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This one-year course is designed to give you the knowledge and skills that are required to work in the travel and tourism industry. This course is broadly equivalent to 5 GCSE’s. The course will include visits to tourist attractions and destinations and will allow you to gain first-hand experience of the industry. Students will engage with a variety of travel and tourism organisations, explore different job roles, and have the opportunity to participate in a range of funded and self-funded trips and gain some industry experience.
The programme consists of specialist units that are industry focused and will enable students to prepare for a career in travel and tourism. The units may change from year to year and would typically include for example:
- Travel and Tourism Industry Customer Service
- Airline and Airport Services Visitor Attractions
- The Role of a Holiday Representative
Essential Skills Level 2 qualifications in Literacy, Numeracy and a Level 2 in Transversal Skills are also part of the programme of study.
This programme of study is likely to include additional enrichment activities which are included to enhance your employability.
Please read our Terms and Conditions before applying for or enrolling on any of our courses.
Pre-entry advice will be uploaded before applications open.
Minimum entry requirements are pre-defined by the College’s admissions criteria, which can be found by visiting our entry criteria page on this link
Enhanced entry criteria for this course is 4 GCSEs Grade D or above including English.
Please note this qualification is delivered and assessed in English. It is therefore essential that learners who do not have English as their first language hold a minimum of a level 2 ESOL qualification in written and spoken English.
Proof of qualifications MUST be provided when you enrol, e.g., exam certificates.
Achieved and pending qualifications can be recorded now by logging into your online application account.
All courses within Belfast Met are delivered and assessed in English, apart from language-specific courses. Your competence in English must be verified prior to enrolling on your chosen course.
Visit our Student Funding page here to find out how to fund your studies
All fees are set in accordance with DfE regulations.
This course tuition fee is fully funded by the Department for the Economy.
Students will visit different attractions as part of the course, some of which will be at an additional cost of approximately £20.00.
Internally assessed: Assignments, Presentations and Role plays.
Careers
Retail Travel, Airlines, Airports, Public Sector Tourism, Museums, N Ireland Trust, Transport
Interests
Customer Service, Travelling and Destinations.
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