Mar 28, 2024  
PUBLISHED 2020-2021 Non-credit Catalog 
    
PUBLISHED 2020-2021 Non-credit Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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.

Courses may be taken individually for professional development.

Credentials


After successfully completing this program, learners will receive a SAIT Food and Beverage Leadership Certificate of Achievement.

Job Grant


Note: These courses are 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


There are no entrance requirements for this program. You can begin registering for courses anytime by clicking a course name or calling 403.284.7248. Once you have registered for at least one course and have a SAIT student ID number, consider filling out and submitting the Program Declaration Form to the Office of the Registrar. Contact information for the Office of the Registrar is located in the upper corner of the form.

Program Outline


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