Diploma in Nutrition and Food Service Management
Toronto, Canada
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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EARLIEST START DATE
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TUITION FEES
CAD 2,721 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* tuition 2 semesters Canadian students; CAD 15,693 - tuition 2 semesters International students
Introduction
The Nutrition and Food Service Management program at Centennial College is the longest-established two-year program of its kind in the Greater Toronto Area.
This health diploma program has been the recipient of numerous awards for its approach to preparing students to pursue challenging careers as managers in the dynamic and growing health care and food service industry. Nutrition and Food Service Management has received the Centennial College President's Academic Program Recognition awards for Job Market Preparation, Student Satisfaction, Graduate Satisfaction, Employer Satisfaction and Quality of the Learning Experience.
In this School of Community and Health Studies program, you'll learn to combine food service administration and health care to interpret and apply nutritional care principles to promote health and effectively manage a food service department. Major topic areas will include:
- Healthy Nutrition Counselling
- Foodservice operations
- Safety and sanitation
- Accounting Principles
- Human resource management
- Financial management
- Menu planning
- Large quantity cooking
- Menu design applications
- Medical nutrition therapy
The Canadian Society of Nutrition Management (CSNM) accredits the Nutrition and Food Service Management program. When you graduate, you'll be eligible for membership in the CSNM. CSNM membership is a requirement of Ontario's Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to work as a food service manager in long-term care facilities and many acute care facilities. As such, you'll be fully prepared with specialized knowledge and eligible to work in health care.
The Canadian Society of Nutrition Management (CSNM) accreditation body has awarded Centennial College's Nutrition and Food Service Management program the highest accreditation status for a five-year term (October 16, 2020, to September 15, 2025).
As an impact of Canada's aging population, there is a vast interest in proper nutrition and health to meet the demands of the health care industry.
Admissions
Curriculum
Semester 1
- COMM-160/COMM-161 College Communications 1
- GNED General Education Elective
- NFSM-100 Principles of Sanitation, Safety and Hygiene
- NFSM-101 Introduction to Computing
- NFSM-105 Kitchen Production
- NFSM-108 Introduction to Food Services
- NFSM-109 Nutrition 1
- NFSM-117 Mathematics for Food Service Management
Semester 2
- COMM-170/COMM-171 College Communications 2
- GNED-500 Global Citizenship: From Social Analysis to Social Action
- NFSM-110 Nutrition 2
- NFSM-112 Food Properties Analysis
- NFSM-115 Purchasing for the Food Services Industry
- NFSM-201 Communications and Interprofessional Approaches in Health Care and Food Services
- NFSM-208 Food Service Accounting
Semester 3
- GNED General Education Elective
- NFSM-202 Organizational Behaviour in Food Services
- NFSM-206 Medical Nutrition Therapy
- NFSM-207 Facilities Planning and Design
- NFSM-210 Marketing and Merchandising for Food Services Operations
- NFSM-211 Supervision Practices
- NFSM-223 Food Services Systems Management
Semester 4
- NFSM-203 Human Resources Management in Food Services
- NFSM-213 Recipe Development and Costing
- NFSM-216 Health Care Menu Planning
- NFSM-217 Field Placement
- NFSM-219 Professional Practice Seminar
- NFSM-220 Nutrition Assessment and Counselling Techniques
- NFSM-221 Financial Management
Program Outcome
Program Highlights
Using the School of Community and Health Studies and the School of Hospitality, Tourism and Culinary Arts resources, you'll learn the practical aspects of large quantity food preparation and conduct experiments to learn the physical properties of food.
- The program is made up of four semesters (fall and winter intakes).
- The final six weeks of the program will consist of an approved field placement which will be organized by the college. Field placement will be a supervised practicum in healthcare.
- Faculty members are typically members of the CSNM or the College of Dietitians of Ontario. They have experience in food manufacturing, the retail industry, food service management, clinical nutrition, and consulting in acute and long-term care.
When you graduate from Nutrition and Food Service Management, you'll have the ability to:
- Plan menus to accommodate the nutritional, dietary and medical needs, cultural and religious requirements, and personal preferences of clients;
- Supervise and evaluate the handling, preparation and service of food to ensure compliance with relevant legislation, organization policies, and procedures and industry best practices for health, safety, sanitation, quality assurance and client satisfaction;
- Provide for the nutritional needs of diverse clients in healthcare settings in collaboration with or under the direction of members of the interprofessional healthcare team;
- Comply with and support others to work in accordance with industry, organization and legal standards for professional and ethical conduct;
- Apply relevant local, national and global trends, emerging technologies, and changes to legislation to enhance work performance and support management decisions;
- Deliver customer service that anticipates, meets or exceeds individual expectations and is consistent with organization standards and objectives;
- Participate in the hiring, coaching, training, scheduling, supervision and performance evaluation of department staff in accordance with human resources, labour relations, workplace health and safety, and industry best practices;
- Participate in the management of inventory and the procurement of goods and services according to industry best practices, financial constraints, and principles of social responsibility and environmental sustainability;
- Contribute to the analysis of food and nutrition processes, systems and operations, and the implementation and evaluation of changes to support continuous improvement;
- Contribute to the planning and administration of budgets consistent with organization objectives and legal requirements for food and nutrition services departments;
- Appropriately select and use the information and industry-specific technologies to enhance individual work performance and the management delivery of food and nutrition services;
- Participate in promoting food and nutrition services and healthy living to support marketing plans and the general well-being of individuals;
- Develop global citizenship and equity knowledge, skills and experiences as they relate to the sustainability of resources, individual and community identities, critical social analysis, and enhanced personal and social responsibility;
- Support action for change that promotes social, economic and ecological equity at personal and global levels;
- Participate in interprofessional collaboration.
Career Opportunities
Companies Offering Jobs
Organizations that have hired Nutrition and Food Service Management program graduates include Aramark, Compass, Complete Purchasing, Extendicare, Humber River, Kensington Gardens, Sienna Senior Living, Mt. Sinai Hospital, Marquise Hospitality (Division of Compass), Providence Healthcare Centre, Scarborough Health Network, Shepherd Village, Sodexho, St. Michael's Hospital, Michael Garron Hospital, University Health Network, Revera and MacKenzie Health.
Career Outlook
- Food and Nutrition Manager/Dietary Manager
- Food Service Supervisor
- Diet Technician
- Quality Risk Management Coordinator
- Patient Service Supervisor
- Meal Program Coordinator
- Director of Food Services
- Retail Food Service Supervisor
- Catering Manager
Education Pathways
Qualified Nutrition and Food Service Management graduates may be eligible to participate in pathway programs with partnering institutions. These pathway programs allow you to receive degree credit for learning obtained at Centennial College. Please note that each partnership has a specific minimum grade requirement in order to qualify for transfer credits, which are assessed by the partner institution.
Areas of Employment
The primary focus of the Nutrition and Food Service Management program is to prepare you for career opportunities in health care. There is a continuous need for qualified food service managers in Ontario's long-term care facilities who have obtained CSNM membership, however, areas of employment may also include:
- Hospitals
- Long Term Care facilities
- Seniors' residences
- Chronic care facilities
- High-volume catering services
- Retail cafeterias
- Airline food services
- Food manufacturers
- Community agencies
- Business/dining