Introduction to Tourism and Hospitality

Yes. The lessons, assessments and completion certificate are free.

No previous tourism study is required. You will need time to read, watch, reflect and practise.

The course adapts a BCcampus textbook. Canadian businesses, communities and institutions provide the examples; consider how their context differs from your own.

Allow about 20 hours. Reading speed, reflection and repeated practice will affect the time you need.

Complete every lesson, pass all 14 chapter quizzes and score at least 70% on the final test.

Chapter quizzes allow unlimited attempts. The final test allows three attempts, with 60 minutes for each.

Chapter quizzes account for 40% and the final test for 60%. Practice knowledge checks do not count towards the grade.

It records completion of this introductory course and 20 CPD hours. It is not a university qualification or a professional licence.

Yes. Learning is available on the website and in the Scholardemia app. You can also download the supplied reading materials.

This course is adapted from Introduction to Tourism and Hospitality in BC – 2nd Edition by Morgan Westcott and Wendy Anderson (editors), BCcampus, 2021, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: arranged into lessons; videos, Scholardemia charts, knowledge checks, quizzes and current statistics added; some images replaced. BCcampus and the textbook authors do not endorse Scholardemia or this course.

Your progress is saved, so you can stop and pick up where you left off. You keep access even if the course later leaves the catalogue.

Yes. Finish every chapter and pass the 15 required assessments and you get a certificate with a link anyone can use to check it, worth 20 CPD hours. You can add it to LinkedIn from My certificates.