This Hospitality and Tourism Management with Co-op Diploma Program teaches the concepts and techniques related to tourism, hotel, and restaurant operations.
What will you learn?
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.
Graduates of hospitality & tourism management with co-op diplomas are prepared for supervisory and coordination roles across every sector of Canada’s hospitality and tourism industry — and for many, the co-op placement is where their first role originates. Career opportunities include:
The Canadian Job Bank estimates that workers in Hospitality & Tourism Management earn between $36,400 and $80,995 per year. The hourly wage ranges from $17.50 to $38.94 per hour.
Some provinces offer higher incomes than others. Salaries, however, are primarily determined by your level of expertise and experience. Ontario, Quebec, and Saskatchewan are the provinces with the highest earnings for people working in hospitality and tourism management.
Canada’s tourist industry is a major driver of economic growth. It boosts economic potential in a wide range of industries, including retail, hospitality, transportation, arts & culture, and entertainment. By 2019, this industry was bringing in over $300 million every day into the Canadian economy, thus making it 2.1% of the country’s GDP.
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.
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