CafEducation
CafEducation: Real-World Vocational Learning for Senior Students in Melbourne
CafEducation is Berengarra School’s onsite café and vocational learning hub, where senior students gain real workplace experience while completing the Victorian Pathways Certificate (VPC) or VCE Vocational Major (VM). Through industry-based training, nationally recognised qualifications and hands-on customer service experience, students develop the skills, confidence and employability needed for success beyond school.
Real Café Experience and Training
Supported by our dedicated VET Teacher and Café Manager, students learn within a real customer-facing café environment. Students participate in food preparation, customer service, point-of-sale transactions, teamwork and daily café operations while developing industry-specific skills required for employment. Alongside practical experience, students complete barista and food safety training and may also undertake work placement opportunities or a School-Based Apprenticeship/Traineeship (SBAT).
What students can gain at CafEducation
Students build practical skills and confidence through real work in a supportive café environment.
Certificate II in Hospitality
Students may work towards Hospitality qualifications through IVET developing food preparation and safety to customer service and teamwork skills, gaining the confidence and capabilities to thrive in hospitality environments.
Explore IVET hospitality trainingFood Safety & Barista Training
Students practise preparing coffee, serving customers, caring for café equipment and following food safety and hygiene practices.
Ask us about the trainingWork Placement & SBATs
Students can build experience through work placement. Eligible students may also explore an SBAT, combining school with training and paid work.
Find out about SBATsBuilding Confidence Through Real Experience
CafEducation provides students with an authentic workplace experience where they can develop practical skills, gain nationally recognised qualifications, explore career pathways and build the confidence needed for life beyond school. Through vocational learning, students are supported to develop independence, responsibility and a strong foundation for future education, training and employment.
“Our son attended Berengarra School from year 7 at Box Hill until the completion of his VCAL certificate at the Chadstone Campus until he graduated. We cannot thank the school enough for providing him an education which he otherwise would not have received.“
Parent of graduating student