A two year hospitality management program in restaurant and catering prepares students for rewarding careers in restaurant operations management. It is a broad-based program that covers all aspects of restaurant operations ranging from food production to staff handling, cost control, safety and sanitation and inventory management.

1. Restaurant and Catering Management -
Education and Skills Requirements
Lots of lucrative, exciting and interesting job opportunities are available
for hospitality management – restaurant and catering graduates, in the
fields of restaurant management, food service operations, beverage
knowledge, catering and bartending, quantity food production, menu
management, kitchen management and general management.
Canadian hospitality industry is rapidly growing and has led to the
emergence or many professions in the field. For this reason, more and
more students are beginning to take up courses in hospitality to enter
into the industry. In a general sense, working in restaurant or catering
sector may see simple. But considering the emergence of several new
restaurants, hotels, eating joints and resorts, it is important to know that
entering in the industry and keeping up with the customer expectations
can be really challenging.
People who work in this sector of hospitality industry are responsible for
making sure that customers are satisfied with the service they receive,
experience they get and the quality of food they are served. The
professionals are not only responsible to maintain industry and quality
standards but are also expected to provide enhanced experience to the
customers each time they visit. To work effectively in this field, you will
usually need a formal education and relevant work experience.
Hospitality Management Programs in Toronto
There are dozens of hospitality courses that teach you about customer
service or hospitality industry as a whole. But it’s important to choose a
course in restaurant and catering management that gives your
specialized knowledge if you are considering a career in this field.
Centennial College Toronto also offers a two-year post-secondary
catering and restaurant management diploma program that prepares you
for a satisfying career in restaurant operations management.
The hospitality management program teaches skills that are essential
to human resources management, sanitation, safety and hygiene,
commercial food production, menu design and management, cuisine and
culture, dining room management and cost control. It also includes two
industry field placements – first in second semester as a kitchen manager
and second in fourth semester as restaurant and catering manager, to
give students hands-on experience.

2. The program also includes an ongoing hands-on training in an on-campus
student training restaurant and a National Sanitation Training Certificate
and Smart Serve Program Certificate. In addition, the program graduates
are allowed to either pursue their careers or apply their academic credit
towards further study at the associated universities, colleges or
institutions.
Work Life
As a catering or restaurant manager, you will spend more time behind
the scenes in:
 Recruiting staff
 Keeping staff motivated to perform better
 Purchasing for commercial kitchen
 Managing inventories
 Controlling costs of food, beverage and labour
 Organizing shifts of workers
 Planning menus depending on customer demands and preferences
 Adhering to industry and quality standards
 Maintaining safety and hygiene standards
You may also have to deal with the customers as well, but that would be
on rare occasions.
Enrolment Guide
As this is a post-secondary diploma program, you will need following
documents, in order to apply for this program:
 Secondary school diploma certificate or equivalent
 English Grade 12 C or University, or equivalent or take the college
English Skills Assessment for Admission