Upcoming Events

Sessions will be held from 9:00am – 12:00pm and 1:00pm – 4:00pm Lacking good technical skills on your resume? This is what employers look for!! Every business professional needs strong technical Excel skills to thrive in a corporate environment. Join us to build your skills set at this upcoming workshop learning about Microsoft Excel with The Marquee Group. This course is dedicated to various intermediate and advanced Excel tools to transform participants into Excel “Power Users”.

WSET Level 2 Award in Wines will teach you environmental factors, grape-growing, winemaking and maturation options that influence the style and quality of wines made from eight principal grape varieites. Taste and describe wines using the WSET Level 2 Systematic Approach to Tasting Wine (SAT).  

Why Attend:

Join us at our Scotia on Campus session to get to know Scotiabank and how you can make an impact at our organization!   Whether you are certain Scotiabank is for you or you simply want to explore your options, we would love to get to know you! We have opportunities for students in STEM, business, OR arts-related fields of study. Leave your resume at home and come find out how we can help kick-start your career! WHY WORK AT SCOTIABANK?

The Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) Level 1 Award in Spirits will introduce you to the basic principles of spirit production and the main types and styles of spirits available.     You will also learn how to serve spirits and understand the factors affecting the flavour of spirits. Registration and details. For additional information, please contact Lisa Fodor.

This introductory course in beer education is designed for participants interested in furthering their knowledge and interest in beer. The focus will be on brewing ingredients and processes, tasting concepts, pouring and serving concepts (including an introduction to draught systems) and food and beer pairings. The course runs on Sunday's for 4 weeks, starting October 27th. Registration and details. Please contact Lisa Fodor for more details.

The Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) Level 1 in Wines is an entry level qualification providing a straightforward introduction to wine. It is ideal for boosting the confidence of new or inexperienced front line staff in the hospitality and retail sectors.  It is also a great course for those wanting to know the main grape varieties and food and wine matching. Registration and details. For additional information, please contact Lisa Fodor.

Sponsored by the Canadian Academic Accounting Association Dates: Thursday, November 28 & Friday, November 29, 2019 Venue: University of Guelph, Guelph ON N1G 2W1

This course is designed and developed for participants who wish to further their knowledge of beer for use in the following: the hospitality industry as an agent for a brewer/distributor of beer beverage alcohol education. The focus is to provide more detailed insights into brewing ingredients and processes, draught systems while introducing Canadian brewing history and further investigating negative sensory components. This course runs every Wednesday from January 15th to March 25th, 2020.

WSET Level 2 Award in Wines will teach you environmental factors, grape-growing, winemaking and maturation options that influence the style and quality of wines made from eight principal grape varieites. Taste and describe wines using the WSET Level 2 Systematic Approach to Tasting Wine (SAT).