ANZSCO 351112: Pastrycook

ANZSCO 351112: Pastrycook

Skill Level: 3 | Assessing Authority: TRA

Job Description

Prepares and bakes buns, cakes, biscuits and pastry goods.

Specialisation:

• Cake Decorator

Job Duties:

• checking the cleanliness of equipment and operation of premises before production runs to ensure compliance with occupational health and safety regulations
• checking the quality of raw materials and weighing ingredients
• kneading, maturing, cutting, moulding, mixing and shaping dough and pastry goods
• preparing pastry fillings
• monitoring oven temperatures and product appearance to determine baking times
• coordinating the forming, loading, baking, unloading, de-panning and cooling of batches of bread, rolls and pastry products
• glazing buns and pastries, and decorating cakes with cream and icing
• operating machines which roll and mould dough and cut biscuits
• emptying, cleaning and greasing baking trays, tins and other cooking equipment

Skills Assessment Pathway

A skills assessment determines if you have the skills and experience necessary to work in Australia at the required level for your occupation. There are two skills assessment pathways for Pastrycook either Pathway 1 or Pathway 2 depends on whether you have or don’t have an accepted Australian qualification

Pathway 1: You don’t have an Australian qualification

As part of the skill assessment application process, you must have:

• 5 years’ employment experience as a Pastrycook with no formal training OR
• 3 years’ employment experience as a Pastrycook with relevant formal training. Formal training is training that aligns with the national training standards in your country of training.
• At least 12 months working full time as a Pastrycook within the last 3 years.
• Your evidence must show you have worked in your occupation and must be able to verify.

Pathway 2 – You do have an Australian qualification

As part of the skill assessment application process, you must have:

• An Australian qualification including a Statement of Results.
• 3 years’ employment experience as a Pastrycook.
• At least 12 months working full time as a Pastrycook within the last 3 years.
• Your evidence must show you have worked in your occupation and must be able to verify.

Skill Assessment Outcome

If you successfully completed skill assessment with positive outcome you will receive the following:

• an Australian Certificate III in Pastrycook qualification and a Statement of Results
• a migration outcome letter if the assessment is to support your visa application.