Course Fact Sheet for International Diploma in Travel and Tourism

Travel and Tourism workers carry out a range of practical and administrative tasks
This course accredited by ASET and accepted by Universities has been developed for the most rapidly expanding industry in the world where new skills will be required.

2. People who work in the industry provide a service to the tourist and business traveller

3. The Travel and tourism industry provides employment to both part time and full time staff

4. For the person with an ambition to travel many sectors provide an opportunity for worldwide travel

The aims of this course are to provide a comprehensive understanding of the skills required in the travel and tourism industry. In addition, before students start the course they will be given guidance in their learning by getting help to select the optional units which most interest them and support the sector work they wish to be involved in.

Who are the people who are most likely to want to take this course?

People who wish to start work in the travel and tourism industry at lower management level who requires knowledge and skills as well as those in management level who never had any formal qualifications and require a refresher course as well as a recognised qualification.

Is there any qualification which will be required to undertake the course?

No prior experience is required but The Diploma is a Level 4 course so it is advisable that the student will have reached GCSE standard or equivalent in another country. However we have found out that the main requirement is enthusiasm.

The course is made up of 8 units, 4 mandatory and 4 optional. These are listed below. The first four are mandatory but these can vary depending what sector of the industry the student is interested in joining. Advice will be available on this at the start.

This unit follows on from the Certificate programme in that we look in more detail at the Travel and Tourism industry in general.

Anyone involved with the industry should have good knowledge of the world’s tourist destinations. This unit provides that knowledge and will vary slightly depending on country of origin of student.

The industry is very competitivewith the customer having a wide choice both within the UK or to choose to travel abroad. Marketing is therefore another key issue.

The tourist industry is a person based industry so customer service is very important.

OPTIONAL UNITS

Transport is a major sector within the industry and this units looks at the different forms of transport concentrating on a small number of countries mainly the UK and India and their contrasting transport systems as they affect travel and tourism.

This is also an important sector for the industry with the size of businesses varying from multi national conglomerates to the home based industry run on a spare time basis.

This unit covers mainly the travel agency business and its links with other sectors such as tour operations and of course the customers.

This is an important part of the tourist industry and this unit covers all the different types of attractions.

Travel and tourism is a business and the knowledge required to run a business is the same as any other including human resource management and business systems as well as the different forms of communications and administration.

This type of tourism has become a major issue during recent years sometimes called sustainable tourism.

Whether it be business travel or leisure travel this is a major sector of the UK transport industry and requires specialist skills. This unit introduces the development of the airline industry as well as the administration of ticketing.

As well as being a major industry in its own right, hospitality is a major part of the tourist industry with all major businesses involved with hospitality in some form or other.

Tourism today is the largest industry in the world. Progress over the last 100 plus years has been slow to start but since the days of the earliest package holiday has grown dramatically. This unit looks at its development in both the UK and India as well as some other countries.

Many countries now market their history and culture to attract more visitors. The UK has many such attractions but other countries such as India also have a wealth of historical and cultural resources which they can sell to the prospective traveller.

More information on contents can be obtained by looking at the Learning Outcomes.

Assignments

You will need to complete eight units during the course. Four of these are from the mandatory units (1-4) and four others may be chosen from the optional units. At the end of the course you will be asked to take a 2.5 hour examination at your centre possibly online if facilities exist.

Study Details

This course is a self study course that can be taken online or by printed material. Each student is allocated a tutor who will guide and offer advice whenever necessary. You will be able to see yourself progress steadily as you work through the course material, which most of our students can complete within approximately 290 hours of study.

Qualifications

ASET Level 4 International Diploma in Travel and Tourism. ASET are part of the EDI group and are the fourth largest awarding body in the UK regulated by the Curriculum and Qualifications Authority

How much will it cost?

We appreciate that many similar courses are expensive. What we have done therefore is to provide the whole course online and on CD. (You can have hard copies as an option). The total cost including registration, tutoring and certification at the end is £280.00. Alternatively you can pay installments of £60 on registration and 4 further monthly payments of £60. Payments can be made online by bank transfer. See payment details on home page.

Next steps:

If you are ready for this course you will need to complete a Student Registration form. Send this to ATHE directly with a payment. If you have any queries however you should email us at arthur@atheglobal.org

You can also access us at 08452 60 1944, preferably during the evening as we do a lot of teaching during the day and tutors may not always be available.