Hotel GM earns prestigious national credential

Craig Jones, general manager of the Rodd Royalty in Charlottetown, is the first person in Prince Edward Island to earn the emerit certified hotel general manager credential.

He has 15 years of management experience in hospitality and recently decided to challenge the emerit hotel general manager certification.

“Any time you can improve yourself through continued education and training, you have to take advantage of it. To be able to participate in a certification program that is tailored for the Canadian Tourism Industry is an added bonus,” said Jone.

The emerit national certification process includes challenging a national exam, being successful with a performance evaluation and having the required industry experience. The exam questions are based on the skills and knowledge included in the national occupational standards for hotel general manager. 

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