specialisthighskillsmajorprogram

Future career paths for hospitality/tourism majors

For hospitality/tourism majors, possible careers include:

apprenticeship – baker, cook, chef, special events coordinatorcollege – flight attendant, food service manageruniversity – nutritionist, dietician, hotel/resort managerentry level workplace – hotel valet, bartender

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Call the guidance department at the following schools that offer the program:

Fletcher’s Meadow Secondary School 905-495-2675Gordon Graydon Memorial Secondary School905-274-2391Sandalwood Heights Secondary School905-494-0023Turner Fenton Secondary School905-453-9220

grade 11 and 12 courses focused towardsa career that matches my skills and interests

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A Specialist High Skills Major in hospitality/tourism offers:

• high school courses in grade 11 and 12 tailored to the career you want to pursue• the chance to work with industry leaders and experience cutting-edge training in hospitality/tourism• experience working in the sector you’re interested in, while you’re still in high school• skills and work habits that are required in the hospitality/tourism sector, using tools connected with the Ontario Skills Passport• recognition on your high school diploma

Get a jump-start on your career

A Specialist High Skills Major allows you to focus on a career area that interests you while you earn your high school diploma.

More than 10 per cent of Canadians work in hospitality or tourism—and more than a third of them are young adults. If that’s where you see yourself working after you graduate, then the hospitality/tourism major will appeal to you.

No matter what education you plan to pursue after high school—apprenticeship, college, university or workplace training—a hospitality/tourism major can help you focus on a future career.

What you will study

In the hospitality/tourism major, you will take 9 credits in grade 11 and 12:

• 4 hospitality/tourism major credits • 1 English credit, 1 math credit and 1 credit of either science or hospitality/tourism, each with units focused on hospitality/tourism• 2 co-operative education credits to gain workplace experience that helps you refine, extend and practice your business knowledge and skills • experiential learning, career exploration and reach-ahead activities in business• 6 sector-recognized certifications and training programs, including customer service, first aid, CPR and hazardous materials

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Visit makingmyway.ca for a complete list of course choices for the hospitality and tourism major.

Sector-recognized certification and training

As part of the hospitality and tourism major, you will earn 6 certifications, including the following 4 that are compulsory:

• customer service• standard first aid• CPR, level A• hazardous materials—Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)