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Two Year Wilderness Tourism Lodge Management Training Program

The Wilderness Tourism Lodge Management Training Program is designed to cover every aspect required to manage a wilderness lodge operation, from housekeeping to management.

This training program is structured into three departments: kitchen, office, and ranch operations. The kitchen department includes topics such as cooking, serving, housekeeping, and wilderness applications. The office department reviews basic administration duties, accounts and reservations, as well as sales and marketing. Ranch operations cover maintenance, animal husbandry, natural resources, and seasonal operations.

Each department has four modules and progresses from entry-level duties to management level, over a course of six months per department.

The program is set up so a student can study full-time over a two-year period. Alternatively, modules can be completed at different times according to the student’s schedule.

There is also a co-op and internships included in the program allowing students to get the hands-on work experience — crucial to gaining employment in the hospitality industry. This is done on-site in a real-life wilderness tourism lodge environment. There’s also the opportunity to take part in a practica, once an elective course has been completed.