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Junior Adventure Program - Whistler
Group Tour | Families and IHV
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IH Career College
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Summer General English Program
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This program is designed for students planning a career in the hospitality/resort industry. The goal is to improve both job and language-related skills as well as to gain work experience. In each of the 3 programs, at least 50% of the program will consist of course work with the remaining time spent working at a Canadian resort. Throughout the job placement period, candidates are required to attend evening classes at the IH Whistler campus in order to successfully complete the program.

Program Duration
6 months 9 months 12 months
General English*  

3 weeks (90 hours)

6 weeks (180 hours)
English for Hospitality* 6 + 18 weeks (450 hours)
 6+28 weeks (610 hours) 6+38 weeks (770 hours)

Employment

18 weeks (450 hours)

 28 weeks (700 hours) 38 weeks (950 hours)

*EHS Program includes 6 weeks full-time in-class study prior to internship plus 15 hours per week in-class study during the internship.

The initial 6 - 12 week study component may be taken at either IH Vancouver or IH Whistler, however, all study occurring while the employment period is taking place must be completed at the IH Whistler campus.
Interaction - Handling day-to-day situations in English
Colloquialisms, idioms & industry specific language
Job descriptions / “Serving it Right”
Customer service & cultural differences
Conflict resolution & teamwork
International labour laws
Interview techniques