Travel & Tourism

Vocational courses

Vocational courses give students the chance to:

carry out more research of their own
find out about an area of work which interests them
take part in work experience, work shadowing or visits
take fewer exams and produce more assignments
build their confidence and social skills.

G.C.E Travel and Tourism

This is a two year course for the six unit single award (equivalent to one ‘A’ Level).
Students take the following units over the two years:

AS	Unit 1:	Inside Travel and Tourism (exam)
	Unit 2:	Travel and Tourism - A People Industry (portfolio)
	Unit 3:	Travel Destinations (portfolio)

A2	Unit 8:	Travel and Tourism Project (portfolio)
	Unit 9:	Travel and Tourism - People and Quality (exam)
	Unit 10:	Current Issues in Travel and Tourism (portfolio)

BTEC First Diploma in Travel and Tourism

This is a one year course covering 6 units, which is equivalent to 4 GCSE’s A*-C grade.
The units are all assessed by portfolio using contemporary case studies and visits.

Unit 1:	The UK Travel and Tourism Industry
Unit 2:	Exploring Customer Service in Travel and Tourism
Unit 3:	UK Travel and Tourism Destinations
Unit 5:	Exploring Marketing Travel and Tourism
Unit 7:	Developing employability skills for Travel and Tourism
Unit 8:	Planning visits for Travel and Tourism

BTEC First Certificate in Travel and Tourism

This is a one year course covering 3 units, which is equivalent to 2 GCSE’s A*-C grade. Offered to Year 10 students

Unit 1:	The UK Travel and Tourism Industry
Unit 2:	Exploring Customer Service in Travel and Tourism
Unit 7:	Developing employability skills for Travel and Tourism

The units are assessed by portfolio.