CBHS, Medibank, nib) sets their own rates independently. No verified figure is available for medical exam and biometric costs either.

Tuition source: CRICOS register (Commonwealth of Australia). Retrieved from the Australian CRICOS register. Not guaranteed current — confirm fees directly with the provider.

Living costs source: Migration (LIN 19/198) Amendment (LIN 24/042) Specification 2024 — Federal Register of Legislation (F2024L00529). Retrieved 2026-08-07. Effective 2024-05-10.

Visa charge source: Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (2026 Measures No. 1) Regulations 2026 (F2026L00874). Retrieved 2026-08-07. Effective 2026-07-01.

Where you can study this course

379 colleges on the CRICOS register offer this course. Narrow the list, or sort it by a figure that matters to you.

Colleges shown
379

8 states and territories

Median cost
A$21,000

Half charge more, half charge less

What colleges charge for this course (select a column to narrow the list)

A$0median A$21kA$55k+

The same course, the same register. Each column is the total fee recorded against the course, in dollars. Where a college sits on this spread is worth asking them about.

State
Type
  • GSB College Pty LtdQLD6 monthsA$2,700A$104/week
  • Times College Pty LtdVIC6 monthsA$4,200A$175/week
  • Insight Institute of Further Studies Pty LtdVIC6 monthsA$6,250A$260/week
  • Stanley International College Pty LtdWA6 monthsA$6,580A$253/week
  • Superior Technical College Pty LtdWA6 monthsA$6,650A$256/week
  • JMDEDU PTY LTDVIC6 monthsA$6,700A$279/week
  • Golden Wattle Group Pty LtdSA7 monthsA$6,900A$230/week
  • Perth College Of Business and Technology Pty LtdWA6 monthsA$6,900A$265/week
  • ABBI Educational Services Pty LtdSA6 monthsA$7,000A$269/week
  • Australian Adelaide International College Pty LtdSA8 monthsA$7,250A$220/week
  • Bush Tukka Pty LtdSA7 monthsA$7,500A$250/week
  • Advith Education Pty LtdNSW6 monthsA$7,500A$288/week
  • Box Hill InstituteVIC6 monthsA$7,918A$305/week
  • BRUNSWICK INSTITUTE PTY LTDVIC6 monthsA$8,000A$308/week
  • TRIDENT EDUCATION AUSTRALIA PTY LTDVIC1.5 yearsA$9,000A$115/week
  • Gordon Institute of TAFEVIC6 monthsA$9,620A$370/week
  • Melbourne PolytechnicVIC1.5 yearsA$10,130A$130/week
  • Canberra Institute of TechnologyACT6 monthsA$10,140A$390/week
  • Davies Institute Pty LtdQLD1 yearA$10,500A$202/week
  • Cairns College of English Pty LtdQLD1 yearA$11,000A$212/week
  • TasTAFETAS6 monthsA$11,190A$430/week
  • Department of Training and Workforce DevelopmentWA6 monthsA$11,280A$434/week
  • Le Cordon Bleu Australia Pty LimitedSA1.8 yearsA$12,428A$134/week
  • TAFE SASA6 monthsA$12,435A$478/week
  • UMA Education Solutions LtdNSW1 yearA$12,700A$244/week
  • The Queensland Institute of Commerce and Technology Pty LtdVIC1.2 yearsA$12,990A$217/week
  • Kingston International College Pty LtdWA6 monthsA$13,000A$500/week
  • Vanshraj Enterprises Pty LtdVIC1.4 yearsA$13,050A$179/week
  • Australian Hospitality Skills Recognition Pty LtdQLD1.5 yearsA$13,150A$169/week
  • Sunway International College Pty LtdNSW1.5 yearsA$13,200A$169/week
  • Aurora Training Institute Pty LtdQLD1.1 yearsA$13,300A$238/week
  • Australian National Institute of Business & Technology Pty LtdVIC1.3 yearsA$13,500A$199/week
  • BJSB Pty LtdVIC1.5 yearsA$13,750A$181/week
  • International Institute of Management Pty LtdQLD1.5 yearsA$13,990A$179/week
  • International College of Advanced Education Pty LtdNT1 yearA$14,000A$269/week
  • Clinton Education Pty LtdVIC1.5 yearsA$14,500A$186/week
  • Sharma Education Pty LtdVIC1.5 yearsA$14,550A$187/week
  • Austrasia International College of Management Pty LtdNSW1.4 yearsA$14,600A$195/week
  • Angel Education Group Pty Ltd ATF Angel Education Group Unit TrustQLD1.5 yearsA$14,800A$190/week
  • GOLD COAST INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE PTY. LTD.QLD1.5 yearsA$14,800A$195/week
  • INTERNATIONAL FITNESS INSTITUTE PTY LTDQLD1.4 yearsA$14,850A$206/week
  • NEW YORK COLLEGE PTY. LTD.QLD1.2 yearsA$14,990A$250/week
  • Envirotech Education Pty LtdQLD1.1 yearsA$15,000A$259/week
  • Apex Institute of Education Pty LtdNSW1.5 yearsA$15,000A$192/week
  • Australian Careers Education Pty. Ltd.VIC1.6 yearsA$15,000A$185/week
  • Apex Institute of Management Pty LtdVIC1.5 yearsA$15,000A$192/week
  • Radix Education Pty LtdACT1.5 yearsA$15,050A$193/week
  • Horizon Training Institute Pty LtdVIC1.5 yearsA$15,499A$194/week
  • GLOBAL COLLEGE AUSTRALASIA PTY. LTD.WA1.4 yearsA$15,650A$214/week
  • Lyons Education Group Pty LtdVIC1.5 yearsA$15,750A$202/week

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Source: CRICOS register, Commonwealth of Australia, licensed under CC BY 2.5 AU. The register is authoritative for registration, provider and course code. It is not authoritative for fees, duration or intake dates — those are provider-published, and the college is the one to confirm them with.

Entry requirements

The CRICOS register does not publish entry requirements. They are set and published by each provider. Open the provider's own page for the requirements that apply to a given course and intake.

Course details and pricing are from the Australian CRICOS register. Providers may have updated their offerings, confirm directly with the provider before applying.

Questions about Certificate IV in Kitchen Management

Answered from the records on this page.

How much does this course actually cost?
Across the 379 colleges with a fee recorded, this course runs from A$2,700 to A$55,500, with a middle figure of A$21,000. That is the same qualification on the same register — the spread is real, and it is the reason the list above can be sorted by price and by cost per week. Fees come from the CRICOS register, which is not authoritative for what a college charges today.
Why does a price here differ from the college's own website?
The register records what the provider lodged. The provider's own page records what they charge now. Where the two differ, the college is the one to trust — always confirm the fee, the course length and the intake dates with them before you apply or pay anything.
Does it matter which state I study this in?
This course is registered with colleges across 8 states and territories, and the fee varies between them — you can see the spread above. Living costs also differ by city, and that difference is often larger than the difference in tuition. What we cannot tell you is which is right for you; that depends on things this register does not record.
What does this page not tell me?
Entry requirements, English language levels, intake dates and what the course leads to afterwards. The CRICOS register does not publish any of those, so neither do we. Entry requirements are set by each college. For anything about a visa, a registered migration agent is the person to ask — every one of them holds a number issued by the Migration Agents Registration Authority.

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