This course provides you with the vital skills needed to enter employment within the industry. Travel and Tourism covers a wide range of employment opportunities in the fastest growing industry in the UK.
Course Overview
Entry requirements
GCSE Average Points Score: 3.5, Grade 4 English Language GCSE, Grade 4 Maths GCSE, 5 GCSEs at Grade 4
Course information
This course provides you with the vital skills needed to enter employment within the industry. Travel and Tourism covers a wide range of employment opportunities in the fastest growing industry in the UK.
It includes jobs in airlines and hotels,with tour operators and travel agents or involving tourist attractions, conferences and events, hospitality and entertainment. This type of work can offer exciting careers to those who like meeting people, want more than a routine job and are interested in travel.
You will learn essential skills such as business awareness, customer service and understanding destinations in the UK and worldwide. You will also be able to work towards a career within the aviation industry.
The aim of this course is to provide you with an excellent grounding in the skills and knowledge needed for a career in travel and tourism. You will develop research skills in order to find out about specific tourist destinations and gain an understanding of the attractions on offer. You will then use your communication skills to present information, and to ask and respond to questions.
Key topics include:
investigating the travel and tourism sector
the business of travel and tourism
the UK as a destination
customer service in travel and tourism
Why Choose Us
Reasons to choose New City College
At New City College we help students realise possibility. With opportunities for everyone, we encourage our students to look beyond today and to reach their full potential.
If you choose us, you will join a college that will support you and drive you at every stage to be tenacious, determined and committed so that you do achieve your very best.
We offer the widest range of courses of any provider in East London – ranging from entry level to postgraduate degrees, and from recreation to online flexible learning.
This means we can provide you with all the pathways needed to progress on to a higher course or straight to employment. We deliver high quality education and training – with excellent support – that responds to the needs of employers and businesses.
Our teachers are experts in their own fields with a depth of knowledge and expertise that ensures you get the best from your educational experience and that you have the edge for employment over other candidates.
Welcome to New City College
I’m very pleased that you are finding out more about our college. I am confident we have the right course for you, which will help you to achieve your future career goals and ambitions.
At New City College we help students realise possibility. With opportunities for everyone, we encourage our students to look beyond today and to reach their full potential.
We are the fourth largest college group in the UK with campuses across Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Redbridge, Epping Forest and Havering. Our strength comes from our community roots and our ability to nurture talent.
With a wide choice of courses for local school leavers, SEND students, adults and those looking for higher education qualifications we have the vitality to help students break boundaries and think big.
Throughout the course, you will participate in water survival assessment training, undertake a familiarisation flight, spend time behind the scenes at international airports and develop your knowledge in our very own mock aircraft cabin.
Our part-time evening course is designed to be delivered online remotely using Microsoft teams and is specifically for anyone who has an interest in working as a member of Cabin Crew in the travel sector. Studying this level 2 course will help you prepare for a career within the industry.
If you are interested in working within the travel industry, specifically in the airline or retail travel sectors, or furthering your qualifications to HND level, this course is perfect for you. You will be able to participate in some external visits to travel-related organisations and listen to ta...
At least 4 GCSEs at grade 4 or above ideally in maths and English or merit / distinction at Level 2 and have been strongly working towards English and maths GCSE.
Allow candidates to learn, develop and practise the skills required for employment and/or career progression in the Aviation sector
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