Cert in Hospitality Foundations (Hybrid) is a certificate in Hospitality Management programme offered by Seneca Polytechnic in Toronto, Canada. The programme runs for 2 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 7,930 per semester (CAD 1,359 per semester for local students).
This certificate prepares students for a wide range of roles across the hospitality industry, building skills and knowledge across core areas of the field, among them food preparation, leading a service team, sanitation and food safety, food theory alongside hands-on practice, guest relations and dining room service. Industry-recognized certifications are built into the coursework alongside this training.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission is open to holders of the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or the equivalent, or to mature applicants; the only named subject prerequisite is English at the Grade 12 C or U level, or an equivalent course. Canadian citizens and permanent residents who do not meet it may instead pass Seneca's own pre-admission test, and upgrading is recommended for other subject gaps. The page states no international English-test score and instead defers to Seneca's general admission requirements: Seneca applies its institution-wide English-proficiency policy: applicants who cannot show at least three years of full-time secondary school, or two full-time years of college or university study, in a country where English is an official or the common language, must meet the score Seneca sets on its own English-requirements page, which this program page references but does not restate. No portfolio, interview, or minimum-average condition is stated.
Application Details
Start Date:September and January
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants (Canadian citizens and permanent residents) apply through OntarioColleges.ca. For the September 2027 intake, OCAS opens for applications on 1 October 2026, the equal-consideration date is 1 February 2027, first offers go out from 1 November 2026, and the earliest confirmation deadline is 1 May 2027 with a CAD 200 deposit due the second Wednesday of June 2027. The January 2027 and May 2027 intakes opened on 1 October 2025 and carry no equal-consideration date, with earliest confirmation deadlines of 1 November 2025 and 1 March 2027. International applicants apply directly to Seneca, are assessed on a rolling basis with no fixed closing date, and are admitted up to the first day of classes or until a program fills, whichever comes first. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
