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Campus
Delivery
Hybrid
Duration
2 Semesters (8ÌýMonths)
Study Option
Full-time
Credential
Ontario College Certificate

About the Program

This eight-month certificate program will prepare you to enter a wide range of employment opportunities within the thriving hospitality industry. You will develop skills and knowledge in the core areas of hospitality industry, such as food preparation, service leadership, food safety and sanitation, food theory and practice, guest services and customer relations, and dining room service. Throughout the program, you will also earn industry-recognized certifications that are built into coursework to enhance your resumé, ensuring you graduate job-ready.

Skills

Throughout this program you will develop the following skills:

  • Theoretical principles and culinary skills in food production
  • Health and safety regulations complianceÌý
  • Food handling proceduresÌý
  • Dining room and banquet servicesÌý
  • Customer relations
  • Mathematical principles

Program Availability

Start in Location Availability
Sept. 2025 Newnham  Open
Jan. 2026 Newnham  Open
May 2026 Newnham  Open

Availability is subject to change and a seat is not guaranteed.

Start in Location Availability
Sept. 2025 Newnham  Open
Jan. 2026 Newnham  Open
May 2026 Newnham  Open

Availability is subject to change and a seat is not guaranteed.

This program meets Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) eligibility requirements.

Program and Course Delivery

This program is offered in ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø's hybrid delivery format with some courses available in ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø's flexible delivery format. Some coursework is online and some must be completed in person. Students will need to come on campus to complete in-person learning requirements.

In courses delivered in the flexible format, using interactive learning spaces, professors teach in person to students in a physical classroom or lab and stream to students online at the same time. Students have a choice of coming to campus for an in-person experience or learning online.

Your Career

When you graduate from this program, these are the types of career options you can explore:

  • Hotel guest services

  • Food and beverage services

  • Restaurants, bars, hotels, resorts, cruise shipsÌý

  • Retirement homes

  • Catering companies

The ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Polytechnic Difference

This is where university meets college. Where theory meets practice. Where ambition meets flexibility.

Career Support

offers students and graduates lifelong access to an exclusive job board, career coaching, networking and more.

Academic Pathways

ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø is a leader in academic pathways and offers options to help you transfer existing credits from a completed program or continue your studies.

The Service Hub

is your one-stop source of information about everything from registering and paying fees to student services and life on campus.

Sustainability

We’ve made a bold commitment to embed principles of sustainability into every business program we offer.

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