Confirm with the certifying body that your intended program qualifies you for this certification.

To work as a conference or event planner, you may require a Certified Meeting Professional designation. Eligibility is achieved through successful completion of the certifying examinations.

Conference and event planners

Accommodation service managers

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to serve as general managers and directors of hospitality operations on a system-wide basis, including both travel arrangements and promotion and the provision of traveller facilities. These programs include courses in principles of operations in the travel and tourism, hotel and lodging facilities, food services, and recreation facilities industries; hospitality marketing strategies; hospitality planning; management and coordination of franchise and unit operations; business management; accounting and financial management; hospitality transportation and logistics; and hospitality industry policies and regulations.

Hospitality administration/management, general

Tourism Management Master's Degrees

Hospitality Bachelor's Degrees

Conference and event planners plan, organize and coordinate conferences, conventions, meetings, seminars, exhibitions, trade shows, festivals and other events. They are employed by tourism associations, trade and professional associations, convention and conference centres, governments and by conference and event planning companies, or they may be self-employed.

Accommodation service managers plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the operations of an accommodation establishment or of a department within such an establishment. They are employed by hotels, motels, resorts, student residences and other accommodation establishments, or they may be self-employed.

FOODSAFE Level 1 is required for food service establishment operators and front line food service workers such as cooks, servers, bussers, dishwashers, and deli workers. FOODSAFE Level 2 is required for foodservice owners, managers, kitchen managers, and executive chefs who have taken Level 1. You can earn these certifications through successful completions of the courses.

Food service supervisors

Accommodation, travel, tourism and related services supervisors

To work as a hotel front desk clerk in B.C., you may choose to earn the Tourism Certified Professional (Front Desk Agent) certification. The certification is earned by completing the emerit Front Desk Agent training program requirements.

Hotel front desk clerks

Hospitality Diplomas

The Bachelor of Hospitality Management degree allows you to get a comprehensive understanding of business practices in the hospitality industry. Learn to manage guest services for hotels, cruise ships, convention centres, and fine dining establishments. You will learn planning, design, and implementation of hospitality initiatives; business and community impact evaluation; financial and operations management; research and statistical analysis; E-business and social media marketing, and more

Hospitality Management: Bachelor's Degree

In the Bachelor of Hospitality Management Degree, you'll have the opportunity to develop strong industry connections and gain technical and practical skills in areas of hospitality marketing, accounting, human resources, management and more. The program balances academic and applied skills by designing learning opportunities where learners apply theories in hospitality business simulated environments as well as in co-operative/internship placements. The program prepares you to work in diverse fields such as hotel management, tourism programs, and sales and marketing.

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Hospitality Bachelor's Degrees

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