Leticia Pontes
Leticia is one of our amazing students from Brazil, studying for the Diploma in Hospitality and Tourism Management Co-op. She works for After Breast Cancer as an events coordinator in completion of her co-op program.
Diploma in Hospitality and Tourism Management Co-op
This one-year program will give you the skills to begin and succeed in a career in hospitality and tourism. It focuses on the most up-to-date developments in the hospitality industry and is powered by Oracle Hospitality and Knowledge Matters' Case Simulations Hospitality Collection.
This program qualifies for Second Career funding.
Fees & Facts
Fees:
$12,495 CAD
Fees after scholarship*
$9,000 CAD international students
$3,540 CAD domestic students
*Additional fees apply. Please see Fees page to learn more.
Duration:
Full-time:
Academic: 24 weeks in-class and 24 weeks Co-op
Total length: 66 weeks including scheduled breaks
Start Dates: Blended Learning
March 1, 2021
May 3, 2021
July 5, 2021
September 7, 2021
November 1, 2021
January 10, 2022
March 7, 2022
May 2, 2022
July 4, 2022
September 6, 2022
November 7, 2022
Class Time:
Daytime
Learning without borders means you’ll put principles and procedures into practice for a range of hospitality functions, including front desk operations, and food and beverage production.
Program Outcomes
- Develop professional hotel competencies such as effective communication skills, good customer service skills, leadership, and teamwork to ensure you provide a first-class service
- Gain supervised practical work experience directly related to your academic and career goals
- Become immediately effective within the hospitality and tourism industry by gaining an understanding of the principles and procedures of a range of hospitality functions, including front desk operations, housekeeping and food and beverage production
- Strengthen your resume with Canadian work experience
- Co-op placement* or Capstone
Learning Partners
The program is powered by Oracle Hospitality. OPERA Property Management Cloud Service by Oracle Hospitality is a cloud-based, mobile-enabled platform for next generation hotel property management. You will learn how to use the Oracle property management system as if you were to be working in a hotel.
The program is powered by Knowledge Matters' Case Simulations Hospitality Collection. The Hospitality Collection offers students experiential learning on the fundamentals of hotel management and lodging operations via interactive, visually immersive simulations.
Co-op Experience
The co-op term provides you with an opportunity to integrate academic studies with related employment experience. We have a co-op placement policy* in the field of studies.
The co-op work experience could include positions in the following areas:
- Manager
- Front Desk Officer
- Guest Relations Officer
- Marketing Assistant
- Business and Marketing Analyst
- Sales Associate
- Customer Service Representative
* Students will be offered paid or unpaid entry-level positions related to their field of studies. The Career Services Department will provide full support to students on booking and preparing for interviews. It is the student’s responsibility to perform well during all interviews as well as during the full length of the co-op term. Placements are subject to availability and will vary based on the program, season and job market changes as well as the student’s English level and previous professional and academic experience. Should the co-op placement not be available the student will be required to complete a Capstone Project as an alternative to graduate from the program.