SERVE IT UP

Government Funded Courses Available

Hospitality Courses Melbourne

Serve It Up was established 2011 and is an approved registered training organisation (RTO 22542) that specialises in delivering contemporary hospitality courses in Melbourne. Our vision is to create a unique training environment that connects employers with skilled students – building real skills for real jobs. Serve It Up has a Skills First Funding contract which gives us the ability to offer a range of government funded courses in Melbourne and Victoria to eligible individuals.

Courses

Espress Yourself - Barista Course

4 day skill set covering barista coffee, customer service & food handling certificate.

Barista Coffee + Job Ready Tickets

Fully funded 4 day dual skill set. Plus a bonus RSA.

Bar & Service + Job Ready Tickets

Fully funded 3 day dual skill set. Plus a bonus RSA.  

The Full Serve - Certificate IV Hospitality

Includes bar, cocktails, RSA, barista coffee, customer service, coaching, leadership & more. Government funding available.

RSA - Responsible Service of Alcohol

Online or classroom options.

Food Handlers' Certificate

Online Food handlers level 1, or compete the skill set in food safety supervision with government funding available.

Certificate III Hospitality

Available as a traineeship, with licensed and non-alcoholic streams. Government funding available.

Why we are different

We have a state of the art, three level training facility in West Melbourne, which includes our own cafe and restaurant “Hunters & Disciples”.  Our students have the option to work at Hunters & Disciples, which provides them real experience and skills needed to land a job in Melbourne’s elite hospitality scene. 

We invite hospitality employers to our venue to recruit our students directly. We also provide free referral services for employers, helping our students get jobs and employers recruit trained and suitable staff. 

We support our students every step of the way. We offer extra skills sessions, one-one support and a fun place to come and learn.  

 

we get to know our students and are here to help them achieve their goals

Trainers and Staff

All trainers come directly from the hospitality industry and are still acting as industry consultants. We focus on real skills to get you real jobs.

Serve It Up acknowledges Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures; and to Elders both past and present.

Serve It Up celebrates our diversity and welcome all students, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, sexually and gender diverse people, people with lived experience of adversity, and from people of all ages

Serve It Up is a child safe organisation and we are committed to providing environments where our students are safe and feel safe, where their participation is valued, their views respected, and their voices are heard about decisions that affect their lives. For further information, please refer to our student handbook.

Choose the right option for your career

Did you know the Hospitality Industry has been growing steadily over the past many years with the growth attributed to factors such as a growing ‘foodie’ culture, the popularity among many individuals to owning a hospitality business, population growth and an increase in consumer demand. (Source: Australian Industry and Skills Committee)

WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT SERVE IT UP

Serve It UpServe It Up4.9 Based on 138 reviews fromSee all reviews review us onKaye TangKaye Tang ★★★★★ Fantastic staff and a great place to learn hospitality. They were very helpful, I'm over 55 and I learned a lot. They included lunch, which delicious. A great location, only a couple of blocks away from North Melbourne train station, making it easy to get there. Thanks to everyone who works there.Charlotte SimcicCharlotte Simcic ★★★★★ I did the coffee 4day courseIt was the best thing I ever did if your look for a course with coffee go hereThe staff there were wonderful at teaching the classes and they were good at explaining on what to doThank you for everythingPS Sophie if your reading this is a shout out to you the best teacher ever and hope to see you again in the futureLouis MurdochLouis Murdoch ★★★★★ I did Serve It Up's Barista course and it was great! Was very clear and organised and I feel pretty confident in making Coffees after the four days. Both Sophies and Ben were great teachers, super friendly and engagingfaisal ahmedfaisal ahmed ★★★★★ Save It Up is an excellent organization for a barista course. The teaching skills of Sophie, Ben, and Stuff are of a high standard, which provides confidence to students to work professionally.Ann KavinAnn Kavin ★★★★★ Thank you to all the staff & the teachers, they are friendly and helpful.Erin WilliamsErin Williams ★★★★★ Great experience, all of the instructors were so lovely and so helpful! the course was also very thorough and well designed.CharlieCharlie ★★★★★ Serve it up is an excellent school. I've been doing the barista course available and all of the trainers were excellent in teaching me the basic skills for being a barista. Ben, sophie, steph and jim were all great in teaching and giving the adequate skills. Would highly recommend if you would like to become a barista.Shannon FeeneyShannon Feeney ★★★★★ Gives heaps of practical experience, staff was very helpful and friendly !!MS (MIMI)MS (MIMI) ★★★★★ Had a great time learning how to make coffee with Sophie, Ben, Steph and Jim.Matilda LilfordMatilda Lilford ★★★★★ Barista course was lots of fun with a lot of useful information!mike oxlongmike oxlong ★★★★★ amazing barista course.maddy mccmaddy mcc ★★★★★ Amazing I love serve it upAlessio TeohAlessio Teoh ★★★★★ Currently doing a CERT IV course in hospitality aka “The Full Serve”, my trainer Sophie is full of knowledge and knows exactly what she’s doing. She answers everyone’s questions with a positive learning attitude.strawberryangelduststrawberryangeldust ★★★★☆ Sophie is the best!!! Attending her class is so much funTuanky VoTuanky Vo ★★★★★ Excellent experience. 10/10. Sophie was the best teacher everKylie ShengKylie Sheng ★★★★★ everyone here is very nice and the course is very informative for learning how to make coffees and cocktailsKaysha MallinsonKaysha Mallinson ★★★★☆ Sophie is pretty swaggy as a teacher nglKatie DriffieldKatie Driffield ★★★★★ super cool team & great learning spaceVivian TranVivian Tran ★★★★★ lovin itAshlea FullerAshlea Fuller ★★★★★ great trainers! would recommend 😊Sabrina R. ConnellySabrina R. Connelly ★★★★★ A great place with an amazing courses I highly recommend to anyone who loves hospitalityDebra MilesDebra Miles ★★★★★ I totally enjoyed every minute of the course I did. Amazing staff that are always willing to help. I would recommend serve it up to anyone who wants to do any certificate in what is offered at serve it up.Keep up the great work you are doing at serve it up.Akira MarieAkira Marie ★★★★★ I had the most wonderful week here learning how to make coffee properly and although I had the experience, there is so much more to learn and practice. The teachers here are AMAZING and it does make me want to keep studying 💕 I recommend 1000%!!!Sebastian HSebastian H ★★★★★ sharyn kosankesharyn kosanke ★★★★★ Very happy they very helpful and a delight to do any course through good luckMxHunttMxHuntt ★★★★★ lovely staff, very easy to learn 👍Georgia GoodrickGeorgia Goodrick ★★★★★ I did the bar and cocktail course. Staff is fantastic and it’s a great environment. I will be recommending this to people for sureTyler MarshTyler Marsh ★★★★★ Steph.R was an absolutely amazing teacher, she was very knowledgeable and friendly. I was able to learn lots during my course and would highly recommend her services 10/10LeeLee ★★★★★ Steph R is an amazing teacher, very knowledgeable and has an amazing grasp on making coffee and passes it on perfectly. Id highly recommend this class to anyone looking for experience in coffee!MarkMark ★★★★★ Miss Rye was a fantastic teacher. I would highly recommend her services, as she is very knowledgeable. 10/10Yöntem ÖzbilgiYöntem Özbilgi ★★★★★ I completed a Food Safety Supervision Skill Set course with serve it up and it was great, I learnt a lot of new things and the instructor Ash was super helpful throughout the demonstration part.Their back of house admin team were also amazing to assist in signing up and following the process for the course and anything else along the way. The facilities are also really good and the staff are all nice.Thank you so much Serve It Up to giving this opportunity for us with having no stress and issue. Would definitely recommend to everyone who wants get skills.Im planning to have a barista course with you in the future too.Christina NguyenChristina Nguyen ★★★★★ Sophie and Jim great trainer. It’s great experience to know about coffee how it made. I suggest who want to coffee barista jobs your career to this courseNadeem AfzalNadeem Afzal ★★★★★ Great experience learning from Sophie and Jim. This is the place to go if you want to learn everything about coffee.frankiefrankie ★★★★★ Soph was great! Amazingly patient with each individual, and generous with her time. Great explanations and made everyone comfortableLana TancredLana Tancred ★★★★★ Sophie was our instructor for the 4 day coffee course, and she was wonderful. We had a relatively large class, but she manabed us really well. The work is well paced and there are loads of resources for us to use so we can remember integral facts. The facilities are also really good and the staff are all nice. I am neurodivergent and they were well equipped and the course was accessible for me 🙂Qiuhua JiangQiuhua Jiang ★★★★★ Very useful, trainers are super nice, Thank you Sophia, Jim and others!Lucia Haikin HtooLucia Haikin Htoo ★★★★★ Great instructors, friendly staff, very comprehensive courses! Very hands on and I learned lotsZac MaileiZac Mailei ★★★★★ What a fantastic course the two Steph teachers are amazing warm and welcoming they make sure you understand and are clear about what they are teaching they are funny but serious about there job.Cody DaviesCody Davies ★★★★★ 1st day was mainly introduction made everything very clear and showed us everything. Day 2 and 3 we had steph Riley made everything very simple and easy to understand. Showed us procedures and related everything to real life situations to give us more of an understandable perspectivemanav virmanimanav virmani ★★★★★ GREAT !Felix SimpsonFelix Simpson ★★★★★ Have done 2 courses with SIU since 2022 and have found the quality absolutely astounding, great comprehensive courses that come free with skills first funding! Props to Steph A and Steph R for their teaching!!Timur Kaan GuneysuTimur Kaan Guneysu ★★★★★ Great atmosphere and learnt a lot, thanks guys !! Also met this guy called Beau that had the best bartending tips!!Alexander MitchellAlexander Mitchell ★★★★★ Great, fun atmosphere to learn. All the staff were friendly, welcoming and supportive.Sammy KimSammy Kim ★★★★★ 10 out of 10. Great and lively place!Kel O'TooleKel O'Toole ★★★★★ Both teachers were great, some interesting studentsmia maglicicmia maglicic ★★★★★ Amazing, great environment, friendly staff. All the staff and people are legends.- Mia and BeauMinh Giang DoMinh Giang Do ★★★★★ I currently attending the Bar+ Job ready course with Skill first funding, and I can’t highly recommend enough for anybody looking to get a job in hospitality industries. Our mentor Sophie and Jim are both kind, fun and supportive to our study, which makes the lesson more enjoyable! I will definitely came back next time to attend other program!yee yingyee ying ★★★★★ The Espresso Machine course was very informative and we got a lot of time for practice brewing coffee, frothing milk and all barista related stuff. RecommendedThuy NguyenThuy Nguyen ★★★★★ Great teachers ..very supportive..Very knowledgeableI cant recommend enough!!!Matthew BrasacchioMatthew Brasacchio ★★★★★ Serve it up is a fantastic place to do some hospitality training. Special shout out to Jim who took extra care and effort for many in the group who had not previously worked in hospitality to make sure we got all the basics right and made the experience really enjoyable.Would definitely recommend if you want want to touch up on service/ bar skills or are a beginner. All staff are really nice and make sure you are properly prepared to work in industry!js_loader