Diploma in Recreation and Leisure Services (RELS)
Barrie, Canada
Diploma
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Nov 2026
STUDY FORMAT
Blended
Key Summary
About: The Diploma in Recreation and Leisure Services trains you to plan and deliver programs in community recreation, outdoor adventure, arts, fitness, retirement activities, adaptive and therapeutic recreation, facility operations, events. It combines business fundamentals, including marketing, accounting, technology, human resources, entrepreneurship and research, with experiential learning such as a paid co-op, field trips, industry certifications, and event participation. You’ll build leadership, group facilitation, inclusive programming, and sustainable recreation skills for working with children through seniors. Part-time study lets you register course-by-course and pay as you go.
Career Outcomes: Graduates include recreation programmers, event planners, facility operators, therapeutic recreation specialists.
Learn to deliver rec and leisure programs in a variety of settings
Learn the business side of the recreation and leisure industry. Paid co-op work term in a variety of sectors, field trips, industry certifications, participation at conferences, and more!
Students are introduced to skills and knowledge needed to succeed in recreation and leisure services. The curriculum includes community recreation, outdoor adventure, arts, culture, heritage, leisure, fitness, retirement activities, life enrichment in long-term care, adaptive-therapeutic recreation, facility operations, programming, and event planning. Business administration fundamentals are incorporated with courses in marketing, accounting, technology, human resources, entrepreneurship, and research. Experiential learning opportunities include a paid cooperative work semester, field trips, and participation in several events or programs working with children to seniors. Students gain competencies in leadership and group facilitation by designing, delivering, and evaluating diverse, inclusive, relevant, environmentally sustainable recreation leisure and wellness initiatives.
Benefits of studying part-time:
- Register on a course-by-course basis, paying as you go!
- MORE choices. We are always adding more flexible delivery programs and courses.
