This Hospitality and Tourism Management with Co-op Diploma Program consists of 16 courses offered in 48 weeks of academic studies, delivered in a total duration of 960 hours (20 hours per week), plus a Co-op placement of 24 weeks/480 hours. During the 16 academic courses in the theory section, students will learn the concepts and techniques related to tourism, hotel, and restaurant operations. Courses will also focus on the management, development, and marketing of tourism and hospitality; this includes food preparation and service, financial analysis, accounting, front and back-office operations, and the interrelation between hospitality and tourism. The Hospitality and Tourism Management Co-op will provide students with real-world experience in a Canadian business environment while providing them with opportunities to experience personal and professional growth.
This Program Hospitality and Tourism Management Co-op Program BC, has been reviewed and approved by the Private Training Institutions Regulatory Unit (PTIRU) of the Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills.
Edison College has designed this hospitality management diploma so that students in Victoria, British Columbia, can have a perfect balance of theory and practicum.
This diploma is designed to prepare students for a variety of job roles in the hospitality industry. Therefore, this program will train students to understand the dynamics of the tourism and hospitality industry, tourism development and cycles, the interrelationship between tourism and hospitality, etc.
Upon completion of this Diploma in Hospitality and Tourism Management Co-op, students will be prepared to demonstrate the following:
• Demonstrate knowledge of the various sectors of the hospitality industry and recognize/explain the classification of different food and beverage service operations.
• Use computer applications in the hotel front office and food and beverage POS system.
• Participate in or assist in the operation of different departments in hotels and resorts.
• Perform duties of the various front-of-house positions in food and beverage.
• Explain the hotel/resort front and back of house departments and their roles.
Victoria is one of Canada’s most visited cities — a destination defined by its harbour, history, and world-class hospitality infrastructure. The hotels, restaurants, cruise operations, conference venues, and tourism businesses that make Victoria’s visitor economy work depend on a steady pipeline of trained management-track professionals who can lead teams, manage operations, and deliver the guest experiences that keep visitors coming back. The Hospitality & Tourism Management with Co-op diploma is designed to produce exactly those professionals — and the 24-week co-op placement ensures graduates enter the job market with credentials and employer relationships already in place.
British Columbia’s tourism and hospitality sector employed approximately 332,750 people as of December 2025 go2HR — roughly one in eight British Columbians — making it one of the province’s largest employment sectors. Vancouver Island accounts for 16% of B.C.’s total tourism and hospitality employment Go2hr, with Victoria as the Island’s primary hospitality hub and one of Canada’s most consistently active destination markets.
The sector is actively rebuilding and investing in management capacity across the province. B.C.’s tourism and hospitality industry is expected to need 400,000 workers go2HR as the sector continues its post-pandemic recovery — with employers increasingly prioritizing trained, supervisory-ready candidates over applicants without formal credentials or hands-on experience.
The co-op component of this program directly addresses the most common barrier for hospitality management graduates: the gap between academic training and employer expectations. The 24-week / 480-hour placement inside a Victoria-area hospitality business gives graduates documented, employer-verified experience across real hotel, food and beverage, front office, or event operations — turning classroom knowledge into professional credibility before graduation day.
This program has been reviewed and approved by the Private Training Institutions Regulatory Unit (PTIRU) and is delivered entirely in Victoria, B.C. — placing students in the heart of one of Canada’s most active small-city destination markets.
Sources: go2HR — BC Tourism Employment Tracker | go2HR — BC Workforce Profile | Government of Canada Job Bank
Graduates of the Hospitality & Tourism Management with Co-op diploma are prepared for supervisory and coordination roles across every sector of B.C.’s hospitality and tourism industry — and for many, the co-op placement is where their first role originates. Career opportunities include:
Hotel & Accommodation Operations:
Food & Beverage:
Events & Meetings:
Tourism & Travel:
Revenue & Management Track:
Victoria’s employer landscape for co-op graduates and diploma holders includes major downtown hotels, waterfront resorts, Butchart Gardens, whale-watching and eco-tour operators, cruise ship services, conference centres, and the Greater Victoria hospitality businesses that collectively serve millions of visitors annually.
