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You may not have thought it before you arrived, but Banff is a great place to excel in a hospitality career. Many locals have a similar story on how they ended up making a career in Banff. Most of these stories start with being in Banff on a holiday and ending up staying for good. With such a transient population if you work hard it isn’t difficult to move up the corporate ladder… and FAST!   If you really want it… you can do it! There are many ways to move up and get educated in Banff! Wanting a career in paradise… well, YOU CAN!
 


MPHIA Interpretive Guide Course

Do you know what a stromatporoid is?
When were the Canadian Rockies formed?
When did people first visit the Bow Valley and how did Kicking Horse Pass get it’s name?
Well come and find out! The MPHIA Professional Interpreter’s Course is specifically designed to prepare interested individuals for MPHIA Professional Interpreter Accreditation; however, anyone who is simply curious about this special place is welcome to attend. For more information contact 403-760-2854 or e-mail at
info@mphia.org
or check out their website at www.mphia.org

 

Banff Association for Service Excellence - BASE

Be rewarded with the professional recognition you deserve.

As a trained hospitality and tourism professional you will benefit from a greater awareness of your career potential, as your jobs become opportunities to learn and grow. 

Bow Valley College:
Bow Valley College offers a variety of adult education courses for the Bow Corridor community. We give you the flexibility to update your skills of learn new skills in programs that suit your schedule. All of our courses are offered in a part-time, self paced delivery method. Customized group and corporate training is also available.

Programs and services include:

  • Introduction to computer courses
  • Microsoft Office Courses
  • Web design and photo editing
  • Hospitality career training
  • Internet based High School Courses
  • Resume service
760-2485/102 Spray Avenue

Banff’s Best/ Life in Banff Combined Orientation Program:
Learn about living in Banff as a young adult and learning about this unique National Park. Banff’s Best/Life in Banff Combined Orientation Program is a free course to expand your knowledge of this area and helps ease newcomers into Banff life. If you are looking for work in Banff taking this course looks great on a resume! Call Lisa at 762-1256 to sign up! (Facilitated the 3rd Thursday of every month from 6pm-9pm at Town Council Chambers, Town Hall, 110 Bear Street.)

Bow Corridor Continuing Education Council:
Each new season the Town of Banff prints out thousands of Continuing Ed catalogues that have information on many different types of exciting programs. I definitely recommend picking up one of these books from the Town Hall and check out what’s going on! Some of these programs are:
  • English as a second Language (ESL), Spanish, French
  • Microsoft Publisher
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Learn Powerpoint
  • Polish your grammar and writing skills
  • Top RRSP and Retirement Planning Strategies
  • Word Processing-Beyond the Basics
  • Bartending Basics
  • Wilderness first aid
  • Recreational Avalanche course
  • The complete ski mountaineer
  • Glacier travel & crevasse Rescue
  • Mountain Navigation
  • Financial Workshops
  • Cooking Lessons
  • Minerals, Rocks and Fossils
  • Wildlife Corridors and Tracking
  • Astronomy for Beginners
 
 

 

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