Communication and Customer Service – Diploma Program with CO-OP

Program Description:

Our Communication and Customer Service program is designed to provide students with the fundamental knowledge and skills required to enter the job market in a customer service role or to enter higher level studies in business, hospitality, communication, administration, marketing and computer technology.

Students will learn and develop key skills for successful:

  • Customer service;
  • Workplace communication;
  • Writing (English Composition);
  • Public speaking and presentations
  • Marketing;
  • Hospitality industry interactions;
  • Interpersonal interaction and collaboration;
  • Resume Building and
  • Job Interviews

This program features a six months Co-op program for students to apply the concepts they have learned in class to real world situations.

Program Duration:

This program is offered in 6 months academic lectures, and 6 months CO-OP work experience.

The program will be completed in 48 weeks (including 24 lecture weeks, and 24 CO-OP weeks).

The program will be completed in 679 hours (336 lecture hours and 336 CO-OP hours).

Delivery Method:

Combine (50% offline + 50% online).

Name of Course/Subject# of Hours
BUS 101 Customer Service

Customer Service

Course ID : BUS 101
42 hours

This course introduces students to the fundamental concepts of customer service, and current trend in the customer service industry. Students will develop customer service strategy to demonstrate skills in problem solving, coping with challenging customers, retaining loyal customers, and identifying criteria to evaluate customer satisfaction.

42
ENG 100 Introduction to Presentation

Introduction to Presentation

Course ID : ENG 100
42 hours

This introductory course trains students to be a professional speaker using pitch deck technique and strategy. The course is designed to build students’ confidence to speak in public or in front of business investors. This course is designed for students who have no experience public speaking. Topics: Oral Presentations in the Realm of Science and Technology, Dealing with Nervousness, Ethos, Memory, and Delivery, Techniques to Build Confidence, Know Your Audience, Know Your Purpose, The Importance of a Strong Introduction and Conclusion, Impromptu Presentation, Presentations That Inform, Presentations That Persuade and Convince, Presentations That Offer a Strategy or Action Plan, Presentations That Explain How to Perform a Task, Technical Presentations: Beyond Efficiency, Shifting Science and Technology to the Public, Using Analogy to Explain Technical Ideas, Visual versus Verbal Communication, Using Presentation Software, Other Technologies for Oral Presentations, Legal and Ethical Issues When Creating Presentations, Privacy, Censorship, and Oral Presentations.

42
ENG 103 Workplace Communication

Workplace Communication

Course ID : ENG 103
42 hours

This work pace communication is for students to prepare their career; this course will concentrate on the practical approach. Students will learn both reading and writing; this will be good for any major students. The course will contain all activity that related to the daily routing at the work place that involve with writing and speaking.

42
ENG 104 English Composition Writing

English Composition Writing

Course ID : ENG 104
42 hours

In this course students will learn about first year of writing in College, the course teach the students about the writing process, systematic, procedures, drafting and organized academic essay. It would concentrate to the analytical skills students need to explore the subject they write about.

42
HTM 106 Introduction to Hotel Management

Introduction to Hotel Management

Course ID : HTM 106
42 hours

Students will learn about managing a hotel from the operational, managerial, financial, marketing aspects of running a hotel. Students will also learn about managing staff and other human resource management within a hotel. Towards the end of the semester, the class will also do a field trip to a hotel to experience.

42
JOB 102 Job Search Skills

Job Search Skills

Course ID : JOB 102
42 hours

This introductory course is design to train students to think critically, and explore their passions for their future career goals. Students will learn basic business operation in math, and finances. Students will be trained to work collaboratively and effectively with others. The course is aimed to help students to analyze themselves to identify their core skills, and passions.

42
MARK 100 Introduction to Digital and Brand Strategy

Introduction to Digital and Brand Strategy

Course ID : MARK 100
42 hours

This introductory course introduces students to the creative practice of branding. It explores the concept of marketing and consumer behavior. Topics covered in this course include: Creating and Capturing Customer Value, Sustainable Marketing Environment, Analyzing the Marketing Environment, Understanding and Capturing Customer Value, Communicating Customer Value, and more.

42
JOB 101 Career Development

Career Development

Course ID : JOB 101
42 hours

This course is design to train students to think critically, and explore their passions for their future career goals. Students will learn basic business operation in math, and finances. Students will be trained to work collaboratively and effectively with others. The course is aimed to help students to analyze themselves to identify their core skills, and passions.

42
CO-OP336

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate the ability to exceed customers’ expectations;
  2. Express an understanding of how to cope with those individuals whom they find challenging;
  3. Discuss the relationship between strategy and empowerment in creating a culture that encourages strong organizational performance;
  4. Identify presentation and communication techniques to use when making a sale;
  5. Identify and assemble appropriate and effective content for presentations;
  6. Create effective company advertisements;
  7. Write appropriate Memos, E-mails, Text Messages, and formal Business Letters;
  8. Complete estimate calculations for inventory, guest occupancy, transportation, and room capacities;
  9. Demonstrate creativity and the ability to think outside the box;
  10. Identify career opportunities and direction;
  11. Demonstrate finance and basic math skills for simple business operations;
  12. Identify the process and important factors of new service development;
  13. Design a new and improved customer service system;
  14. Define customer retention and various methods of measuring customer satisfaction.

Career Opportunities:

  1. Customer service representative
  2. Sales representative
  3. Receptionist
  4. Concierge
  5. Marketer

Program Admission Requirements:

  • Grade 12, or a mature
    • Note: Students over the age of 19 are considered mature students and are NOT required to send high school transcript.
  • Legally entitled to attend school in Canada.
  • IELTS minimum 4.5 or TOEFL score of 480 or Versant English Proficiency Test score of 37 – 40.