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

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

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

Hospitality Bachelor's Degrees

Hospitality Diplomas

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.

Food service supervisors supervise, direct and coordinate the activities of workers who prepare, portion and serve food. They are employed by hospitals and other health care establishments and by cafeterias, catering companies and other food service establishments.

Accommodation, travel, tourism and related services supervisors supervise and coordinate the activities of hotel accommodation service clerks, casino workers, reservation clerks and other travel and accommodations workers not elsewhere classified. They are employed by service establishments throughout the public and private sectors.

Hotel front desk clerks make room reservations, provide information and services to guests and receive payment for services. They are employed by hotels, motels and resorts.

The Hospitality Management Diploma will equip you with the knowledge, management and practical skills needed to pursue supervisory and management careers in the rapidly expanding hospitality industry both locally and internationally. Because of the high demand for applied skills, this is a mandatory two term workplace education program. Workplace education provides you with opportunities to integrate your studies with a period of relevant work experience.

Hospitality Management Diploma

The Hospitality Management Diploma provides you with marketing and management principles associated with lodging and restaurant operations. If you already have experience in the field, the program offers an opportunity to expand your marketing and management theory and practice in preparation for university transfer or management training programs. You'll also have the option to participate in the Business Internship Program. 

The Hospitality Management diploma teaches professional business management practices for careers in hotels, cruise ships, convention centres, and dining establishments. You will learn effective communication and leadership skills for the hospitality sector; financial decision-making in the context of a hospitality enterprise; ethical practices and legal frameworks within the hospitality industry; hands-on food and beverage service; front-of-house and back-of-house hotel and restaurant operations, and more.

The Hospitality Management Diploma allows you to acquire hospitality knowledge through a blend of classroom learning, and experiential activities in an on-campus dining room, in teaching kitchens and participation in special events. You'll be required to complete two paid co-operative work placements where they apply their learning at resorts throughout British Columbia and Alberta. The program is designed to prepare students for a wide range of supervisory and management positions in the tourism industry. 

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