About Food And Nutrition Management Diploma in Saskatchewan Polytechnic

Program Overview

Food and nutrition is a rapidly growing global industry. If you want to be a part of it, Saskatchewan Polytechnic’s Food and Nutrition Management program will fit you to a tee.

The program develops skills in all three areas—food, nutrition and management. This opens doors to careers in food and nutrition in hotels, restaurants, hospitals, post-secondary institutions, remote mine sites and more.

Food and Nutrition Management is a nationally accredited two-year diploma program offered at Saskatchewan Polytechnic Saskatoon Campus . Build practical, hands-on knowledge and skills in food, nutrition and management, including:

• basic cooking and food preparation
• food service and customer relations skills
• coordination of catering and cafeteria promotions
• management and marketing skills
• menu planning
• nutrition and special diets
• participating on health care teams

Our Kitchen is Your Classroom

Hands-on training in food preparation and cooking is an important part of the program. As a supervisor or manager, you need to know food service from both sides of the “house.”

Put Nutrition on the Menu

Your practical training in nutrition includes nutritional assessment, menu planning and writing specialized diets as part of overall health treatment plans.

Get Real-World Experience

A practical experience in your second year provides on-the-job training in food and nutrition management in acute care, long term care and/or commercial settings. You’ll also polish your management skills during a one-month project at Le Bistro, the popular coffee shop on Saskatoon Campus.

2 More Years = Degree

Use your Saskatchewan Polytechnic diploma as a ladder into the third year of degree programs at the Athabasca University in Alberta. You can also use your diploma as credit toward becoming a journeyperson cook.

Career and Salary Information

Your Career

When you graduate, you’ll be able to work as a food service supervisor, catering manager, nutrition manager, diet technician, quality control manager or marketing/sales consultant for a food manufacturer. Look for jobs in the food service departments of hospitals and long-term care homes, private care homes, in hotels, restaurants and catering companies, in primary and secondary schools, colleges, correctional facilities and retirement communities.

Academic qualification equivalents:

• Grade 12 with a minimum 60% in each of the following subjects: English Language Arts A30, English Language Arts B30, Chemistry 30 and Pre-Calculus 30

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS       :    Overall minimum score of Band 6.5 with a minimum score of 5.0 in each component.
• TOEFL     :     An overall minimum score of 81 on the Internet-based Test of English
• PTE          :    A minimum score of 63 with minimum component scores of 50.

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Saskatchewan Polytechnic First-Year Tuition Fees And Living Expenses For International Students

Over the course of one academic year, the following graph displays tuition and living expense estimates in Canadian currency for one full-time international undergraduate student. Please bear in mind that these are only estimates; actual pricing will vary depending on your needs and preferences. Other factors to consider include currency changes, visa and study authorization fees, and vacations back home.

• For international students, the overall fees will range from:-

• For a student of Saskatchewan Polytechnic the required financials (Cost of Attendance) can be:-