Hotel and Restaurant Management DIPLOMA at Saskatchewan Polytechnic

Program Overview

If you’re looking for a career in management, look to the booming hospitality industry. There are opportunities in hotels, restaurants, convention centres, resorts, casinos, private clubs, golf courses and retirement communities.

You’ll need energy, enthusiasm and good people skills—Saskatchewan Polytechnic's Hotel and Restaurant Management program will give you the industry knowledge and management skills. Join the growing network of Saskatchewan Polytechnic alumni making their mark in leadership positions.

Hotel and Restaurant Management is a two-year diploma program offered at Saskatchewan Polytechnic Saskatoon Campus, Idylwyld Dr. You’ll build core management skills that you can use in any industry, but you’ll focus on hotel and restaurant operation from the ground up. Your training will include:

• accounting, human resources, sales & marketing
• catering and convention management
• cooking and food preparation
• food and beverage service
• hotel front office and housekeeping
• restaurant planning and management

Get Cooking

As a supervisor or manager, it’s important for you to know food service from both sides of the “house,” which is why Saskatchewan Polytechnic gives you hands-on training in basic food preparation and short order cooking.

The Industry Supports You

Saskatchewan’s hospitality industry supports Saskatchewan Polytechnic students by providing scholarships, guest lecturers and work experiences. Industry input ensures your education is relevant, such as training on up-to-date POS systems and leading front office software (Opera).

Employers Love Work Experience

When you graduate, you’ll already have six weeks of practical work experience in various areas of the hospitality industry including front office, housekeeping and other areas chosen specifically by the student as their after graduation focus.

Use Your Diploma to Earn a Degree

Use your diploma to enter the third year of four year degree program at Royal Roads University in Victoria, B.C. (International Hotel Management).

Career and Salary Information

Your Career

It’s a big, wide world for Hotel and Restaurant Management grads. The potential job market is much more than hotels and restaurants—it’s casinos, resorts, cruise ship lines, convention centres, private clubs, golf courses and seniors’ communities.

Look for supervisory and management jobs in hotel administration, front office and housekeeping, in banquet and catering, food and beverage service, sales and marketing. You can also put your diploma to work in your own business.