UWinnipeg and Winnipeg Technical College

Restaurant & Food Services Entrepreneurship Diploma

NEW - Restaurant & Food Services Entrepreneurship Diploma - register now for July 2013 start

For the first time in Manitoba, an 18 month diploma has been tailored to support contemporary restaurant and food service entrepreneurs. Winnipeg Technical College (WTC) and The University of Winnipeg (UWinnipeg) are now offering a new program that equips students with the hands-on skills and business acumen necessary to succeed in both the front and back-end of the restaurant and food services industry.

The Restaurant & Food Services Entrepreneurship Diploma joins two currently existing programs: the Culinary Arts & Design Program (WTC) and UWinnipeg’s Business and Economics Bachelor of Business Administration. Supported by Manitoba industry, graduates will gain the skills, knowledge and competencies to function in various capacities including owning or managing a restaurant or a food service establishment. Topics include culinary arts and design, food politics, management, human resources planning, marketing, legal issues in business, business communication, small business ownership, accounting, and financial management. There is also a one year optional mentorship placement.

Restaurant and Food Services Entrepreneurship Diploma - 18 months, full time

COURSES

   
Introduction to Food Services
Garde Manger
Fruits and Vegetables
Introduction to Soups, Stocks and Sauces
Meats and Poultry

Quick Breads and Cookies

Hospitality Basics
Introduction to Business I
Introduction to Business II
Workplace Practicum
Advanced Baking and Desserts
Kitchen Management
Fundamentals of Financial Management
Administration and Entrepreneurship
Fundamentals of Marketing
Human Resource Management
Co-op Placement
Writing a Business Plan

INDUSTRY NETWORKING SEMINARS
Market Differentiation
Hiring and Firing: Laws & Limits
Food Product Development

CONTACT INFORMATION
WTC
contact:204.989.6500

UWINNIPEG
contact: businessandeconomics@uwinnipeg.ca
204.786.9872