Level 2 Travel & Tourism

What is the course about?

Our holidays can be the most exciting time of our year, and are often a much-needed break from the world around us. As a result, the travel and tourism industry is about making our holidays the most enjoyable and inspiring experience possible.

The industry is responsible for designing holidays, making sure that customers arrive safe with bags in hand, and ensuring that their accommodation and activities are second to none. By working in the travel and tourism industry, you can be part of making all of that possible!

This interesting one-year course will help you to develop the necessary skills and knowledge to succeed within one of the most intricate industries around. You will learn about the whole industry, discovering the different sectors involved, understanding issues, and learning how to manage the world around us.

Why should I choose the course?

This one-year qualification helps you gain the confidence and skills required to progress on to employment or further education. The qualification will prepare you to work in hotels, customer service positions, tour operators, and travel agencies.

From developing your skills in customer service, to learning the fundamentals of the industry, you will develop your skills and understanding of the travel industry to prepare you to progress on to our Level 3 Travel & Tourism course. Whether you wish to work as cabin crew, airport security, tourism officer, or even a travel consultant, the career possibilities could take you anywhere!

What will I learn?

On this exciting course you will study a mixture of core and optional units including the UK travel & tourism industry, customer service, airports and airlines, industry experience in the sector, event organisation and guided tours.

These specialist models have been designed to develop your understanding of this unique industry and help you to build skills in a variety of fields to enhance your career prospects.

What will the course lead on to?

Upon completion of your course, you will be able to proceed on to the Level 3 Travel & Tourism course to develop your skills further,

Higher education routes from the course are also available within the college, upon completion of the Level 3 Travel & Tourism course. You may choose to go on to study courses such as international tourism management or event management at university, or stay on at Warrington & Vale Royal College to study the Travel & Tourism or even Business HNC and HND.

Over the past few years, many of our students have acquired jobs with some of the country’s leading travel companies. We have students currently flying for many airlines, including TUI, Jet2.com, Ryanair, EasyJet and Virgin Atlantic. In addition, many more students work as ground support at airports and as flight dispatchers. We also have students who have gone on to work in luxury hotels, travel agencies and many more related organisations.

What are the entry requirements?

You will need a minimum of four GCSEs at grade 3 or above, including English and/or maths, or successful completion of a level 1 qualification. You will be expected to continue to study towards a GCSE Grade 4 English and/or maths if not already achieved.