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Commerce, Communication & Services

Hospitality, Tourism, Retail, Beauty & Consumer Services

Service-industry training, certificates and supervised workplace programs.

Sector overview

Service industries train at scale and increasingly issue certificates that customers and employers rely on. CHSPS can review hospitality, retail and personal-services education, assessment-based certificates, certifications and supervised workplace programs. It does not license practitioners or rate businesses.

Disciplines & specializations

  • Hospitality
  • Tourism
  • Travel
  • Foodservice
  • Hotel management
  • Retail
  • Customer experience
  • E-commerce
  • Aesthetics
  • Beauty services
  • Spa services
  • Personal services

Organizations that may apply

  • Hospitality and tourism training providers
  • Retail and customer-experience academies
  • Beauty and aesthetics education providers
  • Service employers running apprenticeships

Potentially eligible programs

Each example names the published pathway whose scope could cover it. Whether a specific program is eligible is assessed individually.

  • Hospitality, retail or aesthetics coursesCOURSEEDP
  • Service-skills certificates earned by assessmentABC
  • Apprenticeships and supervised workplace programsWBL
  • Service-industry professional certificationsCERT

How applicability is assessed

  1. Describe what you operate. The program, credential, education offering or system — not just your sector.
  2. CHSPS confirms pathway and scope in writing. The free eligibility review records exactly what would be reviewed and what is excluded.
  3. Only an independent decision creates accreditation. Listing here, inquiry, payment or evidence submission does not.
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Request an eligibility and scope review. CHSPS confirms the applicable pathway in writing before any fee.