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 155 reviews fromSee all reviews review us onJosh HillJosh Hill ★★★★★ Did a bar course there recently. Great experience; Jim Sophie and Steph are all great instructors. Would recommend if you're looking for somewhere to get trained.Cha LaCha La ★★★★★ jim was grateCorbin LivingstoneCorbin Livingstone ★★★★★ Jim was great, Steph was better and Sophie was the best. Would recommend.elara yauelara yau ★★★★★ Hugo MarshallHugo Marshall ★★★★★ Bar course was great. Steph, sophie and jim were terrific. Highly recomendKevin GeorgeKevin George ★★★★★ Soph, Jim and Steph were all great for 3 days I was with them. I definitely recommend!Mark TaylorMark Taylor ★★★★★ James GiasoumiJames Giasoumi ★★★★★ This was such an amazing experience. We took the short 4 day coffee course and had such a pleasant experience. Sophie and Steph were such great teachers and we learned so much. Also Steph R. Looks like Arianna Grande!!!Emilie KuhnellEmilie Kuhnell ★★★★★ Sophie, Lynn and Steph R are amazing teachers, this course is fun, and the teachers are super helpful and are receptive to questions and asking for assistance with making your drinks and the theory workDeadringer 15Deadringer 15 ★★★★★ The coffee course was amazing and very insight few. Sophie and Steph.R were awesome teachersJonathan MuscatJonathan Muscat ★★★★★ Sophie and Steph R are amazing very knowledgeable and very helpful with the class workThe only thing I would suggest is more teachers so when the students need help they are enough teachers to go around and smaller classesTishani G GrioliTishani G Grioli ★★★★★ Serve it up offers an excellent range of courses , the trainers are all fantastic and are so accomodating to accessibility needs.Teng TeeTeng Tee ★★★★★ Did the Coffee Job Ready course. Thanking the trainers Sophie & Steph R for all your guidance & encouragement. I learnt a lot & had fun doing it. Thanks again....Ray PattawattanayothinRay Pattawattanayothin ★★★★★ Sophie and StephR are rock. They have knowledge and passion with what they do! Fun! 😀🥳Li in MelbourneLi in Melbourne ★★★★★ Took the Coffee Job Ready 4 day course at Serve It Up. Sophie and Steph R were excellent! So patient with the group and made the few days of learning everything about coffee very fun! Thanks!Tyrone PalmerTyrone Palmer ★★★★☆ Sophie and Steph R were very informative and patient throughout the course. Making it easy and fun to learn!Shanthi NadarajaShanthi Nadaraja ★★★★★ Kaye 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.js_loader