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LENGTH OF STUDY:
10 Courses

ACCREDITATION:
Certificate

CAMPUS:
Online

The golf industry is growing rapidly with over 30,000
international clubs looking for trained managers to
help their businesses run smoothly. Our Golf Club
Operations certificate puts you at the top of the hiring
list and gives you maximum career potential.

This fully-online program gives you personalized
learning experiences and flexibility to set your own
schedule as you explore our multimedia curriculum,
complete with videos, forums and chat rooms.
Whether you are looking to improve your workplace
performance, increase your chances of career
advancement or pave your way into the industry, our
program can help you get there.

BECOME PROFICIENT IN:

— Financial controls

— Food and beverage controls

— Human resources

— Industry leadership

— Manager financial tools

— Marketing strategies

— Golf shop operations

— Tournament and special event planning
— Turfgrass management

ONLINE TEXTBOOKS

Contact the program advisor or see website for text
book info.

Careers

Golf clubs are complex entities; they are at once
retail stores, upscale restaurants, liquor lounges,
parks, and recreation centres.

Most clubs have managers for each area. This means
great opportunities and a wide variety of careers

for people with good business skills knowledge and
training. And, for every managerial position, there
are often assistant roles.

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Golf Club Operations

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Course Name Credit
GCOOL 102 Overview of Golf Club Operations Online 3
GCOOL 103 Food and Beverage Controls Online 3
GCOOL105 Golf Shop Operations Online 3
GCOOL 106 Golf Club Marketing Online 3
GCOOL107 Turfgrass Management Online 3
GCOOL 108 Human Resources for Golf Clubs Online 3
GCOOL109 Leadership in the Golf Industry Online 3
GCOOL110 Tournaments and Special Events Planning Online 3
GCOOL111 Accounting for Club Operations Part 1 Online 3
GCOOL112 Accounting for Club Operations Part 2 Online 3

Total 30

Additional Information

In response to requests for flexible golf management
career development courses and less costly delivery
methods, Selkirk College is the first accredited

post secondary institution in Canada to offer a
comprehensive online certificate in golf management.

This program is perfectly suited to existing golf club
staff who need to upgrade golf management skills
to acquire management positions, to young people
wishing to break into the golf industry, or to retired
people wanting to pursue a second career at one of
Canada’s 2,200 golf clubs.

YOU CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
THESE COURSES IN TWO WAYS:

A complete 10-course Golf Club Operations Online
(GCOOL) Certificate.

Individual 45-hour courses (12 weeks to complete
each course).

All ten courses are offered twice a year:

— Fall semester runs for 12 weeks from the
beginning of November until the end of January.

— Winter semester runs for 12 weeks from the
beginning of February until the end of April.

GCOOL offerings are different than distance learning
of a decade ago. New technology facilitates a much
richer learning environment by employing audio and
video, interactive PowerPoint sessions, and online
discussion forums. Selkirk College does everything
possible to make the instructional approaches suit
learner preferences.

If you want to advance your current golf management
career with accredited certification, or if you wish

to improve your chances of entering this dynamic
industry, online golf management courses are a rapid
and very cost effective option.

Admission Requirements

ACADEMIC
— Completion of BC grade 12 or equivalent
— English Studies 12 with a grade of “C” or higher

GENERAL

Students must have access to a computer (PC
recommended) and high speed data line as well as
a basic knowledge of the use of email, MS Word and
MS Excel.

Consideration will be given to mature individuals:
anyone who is not a secondary school graduate (or
equivalent) but who will be nineteen (19) years of
age or older on the first day of classes for the term is
eligible to attend the College as a mature student.

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