Course Description The Diploma in Travel and Tourism has been developed in response to employer demands for better skilled and employable young people by the Diploma Development Partnership (DDP) of People 1st, the sector skills council for the hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism industries, and Goskills, the sector skills council for passenger transport. Course Details Course duration:
1 year full time
Modularized Morning and Evening programme
Awarding body
The Association of Business Executives (ABE) Applications Please apply directly to the College.
Entry Requirements
To enter the Diploma you must have completed the ABE Certificate (in any programme) or have two GCE A – Level and four GCSEs at Grade C or above or posses a BTEC National award or equivalent NQF level 3. Students with at least two years’ work experience can also apply, even without any of the above qualification.
| Assessment Assessment will be a written examination
One three-hour paper relating to a business scenario provided in the question paper, containing six questions, of which four should be answered. All questions carry equal weighting.
Course Outline Diploma 1 - Financial Accounting
- Economic Principles and their Application to Business
- Organizational Behaviors
- Travel, Tourism and Hospitality
Diploma 2
- Marketing Policy, Planning and Communication
- Human Resource Management
- Travel, Tourism and Hospitality Operations Management
- Plus two from: IT in Hospitality and Tourism Operations, Customer
Plus two from: IT in Hospitality and Tourism Operations, Customer
Service Skills, Managerial Accounting and/or Principles of Business
| Careers
Job at this level includes Assistant Hotel Manager and Assistant Travel Agency Manager. |