Terms & Conditions of Enrolment
RUNNER ENTRY LEVEL 1 — TWO-DAY TRAINING COURSE
Hospitality Cornerstone Pty Ltd · ABN 95 698 170 437
Version 1.0 — Effective 10 June 2026
These Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) apply to your enrolment in the
Runner Entry Level 1 training programme (“the Programme”) delivered by
Hospitality Cornerstone Pty Ltd (ABN 95 698 170 437) (“Hospitality
Cornerstone”, “we”, “us”). By purchasing a place in the Programme, you
confirm that you have read, understood and agree to these Terms.
1. What the Programme Is — and Is Not
The Programme is a 16-hour practical training course delivered over two
consecutive days (Saturday and Sunday), covering safe floor movement,
plate carrying, clearing technique and guest communication for
entry-level restaurant runners. It concludes with an individual
practical assessment on Day 2.
You acknowledge and agree that:
- The Programme is privately developed industry training. It is not
nationally accredited and does not lead to a qualification under the
Australian Qualifications Framework.
- Hospitality Cornerstone is a training provider, not a recruitment
agency. We do not guarantee employment, job interviews or job
placement of any kind.
- Completion or passing of the Programme does not entitle you to work
at any particular venue.
2. Pass / Fail Assessment — Important Disclosure
Passing is not guaranteed. Your fee pays for training and assessment
against a fixed standard — it does not pay for a passing result. Some
participants do not pass.
The Day 2 assessment is conducted against a fixed, pre-defined standard
that is the same for every participant in every cohort. Your result is
binary: pass or fail. There are no partial passes, graded results or
exceptions.
If you pass, you will receive a Certificate of Completion, your graduate
profile will be made available to hiring venues (see clause 9), and you
become eligible for enrolment in higher-level programmes.
If you do not pass, you will receive specific, private feedback
identifying the exact criteria not met. A failed assessment is not a
fault in the Programme and does not entitle you to a refund.
3. Re-Attempts
If you do not pass, you may re-attempt the Programme by enrolling in a
future cohort. Re-attempts require full re-entry into the complete
two-day Programme at the full course fee then current (currently A$299).
Partial re-entry or assessment-only re-attempts are not available. A
minimum of 7 days must pass between your assessment and any re-attempt.
Re-attempts are charged at the full course fee. There is no discounted
resit. Please be certain you understand this before enrolling.
4. Eligibility
To enrol, you must:
- Be at least 18 years of age on the first day of your cohort. We may
request photo identification and may refuse participation, without
refund, where proof of age is not provided on request.
- Have sufficient English to follow safety instructions and
participate in spoken communication drills, which form part of the
assessed standard.
- Be physically able to participate in 16 hours of largely
on-your-feet practical training, including carrying weighted plates,
walking continuously and bending. By enrolling you declare that you
are physically able to safely participate.
You must disclose to us before the cohort begins any injury or condition
that may affect your safe participation. We may, acting reasonably,
defer your enrolment to a later cohort on safety grounds.
5. Enrolment, Fees and Payment
- The course fee is A$299 per person unless a current promotional
price applies, payable in full at the time of booking through our
website.
- Your seat is confirmed only when payment has been received. Seats
are limited per cohort and are allocated in order of payment.
- Each booking is for one named participant and is not transferable to
another person without our written agreement.
6. Cancellations, Refunds and Transfers
If you cancel:
- 7 days or more before Day 1 of your cohort: full refund.
- Less than 7 days before Day 1: no refund, but one free transfer to a
later cohort of your choice, subject to availability. A transferred
booking that is subsequently cancelled or not attended is forfeited.
- Failure to attend without notice (no-show): your fee is forfeited.
If we cancel or reschedule:
- Each cohort requires a minimum of 5 enrolled participants to
proceed. If a cohort does not reach the minimum, or we must cancel
or reschedule for any other reason, you may choose either a full
refund or a free transfer to a later cohort.
Nothing in this clause excludes, restricts or modifies any right or
remedy you have under the Australian Consumer Law, including consumer
guarantees that cannot be excluded.
7. Attendance
The Programme is cumulative: Day 2 builds directly on Day 1 and the
assessment cannot be conducted safely or fairly without full attendance.
You must attend both days in full to be assessed. If you miss Day 1, or
arrive so late that, in the trainer’s reasonable judgement, you cannot
safely catch up, you will be offered one free transfer to a later cohort
in place of continuing. No partial-attendance assessment is available.
8. Safety, Conduct and Withdrawal
Training involves real plates, real cutlery and continuous movement in a
shared space. For everyone’s safety:
- You must wear closed, non-slip footwear on both days. Participants
without suitable footwear cannot train and will be treated as a
no-show for that day.
- You must follow all trainer and assessor instructions immediately.
You will be withdrawn from the Programme immediately and without refund
for any of the following: any unsafe action creating genuine risk of
injury to any person; physical aggression or threatening behaviour;
deliberate sabotage of another participant’s drill or equipment;
consistent refusal to follow direct trainer instruction after two clear
warnings; or attending under the influence of alcohol or other
substances.
9. Filming, Photography and Graduate Database
The following are conditions of enrolment and apply to every
participant:
- Training sessions are photographed and filmed for Hospitality
Cornerstone’s training records and marketing. By enrolling, you
accept that you may appear incidentally in photos and footage of
training (for example, in wide shots of group drills).
- If you pass the assessment, your name, result and graduate profile
will be shared with hospitality venues seeking trained runners. This
sharing is the primary pathway by which venues find our graduates
and is a core part of the Programme.
Separately, at enrolment you will be asked for one optional consent:
- Featured marketing consent — permission for us to feature you
identifiably in our marketing, such as close-up photos or video,
content using your name, or testimonials. If you decline, we will
not build marketing content around you, and your decision does not
affect your training or assessment in any way. You may withdraw this
consent at any time.
All of the above is governed by our Privacy Policy.
10. Certificates
The Certificate of Completion certifies that you completed the assessed
requirements of Runner Entry Level 1 against the Hospitality Cornerstone
standard on the date shown. It is not an accredited qualification, a
licence, or a guarantee of employment, and we make no representation
about how any employer will treat it.
11. Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, and subject always to the
Australian Consumer Law, Hospitality Cornerstone excludes liability for
indirect or consequential loss arising from your participation in the
Programme, and our total liability is limited to the amount you paid for
the Programme. We do not exclude liability that cannot lawfully be
excluded, including liability for death or personal injury caused by our
negligence.
You acknowledge that practical hospitality training involves inherent
physical activity and that you participate having declared your fitness
to do so under clause 4.
12. Privacy
We collect and handle your personal information in accordance with our
Privacy Policy, available on our website. By enrolling, you confirm you
have had the opportunity to read it.
13. General
- We may update these Terms from time to time. The version in force at
the time of your booking applies to that booking.
- These Terms are governed by the laws of New South Wales, Australia.
- Questions about these Terms: info@hospitalitycornerstone.com.au.

