Offered by Lambton College of Applied Arts and Technology in Sarnia, Canada, Cert in Food Service Worker (Online) is a certificate in Hospitality Management programme. The programme runs for 3 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 4,360 per year for local students.
This certificate builds the knowledge and skills needed to function effectively as part of a food service team within a commercial, institutional or long-term care setting. Coursework covers customer service, communication and business skills, along with food preparation, service, nutrition and sanitation practices, and includes a field placement within an institutional food service operation.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Direct entry requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (O.S.S.D.) or equivalent with Grade 12 English at the College (C) or University (U) level; the programme also requires students to hold a valid Food Handling certificate. It sets no international English-proficiency scale of its own and defers to Lambton College's institution-wide requirement: equivalent completion of Ontario secondary school plus IELTS Academic 6.0 (no band below 6.0), TOEFL iBT 78, PTE Academic 60, CAEL 60, or CELPIP 7. Domestic applicants without the required English course may instead complete a Mature Student Assessment in English, or pursue Academic Upgrading or a Pre-Program at the college.
Application Details
Start Date:September, January and May
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for programmes starting September 2027 the application opens 26 September 2026 and 1 February 2027 is both the general equal-consideration date and the deadline Lambton states for its own competitive programs; later applications are assessed first-come, first-served while seats remain, and Lambton names no specific competitive programmes on its admissions page. International applicants apply directly to Lambton or through an authorised agent, with applications processed within two to five business days; the college publishes no fixed international closing date, and offers carry their own acceptance and payment deadlines. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
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