Longest Established Food and Nutrition Management Program Provides Many Career Options
Posted by Jason White on Wednesday, August 6, 2014
Under: College Education
To work in the management of food and nutrition, one must not only be
familiar with food and nutrition but also business and human relations
skills as well as the codes of ethics and competencies of the Canadian
Society of Nutrition Management. This combination helps professionals to
stand out when applying for challenging careers in the food service
industry and signals to employers that they are fully prepared to
contribute to the organization for which they are applying.
Centennial College's Food and Nutrition Management offering is not just a
two-year program that focuses on ensuring students obtain a
well-rounded education that includes a practical and proactive approach
to learning. It is actually the longest established two-year
post-secondary program of its sort in the Greater Toronto Area. It is
not surprise then that the program has received the President's Academic
Program Recognition Award for Preparation for Job Market, Student
Satisfaction, Graduate Satisfaction, Employer Satisfaction and Quality
of The Learning Experience.
Admission Requirements: Aside from having an interest in the industry,
applicants must have completed an Ontario Secondary School Diploma
(OSSD) or equivalent, or mature student status (19 years or older);
English Grade 12 C or U, or equivalent (minimum grade required) or take
the Centennial College English Skills Assessment for Admission; and
Mathematics Grade 11 M or U, or 12 C or U, or equivalent (minimum grade
required) or take a Centennial College Math Skills Assessment for
Admission.
Theory-Practical Application Balance: Partially a food service program in Toronto,
this offering is facilitated in an inclusive environment that sees
instructors and professors lecturing in both lab and lecture settings.
As such, students are first exposed to theory and then get to apply that
theory to see how that theory is applied to tasks they will complete
once they graduate. Using Centennial's Hospitality Management Centre,
students learn the practical aspects of quantity food preparation and
service, and conduct experiments to learn the physical properties of
food. Specific topics include: kitchen production, food properties
analysis, introduction to food services, aging and society, food service
accounting, organizational behaviour in food services, health care menu
planning and more.
Real World Practice: The final seven weeks of the program consist of
supervised work experience in a healthcare facility. During this time,
students are considered employees of the company with which they are
placed and have the opportunity to see how their roles function, network
and enhance their resumes.
Post-graduate Possibilities: Thanks to its reputation, the Canadian
Society of Nutrition Management (CSNM) has approved Centennial College's
offering. As such, graduates are eligible for membership in the CSNM
and the Ontario Society of Nutrition Management. CSNM membership is a
requirement of the Ontario's Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to
work in a long-term care facility and many acute care facilities.
Graduates have been employed in positions that include food and
nutrition manager, food service coordinator, dietary manager, quality
control technician and diet technician at companies such as Aramark, Mt.
Sinai Hospital, Rouge Valley Health System, Sunnybrook Health Science
Centre, University Health Network, Rivera and more.
In : College Education
Tags: food service program food and nutrition management