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Hospitality Distance Learning

American Hotel & Lodging Association courses and certificates

Tuition: $275 approx per course + books/supplies
Where: College Wide
Starts: Varies
  • Courses are self-paced through distance education using materials from the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute, the international standard for hospitality excellence.
  • Choose from 24 courses, which can be taken individually or in combination to achieve one of eight specialized credentials.

Career possibilities: With certification in specific topics, students will enhance their ability to be employed in the tourism and hospitality industry, and pursue a career in hotels, skiing resorts, restaurants, tourism services, or the travel trade.

Program Highlights

All courses use the American Hotel & Lodging Association materials and you will receive an AH&LA certificate upon successful completion of each course. Students may also group a number of certificates together and achieve specialty certificates in the following:

  • Room Division Management Certificate - 5 courses
  • Food and Beverage Management Certificate - 5 courses
  • Human Resources Management Certificate - 5 courses
  • Marketing and Sales Management Certificate - 5 courses
  • Accounting and Financial Management Certificate - 5 courses
  • Hospitality Operations Certificate - 8 courses
  • Hospitality Management Diploma - 12 courses
  • Club Management Certificate - 5 courses

Admission Requirements

  1. There are no formal admission requirements for Hospitality Distance Learning. However, courses will have specific entry requirements, called prerequisites, which are listed under each course description.

To Be Successful

  • Basic knowledge of the English language is recommended for student success. 

Individual Courses

  • TMA-059 Food & Beverage Management
  • TMA-066 Food & Beverage Cost Control
  • TMA-067 Managing Food & Beverage Service
  • TMA-068 Supervisory Housekeeping
  • TMA-069 Bar & Beverage Management
  • TMA-100 Financial Accounting I
  • TMA-110 Financial Accounting II
  • TMA-125 Hotel/Motel Security Management
  • TMA-130 Hospitality Industry Computer Systems
  • TMA-140 Fundamentals of Destination Management and Marketing
  • TMA-145 Managing Hospitality Human Resources
  • TMA-150 Hospitality Sales & Marketing
  • TMA-155 Marketing in the Hospitality Industry
  • TMA-160 Convention Management and Service
  • TMA-165 Facilities Management
  • TMA-170 Front Office Procedures
  • TMA-175 Hospitality Supervision
  • TMA-240 International Hotel Management
  • TMA-265 Training and Development for the Hospitality Industry
  • TMA-270 Quality Leadership and Management
  • TMA-275 Basic Financial Accounting for the Hospitality Industry
  • TMA-280 Managerial Accounting for the Hospitality Industry
  • TMA-285 Contemporary Club Management
  • TMA-366 Accounting for Club Operations

Food and Beverage Management Certificate

  • TFS-010/TFS145 Foodsafe Level 1 & 2
  • TMA-066 Food & Beverage Cost Control
  • TMA-067 Managing Food & Beverage Service
  • TMA-175 Hospitality Supervision
  • TMA-069 Bar & Beverage Management

Rooms Division Management Certificate

  • TMA-068 Supervisory Housekeeping
  • TMA-125 Hotel/Motel Security Management
  • TMA-130 Hospitality Industry Computer Systems
  • TMA-170 Front Office Procedures
  • TMA-175 Hospitality Supervision

Marketing & Sales Management Certificate

  • TMA-140 Fundamentals of Destination Management and Marketing
  • TMA-150 Hospitality Sales and Marketing
  • TMA-155 Marketing in the Hospitality Industry
  • TMA-160 Convention Management and Service
  • TMA-175 Hospitality Supervision

Human Resources Management Certificate

  • TMA-145 Managing Hospitality Human Resources
  • TMA-175 Hospitality Supervision
  • TMA-265 Training and Development for the Hospitality Industry
  • TMA-270 Quality Leadership Management
  • plus one TMA elective course

Hospitality Management Diploma

  • TMA-068 Supervisory Housekeeping
  • TMA-125 Hotel/Motel Security Management
  • TMA-140 Fundamentals of Destination Management and Marketing
  • TMA-145 Managing Hospitality Human Resources
  • TMA-165 Facilities Management
  • TMA-170 Front Office Procedures
  • TMA-175 Hospitality Supervision
  • plus one TMA elective course

and one course from the following:

  • TMA-265 Training and Development for the Hospitality Industry
  • TMA-270 Quality Leadership Management

and one course from the following:

  • TMA-059 Food & Beverage Management
  • TMA-067 Managing Food & Beverage Service

and one course from the following:

  • TMA-150 Hospitality Sales and Marketing
  • TMA-155 Marketing in the Hospitality Industry

and one course from the following:

  • TMA-275 Hospitality Industry Financial Accounting
  • TMA-100 Basic Hotel and Restaurant Accounting  

Hospitality Operations Certificate

  • TMA-140 Fundamentals of Destination Management and Marketing
  • TMA-170 Front Office Procedures
  • TMA-175 Hospitality Supervision
  • TMA-059 Food & Beverage Management
  • TMA-067 Managing Food & Beverage Service
  • TMA-100 Financial Accounting I

and one course from the following:

  • TMA-150 Hospitality Sales and Marketing
  • TMA-155 Marketing in the Hospitality Industry

and one course from the following:

Completion Requirements

Completion requirements are a 70% passing grade.

Questions?

Contact:

Jonelle Knowles
250-923-9779
questions@nic.bc.ca

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