Hospitality and tourism management graduates work in some of the most dynamic, guest-facing, and professionally diverse environments available to diploma graduates anywhere in B.C.:
Hotels & Resorts: The primary employment setting for graduates of this program — Victoria’s hotel sector includes major brands and independent properties across the downtown core, Inner Harbour, and surrounding region. The program’s Managing Front Office Operations, Managing Housekeeping Operations, and Revenue Management courses map directly to the departmental structures of these properties. Co-op placements in hotel environments expose students to the full operational cycle of a property and frequently lead to casual or permanent roles upon graduation.
Food & Beverage Operations: Victoria’s restaurant sector — from waterfront dining and fine dining establishments to hotel F&B outlets and conference catering — employs food and beverage supervisors and coordinators with operational management training. The Managing Service in Food and Beverage Operations course prepares graduates for the cost control, service management, and team leadership responsibilities of these roles.
Event & Convention Venues: Victoria’s convention and event sector — anchored by the Victoria Conference Centre, major hotel ballrooms, and destination event venues — employs event coordinators and convention services professionals with the planning, sales, and logistics skills developed in the Convention Management and Service course.
Cruise & Marine Tourism: Victoria is a major Pacific cruise port, and the cruise season brings significant demand for hospitality professionals in shoreside operations, tour coordination, and visitor services. Graduates with tourism management credentials are well positioned for entry-level cruise industry roles.
Attractions & Tourism Operators: Butchart Gardens, whale-watching companies, cycling tour operators, heritage sites, and the broader Victoria attraction ecosystem employ operations coordinators and guest experience supervisors — roles where the Tourism Management and Fresh Perspectives: Tourism Development courses provide direct preparation.
Co-op Placement Settings: go2HR’s job board — the leading platform for tourism and hospitality jobs in B.C. — includes hotel jobs on Vancouver Island alongside roles across every sector and region of the province go2HR, reflecting the breadth of co-op placement opportunity available for Victoria-based students.
A career in hospitality and tourism management in B.C. offers competitive supervisory wages with strong growth potential as experience, specialization, and leadership responsibility increase — and for Co-op graduates, the salary conversation often starts sooner because the placement has already established the employer relationship.
According to the Government of Canada Job Bank, workers in hospitality and tourism management roles typically earn between $36,400 and $80,995 per year — an hourly range of $17.50 to $38.94 — with compensation increasing substantially as graduates move from entry-level supervisory roles into operations management, revenue management, and department leadership positions.
In British Columbia and particularly on Vancouver Island, hotel and resort employers are actively competing for trained supervisory-level hospitality professionals. B.C.’s total tourism and hospitality workforce has not yet surpassed pre-pandemic levels go2HR, which means operators across the province are investing in experienced staff — and competitive wages are part of that effort.
The co-op placement in this program provides 24 weeks / 480 hours of employer-facing, documented professional experience in B.C.’s hospitality sector — experience that directly translates into stronger starting wage negotiations upon graduation. Graduates who receive a job offer from their co-op employer typically begin at rates above entry-level, reflecting the value of their demonstrated on-site performance.
Career progression in hospitality management follows a clear trajectory — from front desk or food and beverage supervisor to department manager, then to operations manager, general manager, or director of sales and marketing. The revenue management, human resources, marketing, and financial analysis courses in this program’s curriculum provide the management foundations that accelerate that progression.
Studying from another province? Victoria is an in-class program delivered at Edison College’s downtown Victoria campus, serving students based in the Greater Victoria and Vancouver Island region. For guests relocating for this program, Victoria’s hospitality industry offers co-op and employment opportunities within a compact, walkable destination city that is among Canada’s most livable for young professionals.
Sources: Government of Canada Job Bank — Hospitality | go2HR — BC Tourism Employment Tracker | go2HR — Workforce Profiles
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