Courses
Overview
Travel & Tourism
Introduction
Do you love travel? Did you know that you could make a career out of it in the dynamic, diverse and expanding travel and tourism industry? The course is designed for students who want to acquire knowledge and skills through work-place contexts; by exploring the aims of different travel and tourism organisations, the features of tourist destinations, how organisations meet customer requirements, and the influences on global travel and tourism. If you enjoy learning through practical, work-related activities and completing assignments based on realistic workplace situations, then the BTEC travel and tourism course is for you.
Qualification
BTEC Level 1/Level 2 Tech Award
Awarding body
Pearson
Course leader
Mr D Needham
Assessment
- Examination: 40% (Unit 3)
- Non-examined assessment: 60% (Units 1 and 2)
Curriculum
Curriculum roadmap
Topics
- Component 1: travel and tourism organisations and destinations.
- Component 2: customer needs in travel and tourism.
The course provides knowledge that underpins the effective use of skills, processes and attitudes in the sector such as the appeal of different tourist destinations to different types of customer, and the factors that influence travel and tourism. The course includes researching different travel and tourism organisations, features of tourist destinations and the products and services available to meet the needs of different customers.
Skills and requirements
Skills learned
- Attitudes that are considered to be very important in the travel and tourism sector, including how to develop tourism while respecting the environment and local communities.
- Travel and tourism also teaches you a range of transferable skills, including teamwork, research and organisation skills.
Beyond the classroom
Future pathways
- There are a wide range of tourism and management related level 3 courses available, as well as marketing, event management and hospitality courses.
- You could progress to an apprenticeship in the travel and tourism industry.
- The leisure industry is expanding rapidly. There are employment opportunities with a variety of UK and worldwide employers.
