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Hospitality Distance Learning

American Hotel & Lodging Association courses and certificates

Tuition: $290 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 (AH&LA) materials and you will receive a 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
  • Hospitality Operations Certificate - 8 courses
  • Hospitality Management Diploma - 12 courses
  • Club Management Certificate - 5 courses

Admission Requirements

  1. While there is no formal admission requirement for English 12, the content of some courses requires a literacy level equal to Grade 12. For more information about specific courses and requirements, please contact the co-ordinator.

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 and 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 and 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 and 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 Basic Financial Accounting for the Hospitality Industry
  • TMA-100 Financial Accounting I

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.

  1. How long students have to complete each course?
    This depends entirely upon how many hours they can allocate to studying. As a very rough guideline, if a student were working on one TMA course for 25-30 hours a week, they would take approximately 3-4 weeks to finish each course. A completion date will be set for four months from the date of registration. This provides for ample time to receive books and materials and to schedule an exam at the end. The four-month time frame would require additional review, so ideally finishing the course more quickly would be the best.
     
  2. How does it work?
    This is a distance based course, not online. Internet access is helpful for corresponding by email and sending course work. After registering in the course and purchasing the book, students will then work on their own or with the course instructor to complete their studies. Chapter tests will be provided and completed tests will be corrected and returned by the instructor, to help the student prepare for the exam. The exam for each course can be written at any NIC campus or invigilated at a local campus if outside the region. The exam is 100 multiple-choice questions and 70% is required to pass and receive a certificate. One retake is permitted under the current policy. Grades are for the final exam only and chapter quizzes are only to prepare. A certificate is issued for each course taken as well as certificates of specialization and diplomas for a pre-determined combination of courses, as available in the calendar.
     
  3. When can students register?
    Registration is available September through March. From the date of registration, four months is given for completion. Note: there is little or no instructor support during July and August. A student registering in a new course after April 1st may not have sufficient time to complete a course before the end of June. (For registration after April 1st, please contact the instructor). It is also advisable to register in only one course at a time. Contract dates are not extended for enrolment in multiple courses.
     
  4. What are the entry requirements?
    As stated under Admission, there are no formal entry requirements, but some courses must be taken in a specific order. For example. Accounting I before Accounting II. Course material should also be considered at Grade 10 level for math and Grade 12 level for English.

Questions?

Contact:

Deborah Forsyth
250-923-9765
deborah.forsyth@nic.bc.ca

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