Hospitality and Tourism SHSM
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With a Hospitality and Tourism Specialist High Skills Major, students focus on a career path to match their skills and interests in this sector. By making courses more relevant to students, kids get a better understanding of the Hospitality and Tourism sector because they learn it in a real world environment. Students learn on the job with employers through Co-op and Experiential Learning opportunities, as well as in school. At graduation they receive a specially designated diploma.
A Hospitality and Tourism SHSM may be for you if you are interested in any of the following careers:
Apprenticeship Training
- Baker
- Butcher and Meat Cutter
- Chef
- Cook
- Special Events Coordinator
College
- Accommodation Service Manager
- Conference and Event Planner
- Food Service Supervisor
- Hotel/Resort Manager
- Restaurant and Food Service Manager
- Tourism Information Officer
- Travel Counsellor
University
- Dietician
- Food Bacteriologist
- Nutritionist
- Public and Environmental Health Officer
- Public Relations and Communications
Workplace
- Executive Housekeeper
- Food and Beverage Server
- Food Counter Attendant and Kitchen Helper
- Food Stylist
- Hotel/Front Desk Clerk
- Hotel Valet
- Purser and Flight Attendant
- Receptionist and Front Desk Clerk
- Reservation Agent
- Sales Representative - Wine, Food, Wholesale
- Ticket Agent
- Tour and Travel Guide
- Tourist Information Clerk
A Hospitality and Tourism SHSM will provide students with an assortment of the following TRAININGS AND CERTIFICATIONS specific to the Hospitality and Tourism sector:
- Standard First Aid
- Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation CPR - Level A
- WHMIS
- Customer Service
- Cook/Line Cook
- Events Coordinator
- Fishing Guide
- Geographic Information System (GIS)
- Global Positioning System (GPS)
- Guest Services
- Heritage Interpreter
- Housekeeping Services
- Life Saving
- Paddling Techniques
- Safe Food Handling - advanced
- Safe Food Handling - basic
- Smart Serve
- Spa Service
- Spa Etiquette
- Ticket Agent
- Tourism - basic
- Tour Guide