About Global Tourism & Hospitality Management Advanced Certificate in North Island College

Build on your previous education and experience to launch your career in the growing international tourism and hospitality management industry. Gain a solid understanding of hospitality and tourism operations through a global lens, combining practical, hands-on experience in hotel, restaurant and event management with core business skills in accounting and marketing.

This program focuses on the business skills needed for supervisors and managers. You will learn develop strong accounting, marketing, events management, communication and leadership skills enabling you to compete effectively for rewarding positions in the tourism industry.

Tourism is one of the world's fastest growing industries offering a wide variety of career possibilities. It employs over 200,000 people in BC and, according to Statistics Canada, 354,000 job openings are predicted nationwide in the next 10 years. Over 65,000 of those openings are anticipated to be for supervisors and managers. So, whether you are just starting out, looking to advance your current situation, transferring yours skills from another industry or run your own businesses, NIC can put you on a path to a successful career.

Course work for this advanced certificate is entirely at the second and third-year level, and you will complete the program with the advanced skills and knowledge to successfully launch your career, or study toward NIC's Global Tourism and Hospitality Management advanced diploma.

Career Opportunities

With an advanced certificate in Global Tourism and Hospitality Management, you will be prepared for supervisory and management roles in both domestic and international tourism industries. Depending on previous credentials and work experience, there may be an opportunity for tourism careers in niche markets ranging from the arts to agri-tourism. Career possibilities include, but would not be limited to professional management in resorts, hotels, restaurants, attractions and other special interest tourism operations.

Academic qualification equivalents

• Class 12 passed students from a recognized board including CBSE, CISCE or a state board
• All India Senior School Certificate or Higher Secondary Certificate/Standard 12 or Indian School Certificate (Year 12) as recognized qualifications

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS: Academic IELTS overall score of 6.0 (no band lower than 5.5).
• TOEFL iBT: 80 overall with no subsection less than 19.
• PTE:  Academic 54 overall with no component less than 46.

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North Island College Cost of Attendance

Students can save over 10,000 CAD by taking admission for the first year in NIC and then transferring to another university. The fees for international students differ from that of domestic students, the breakdown of the estimated cost of fees is given below.