Hospitality and Tourism Courses Offer Life and Career Skills

If you dream of working in the hospitality and tourism industry but are looking for a solid foundation before entering the program that most interests you, look no further than the hospitality and tourism courses offered at Centennial College’s Hospitality Foundations program. This program is just what it sounds like: a pathway for pursuing a career in hospitality, tourism and culture. As such, it has been specifically created for students who have not been accepted into the School of Hospitality, Tourism and Culture undertaking of their choice but aren’t ready to give up on their career dreams. Once they complete their hospitality and tourism courses in Hospitality Foundations, students are invited to join any program of their choice.

In the two semesters students spend in the program, they attend various hospitality and tourism courses that not only equip them for a future career but also for the challenges of college and the Canadian workplace. That's because through the hospitality and tourism courses, they have the opportunity to develop academic and professional skills and attitudes, which will facilitate success in their program of choice and eventual career. Among these skills are English fluency, including reading, writing, listening and speaking. In regards to specific attitudes, students get into the habit of reflective practice in order to continuously develop their communication competence in all language strands. Professionalism courses include: Life Skills and Job Readiness (helps students develop learning skills and life skills that will help them to maximize their personal fulfillment); and Foundations: Developing College Communications (designed to assist students in upgrading their English skills in the four areas - reading, writing, speaking, and listening); and more.

Meanwhile, specific hospitality degree in Canada, include: Theory of Food Fundamentals (as good food is the foundation on which the restaurant industry is built, it is imperative that one understands how to not only produce good food, but to do so in a safe, efficient and cost-effective manner. This course will introduce learners to the theoretical principles of food production); Geography and Tourism – Western Hemisphere (examines earth sciences such as land formations, time zones and climate. There will include a basic introduction to plate tectonics); and more.

All hospitality and tourism courses in this program are delivered at a measured pace in small classes, which are led by sensitive and experienced professors who ensure that students get the support they need to succeed.

Applicants to hospitality and tourism courses can't apply directly. Instead, they must advised and assisted to register by the Centennial College Assessment and Advising Centre. Additionally, students must at least have an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, or mature applicant status (19 years or older). Prior to registration, students must complete the Centennial College English skills assessment and score 130 or 131. In some cases, students' skills assessment score will satisfy the requirements for their original program choice. Centennial College will notify them by sending an offer to their original program if there is still space available.

Hospitality and Tourism Courses Offer a Solid Foundation

Applying for a post-secondary program and not being accepted is always a difficult moment. However, those students who are interested in taking hospitality degree but have not been accepted to the program of their choice now have another alternative at Centennial College. These students can apply for the Hospitality Foundations program, which was created specifically for those in need of a pathway for pursuing a career in hospitality, tourism and culture.

This hospitality and tourism offering is different from other Centennial College programs in a few ways. First and foremost, students can’t apply directly to its hospitality and tourism courses. Instead, they must advised and assisted to register by the Centennial College Assessment and Advising Centre. However, there are additional requirements to consider. Students must at least have an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, or mature applicant status (19 years or older). In addition, prior to registration, students must complete the Centennial College English skills assessment and score 130 or 131. In some cases, students’ skills assessment score will satisfy the requirements for their original program choice. Centennial College will notify them by sending an offer to their original program if there is still space available.

Aside from the hospitality and tourism courses of this offering, students are also given the opportunity to develop academic and professional skills and attitudes, which will facilitate success in their program of choice and eventual career. Among these skills are English fluency, including reading, writing, listening and speaking. In regards to specific attitudes, students get into the habit of reflective practice in order to continuously develop their communication competence in all language strands.

The Hospitality Foundations program offers communication and field preparation course such as Life Skills and Job Readiness (helps students develop learning skills and life skills that will help them to maximize their personal fulfillment); and Foundations: Developing College Communications (designed to assist students in upgrading their English skills in the four areas - reading, writing, speaking, and listening). Meanwhile, specific hospitality and tourism courses include: Geography and Tourism - Western Hemisphere (examines earth sciences such as land formations, time zones and climate. There will include a basic introduction to plate tectonics); Theory of Food Fundamentals (as good food is the foundation on which the restaurant industry is built, it is imperative that one understands how to not only produce good food, but to do so in a safe, efficient and cost-effective manner. This course will introduce learners to the theoretical principles of food production); and more.

After two semesters, students complete the Hospitality Foundations program with an Ontario College Certificate. They are then prepared to transfer into the more advanced hospitality and tourism courses of the program of their choice.

Hospitality and Tourism Courses to Prepare You for Further Education

Have you applied to a hospitality degree or diploma program but have unfortunately not been accepted? Centennial College has a solution that will help you to get your foot in the education door through its Hospitality Foundations program. Presented as an “Alternate Offer” the program is designed for individuals who apply to, but do not meet admission requirements for a Centennial College post-secondary program in the area of hospitality, tourism and culture.

Applicants can’t apply directly to this program. They must advised and assisted to register by the Centennial College Assessment and Advising Centre. To be considered for this these alternative hospitality and tourism courses, students must have completed and Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, or mature applicant status (19 years or older). In addition, students must complete the Centennial College English skills assessment before registering for this program. A score of 130 or 131 is required to begin this program. In some cases, students’ skills assessment score will satisfy the requirements for their original program choice. Centennial College will notify them by sending an offer to their original program if there is still space available.

Not only does this offering feature hospitality and tourism courses, the program also focuses on English fluency, including reading, writing, listening and speaking. All of these skills are required to be successful in a hospitality and tourism degree or diploma program as well as the field. One of the specific strengths of this offering is that it engages students in reflective practice to facilitate professional skill development while enhancing their communication competence in all language strands. Students will create personal and professional goals and work on strategies to help them achieve these goals.

Among the courses included in this program are: Foundations: Developing College Communication Skills (ESL) (an eight-hour per week integrated course designed to assist students in upgrading their English skills in the four areas: reading, writing, speaking, and listening. While focusing on developing core language competencies, students will work with course materials drawn from their program areas); Theory of Food Fundamentals (as good food is the foundation on which the restaurant industry is built, it is imperative that one understands how to not only produce good food, but to do so in a safe, efficient and cost-effective manner. This course will introduce learners to the theoretical principles of food production); Geography and Tourism – Western Hemisphere (course examines earth sciences such as land formations, time zones and climate. There will include a basic introduction to plate tectonics); and more.

Once students have successfully completed the Hospitality Foundations program, they are equipped with all of the basics they need to transfer into the hospitality and tourism degree or diploma program of their choice. Graduates will enter into the program of their choice with a level of English that allows them the opportunity to be successful in an advanced level of study.