Food and Beverage Leadership

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Program Description

Designed for hospitality professionals, SAIT Polytechnic’s new Food and Beverage Leadership program combines business courses and culinary perspectives to help you successfully transition into a leadership position.

Courses in marketing and communication, leadership, finance, human resources and project management will enhance the professional skill-set of both front of house and back of house hospitality professionals.

Program Overview

Hospitality-focused business courses

The Food and Beverage Leadership program features seven industry-focused courses which will give you the skills to:

Apply marketing principles to food and beverage operations
Monitor and control costs using financial records and processes
Manage high-level projects to achieve strategic goals
Develop a leadership style that capitalizes on your personal strengths
Recruit, hire and manage staff
Create and evaluate operational systems to keep industry-relevant

A capstone project completes the program by integrating your new skills and knowledge to respond to real-world situations found in food and beverage operations.

Note: This program is eligible for the Canada-Alberta Job Grant.

Progression

You have up to five years to complete all certificate courses. You must meet the graduation requirements as they exist at the time you register for your first course (see AC.3.1.1 Grading and Progression).

Admission Requirements

Program Outline

Courses may be taken individually for professional development; all seven courses are required to receive a Food and Beverage Leadership Certificate of Achievement.