Post-Graduate Diploma in Culinary Management

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Year 1

— Culinary Arts Level 1

— Computer Applications & College Orientation
— Tourism and Industry Perspective

— Business Communications

— Mixology and Oenology

— Hospitality Marketing I

— Food and Beverage Cost Controls

Program Summary

The successful chef or food and beverage
entrepreneur of today requires more than just great
culinary skills to excel in the hospitality industry.

Chefs, food and beverage managers in the hospitality
industry, and restaurant owners today need business,
leadership and human resource skills in addition

to a strong culinary foundation. This program
provides professional cook training and fundamental
management skills for students with culinary
backgrounds looking to manage, own or operate a
food and beverage business.

TAKE YOUR CAREER TO THE NEXT LEVEL

The Culinary Management diploma is developed

for chefs and hospitality program graduates from
programs outside of Canada. International students
who have a culinary or hospitality credential are
welcome to apply for this program. Students will
be fast-tracked through a curriculum similar to the
Professional Cook courses Level 1 and 2. Additionally,
students will gain hands on industry experience
during a paid four-month work term. Alongside the
culinary focused course students will also complete
two semesters of management level courses.

Labour market research predicts a shortage in this
sector and foresees an increase in need for higher
level credentialing, as reported in the Canadian
Tourism Human Resource Council’s The Future of
Canada’s Tourism Sector, Economic Recession only a
Temporary Reprieve from Labour Shortages.

The objective of the program, through classroom
instruction, practical lab training and work
experience, is to enable students to develop the
abilities to work in the fast pasted culinary world
with the skills and attitudes to analyze situations
objectively and to make effective management
decisions.

198 Selkirk College Academic Calendar 2017-18

Year 2
— Culinary Arts Level 2
— WorkTerm

— Organizational Leadership for the Resort
Industry

— Hospitality Human Resources Management
— Food Service Management

— Accounting

— Hospitality Law

CAREERS

Selkirk Culinary Management graduates are equipped
to move into supervisory positions in a wide range of
capacities across the entire spectrum of the food and
beverage industry. The list below indicates some of
the career options available:

— professional cooks
— kitchen supervisory positions
— food and beverage supervisors

Admission Requirements

In addition to meeting the general entrance

requirements for admission to Selkirk College,

applicants must meet the following Post-Graduate

Diploma in Culinary Management requirements.

— Completion of a 2-year culinary diploma or
professional cooking certification. Or,

— Completion of a Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality
Management with significant course work in
Culinary Arts. The culinary courses must include
both a practical as well as a theory component.

— Students with a degree ina different field and
who possess a shorter credential in the culinary
field (one year minimum) will be considered for
admission on a case by case basis.

— Submission of scanned, notarized transcripts for
post-secondary studies.

— Students from most countries where English is not
the official language are required to submit official
English language test results.

— IELTS 6.5 overall band score, or equivalent on
other internationally recognized English Language
Proficiency Tests. Applicants with 6.0 IELTS
overall, with no band score less than 5.5, may be
admitted to the program but may be required to
take an English upgrading course during the first
year of study.

LENGTH OF STUDY:
Two years

ACCREDITATION:
Post-Graduate Diploma

CAMPUS:
Tenth Street Campus, Nelson

Contact Information:

SELKIRK INTERNATIONAL CONTACT

Phone: 250.365.7292 x21293
Direct: 250.365.1293

Fax: 250.365.5410
international@selkirk.ca

CONTACT SELKIRK COLLEGE’S INDIAN
SUBCONTINENT APPLICATION OFFICE

Rushna Khan
Telephone: +91 987 962 1133

CONTACT SELKIRK COLLEGE’S

AFRICA APPLICATION OFFICE

For any inquiries about the application process or
Selkirk programs, students applying from Nigeria,
Ghana, Togo, and other West African nations are
encouraged to contact our Africa Regional Office:

Zarna Pansuriya
Telephone: +91 704 306 1133
Skype: africa.selkirk

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