Hotel Management Courses Ensure High Level of Professionalism
Flexibility is of the utmost importance when working in the hotel
industry. That’s because many hotel departments are intertwined and
overlap. At Centennial College’s hotel management program,
officially known as Hotel, Resort and Restaurant Management, students
train for a range of areas that include: hotel and restaurant general
management, human resources management, sales and marketing management,
convention services management, cruise lines. On top of being prepared
for all of these areas, students also gain an Ontario College Graduate
Certificate in two short semesters.
Designed for graduate students, applicants to hotel management courses
at Centennial College must have completed a college diploma
or university degree in hospitality, tourism or related discipline.
Additionally, a resume describing relevant work experience may be
requested. It is also worth noting that those with a diploma or degree
in an unrelated discipline who have related work experience as well as
those with partial post secondary education and relevant work experience
in hospitality will be considered.
Because the hotel management program focuses on such a wide range of
areas in a short period of time, classes are intense and include
practical aspects important to grasping concepts. For example, hotel
management courses, which are led by industry professionals, cover key
management areas such as: finance, human resources, labour relations,
oenology, international operations, leadership, entrepreneurship,
security and risk, service quality, marketing and revenue management.
Additionally, hotel management courses are based out of Progress Campus,
which houses all of the college’s hospitality and tourism programs and,
therefore, boasts modern computer labs, operational lab practice
facilities, an on-site conference centre, and a full-service
student-operated restaurant called Horizons. Students have access to
these live learning environments and classes are even conducted from
them in some instances.
Then, to balance what students learn on-campus, they engage in a
two-day-per week industry placement for 15 weeks in semester two. During
this experience, students gain a better understanding of the dynamics
of the industry, increase their knowledge of industry practices and gain
a competitive advantage of experience in the job market. They also get
to test out what they have learned in their courses by applying it to
real life situations. In the past, students who completed Centennial
College’s hotel management courses
have been hired by companies that include: Delta Hotels & Resorts,
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts,
InterContinental Hotel Group, Marriott Hotels & Resorts, Starwood
Hotels & Resorts, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts, and more.