Do you love dynamic and fast-paced environments? A career in hospitality is flexible and creative and will allow you to meet new people every day.
Through labs and lectures, the NAIT Hospitality Management program will prepare you to hit the ground running with broad business knowledge and career-ready skills focused on the accommodations, food and beverage, event management, and tourism industries. We’ll also help you develop your supervisory skills and progress towards more complex management roles.
The Hospitality Management program is a 2-year program that will help you foster skills and abilities required to work in the hospitality industry.
We’ll focus on service skills for food and beverage, catering and front-desk operations, in addition to foundational business courses. In your second year, we’ll examine marketing, financial management, supervisory skills and advanced courses in hotel, restaurant, and catering operations. Your prerequisite for entering the second year is a proven 400-hours of hospitality work experience.
Hands-on learning
We immerse students in a combination of classroom teaching, industry-relevant case work, industry visits and networking. You will develop an understanding of modern hospitality dynamics and learn to work well within culturally diverse organizations.
Our industry relevant property management system and service in Ernest's dining room will give you hands-on experience in contemporary settings.
Classroom and study hours
On average, you can expect to spend:
20 hours per week attending classes over the course of each semester
An additional 20-30 hours per week studying, completing assignments, reading, and researching.