What You Will Study
Whilst the selection of units may vary each year, learners may study:
- Planning to Take Part in a Visit
- Worldwide Tourist Destinations
- UK Travel Industry
- Customer Service
- Overseas Resort Reps
- Promotional Materials
- Preparing for Employment in the Travel Industry
- How You Will Be Assessed
Assessments will also be varied to ensure you have every opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge. You may be assessed through practical tasks, short-answer questions, research tasks, written assignments, producing visual displays such as leaflets, observations of role-play.
Students may also undertake market research, case studies and investigations, presenting your findings in a variety of formats such as reports, brochures and presentations that you might find in working situations within the industry. Some units at all levels may be assessed by online tests.
- Entry Requirements
3 GCSEs at Grade 9-1.
- Further Study
If you complete the course with an appropriate pass grade with maths and English, you can progress through the levels.
You could also enhance your CV by taking other qualifications related to the Travel and Tourism industry such as Basic First Aid or Essential Food Hygiene. Some students may wish to learn a new foreign language or improve on one already studied at school. Some students progress onto a Higher Education course, such as the HNC / HND in Tourism Management run through Wakefield College.
