Graduate Certificate in Food Tourism

at Centennial College - Progress Campus Canada

Centennial College's Marketing – Corporate Account Management program will prepare you for an exciting and financially rewarding career as an account manager/sales professional in the business-to-business (B2B), business to Consumer (B2C), government and institutional marketplaces.

In this business graduate certificate program, you'll learn that because today's customers are well informed and expect more customized solutions, account managers must have a solid foundation in all areas of sales, marketing and service. This includes prospecting, networking, relationship building, closing and post-sales activities.

As such, in interactive and practical courses, you'll learn how to put the customer first with an entrepreneurial mindset that adapts to diverse customer needs while you develop and practice skills in:

• Conducting competitive and marketplace analyses that lead to understanding customer needs and behaviours;
• Verbal and written communication;
• Selling and presentation (storytelling and practical methodologies);
• Using analytics and customer relationship management (CRM) tools;
• Business and financial literacy to create compelling customer value propositions;
• Engaging buyers and influencers through digital content and omnichannel marketing;
• Identifying diverse working environments and adapting communication styles to ensure clear and effective communication with buyers;
• Understanding negotiations from the buyer’s perspective;
• Purpose-driven leadership (understanding your motivations and next career steps).

Co-op Option
The co-op option in this program will provide you with the opportunity to gain hands-on experience while you complete one work term as an employee in the field. This experience not only allows you to put classroom learning into practice but will also provide valuable contacts for your future career.

To participate in this co-op option, you will need to complete an application process in the first semester. If academically qualified, you may be admitted to the co-op program. 

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With training from Centennial College's Game – Programming you'll graduate with an advanced diploma and the know-how to launch a career in the game software industry.

Whether you love the classics or today's technologically advanced games, in this interactive gaming program's courses you'll participate in various phases of game development, such as:

• Game design
• Three-dimensional graphics programming
• Simulation design
• Multiplayer online game programming

This advanced diploma technology program will also focus on topics such as object-oriented software design methodologies and user-oriented interface design, software testing and QA, C#, Java, advanced graphics, web game programming, HTML5/JavaScript, Unity3D and mobile application development

To underscore the curriculum's applied focus, two software development projects will be included. These "real world" game/simulations/applications will require you to utilize all the technical and business skills acquired during your studies to build high-quality software.

The Hospitality - Hotel Operations Management program will offer you business skills and acumen to work in a wide range of areas within this multifaceted industry. Among these areas will be front desk management, housekeeping operations, food and beverage management, and human resources planning.

Industry professionals will lead you through Hotel Operations courses, and to gain hands-on experience, you'll serve guests in The Local Cafe and Restaurant, Centennial's 20,000 sq. ft. Event Centre and four boutique-style guest rooms. You'll also further your knowledge and skills during a 14-week work-integrated learning experience with one of the program's leading industry partners, which will support your learning and development.

Throughout the program, you'll receive relevant technology-based training and industry certifications, including Smart Serve, Food Handlers and CPR/first aid, which are recognized and sought after by top employers.

As a graduate of the Hotel Operations Management program, you'll have unlimited career opportunities, responding to guests' needs and providing them with exceptional service and attention to detail. You'll be fully prepared to step into key roles within both the front and back of a hotel, and make an impact on the guest experience.

Picture the look on guests' faces as they walk into the gorgeous lobby of a world-class hotel, are greeted by a helpful concierge, and warmly welcomed to a perfectly-finished guest suite before enjoying a meal and exquisite service in the dining room. All of this is made possible by the hard work and dedication of Hospitality - Hotel Operations Management program grads.

Centennial College's Mechanical Engineering Technology – Industrial program will cover designing hypothesis and practice in assembling and creating mechanical gear and items. 

The focal point of this propelled recognition designing project will be on guaranteeing you increase essential building and science aptitudes while including progressively specific subjects identifying with present-day assembling and generation forms. The Mechanical Engineering Technology – Industrial program's courses will likewise incorporate PC supported plan (CAD) and PC helped to produce (CAM) through AutoCAD, Inventor, Solid-Works and Simul8, which are generally utilized in the business. 

Two-semester individual ventures will consider commonsense involvement in structuring, building and testing a unique bit of hardware. The undertaking approach utilized in the offering will recreate genuine working environment assignments.

Program Highlights

• Through a 60-40 program balance, you gain experience in machine shop operation, tool design and computer numerical control programming.
• Industry-current software instruction in AutoCAD, Inventor and Mastercam is taught, as is state-of-the-art CAD/ CAM equipment.
• The campus from which the program is facilitated houses a new mechanical engineering lab that includes material properties, strength of materials, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics and quality assurance testing equipment.

Centennial College's Office Administration – General program will offer you the administrative support knowledge to succeed in today's office environment.

While you gain a wide range of administrative skills, you'll also polish your communication and human relations techniques. In small classes, experienced professors will lead you through The Business School offering, which will employ practical application of topics such as:

• Word processing
• Document production
• Office procedures
• Computer applications
• Keyboarding and Transcription
• Communications
• Cloud computing
• Desktop technologies
• Career planning and networking

The resulting Office Administration - General program credential will ensure you're career-ready for a variety of administrative assistant positions.

If you aspire to create memorable experiences for dining guests and have the passion and drive to work hard to achieve results, Centennial College's Food and Beverage Management program is for you.

The Food and Beverage Management courses in this diploma program have been designed to prepare you with the job skills for success in the restaurant and foodservice industry and the leadership skills for a progressive career. This field will include everything from the large multi-unit organizations to small independent operations that add up to a $70-billion industry in Canada and more around the world.

During this two-year hospitality program, you'll learn in Centennial College's restaurant, quick service cafe and event centre before you embark on a 14-week industry work-integrated learning experience with one of the School of Hospitality, Tourism and Culinary Arts' food and beverage partners.

You'll also graduate with essential industry certifications (Smart Serve, Safe Food Handlers and CPR) that will make you even more employable in the restaurant industry, which is often said to be an extension of show biz. From dynamic staff to innovative menus, a modern restaurant experience is as much about the show as it is about the perfectly prepared food and flawlessly executed service. As a Food and Beverage Management program grad, you'll play a crucial part in making it happen.

The Electronics Engineering Technology (Fast-Track) program will concede qualified understudies direct induction into the subsequent year (third semester) of this three-year offering and see them get their propelled confirmation in two years (four semesters). 

In this school science program, you'll get the learning of the most recent in hardware building through a scope of pragmatic Electronics Engineering Technology courses. You'll create specialized ability in zones, for example, remote interchanges, information correspondences, microcontrollers, and modern frameworks. 

While increasing a strong establishment in present-day gadgets, to adjust hypothetical exercises you'll share in the hands-on applications including PCs, correspondence handsets, and hardware testing and estimation gear. The hypothetical useful application split of Electronics Engineering Technology (Fast-Track) will set you up for a large group of testing professions.

By attending the Bachelor of Information Technology (Computer and Communications Networks) Honours program, you'll be part of a select group of Ontario students to receive a four-year degree in information technology.

The Ministry of Colleges and Universities specifically selected Centennial College to deliver an applied science program that addresses the province's critical need for networking professionals. Centennial is the only post-secondary institution in Ontario to offer a bachelor degree Computer and Communication Networks program.

During the four years you'll spend in this School of Engineering Technology and Applied Science offering, you'll study a unique blend of technology and business subjects. A hands-on approach will ensure an innovative balance between the practical and theoretical backgrounds employers are seeking. Learning from highly qualified professors who hold industrial certifications and advanced academic credentials, you'll also be able to specialize in the design of wireless networks and security networking.

Human Resources involves developing policies, procedures and programs to ensure an organization has an adequate number of people with the right knowledge, skills and abilities to achieve its objectives. When HR is aligned with the strategic goals and objectives of an organization, it becomes a strategic partner in the management of the organization, ensuring the best pool of talent to pioneer, compete and be at the top of its field.
 
Centennial College’s unique approach incorporates current trends in human resources, the affirmation of diversity and human rights and the promotion of positive union and management relations. You will develop expertise in all major areas of human resources such as: Human Resource Planning, Staffing, Recruitment and Selection, Training and Development, Compensation, Employee and Labour Relations,  Occupational Health and Safety, Management Accounting, and Human Resource Management Systems.
 
The program emphasizes the ability to analyze and interpret financial and accounting information for decision-making purposes. Legal issues are covered from a proactive, rather than compliance, perspective. Finally, the use of integrated human resource systems software and computer skills to manage information and support decision-making is taught.
This unique Business School program will offer you the opportunity to acquire three designations:
 

•     CHRP™ designation from the Human Resources Professionals Association
•     CIM™ designation from the Canadian Institute of Management
•     PCP™ designation from the Canadian Payroll Association

Through the Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technician - Automation and Robotics program, you'll gain the learning to manufacture a compensating profession in mechanization and apply the autonomy field. This school confirmation program will concentrate on robotized frameworks, which are at the core of all intents and purposes all propelled assembling and other industry divisions. 

The designing project's courses will be extensive and accentuate the fundamental innovation utilized in building and working computerized modern frameworks: programmable rationale controllers (PLCs), hydrodynamics, pneumatics, hardware, and mechanical technology. En route, you'll gain an intensive comprehension of hypothesis, alongside down to earth, hands-on research facility experience. 

Graduates are highly popular all through the assembling area, including automotive, packaging, communications, food, aircraft, pharmaceuticals, and telecommunications.  Students may work as a PLC technician, fluid power technicians, field service technicians, robotics technicians, electro-mechanical assemblers, and electro-mechanical technicians.