Travel and Tourism

Teaching Staff

N Carruthers – Curriculum Leader (Acting)

E Parker

The National 5 Skills for Work: Travel and Tourism Course is an introductory qualification in travel and tourism. It helps students develop the skills, knowledge and attitudes, needed for work in the travel and tourism industry.

The course covers four units of work:

Travel and tourism in Scotland
Travel tourism in the rest of the UK and Worldwide
Employability
Customer Service

These four units support learners to develop:

The knowledge to deal effectively with customer enquiries in relation to travel and tourism in Scotland, the rest of the United Kingdom and worldwide
Skills to deal effectively with all aspects of customer care and customer service in travel and tourism
Interdisciplinary skills to become effective employees across a range of job sectors

Assessment for this course is in the form of ongoing coursework. Learners must complete all coursework to achieve the course.

Course progression

Level 6 (Higher) Travel and Tourism at College

Job and career prospects

Holiday resort rep

Cabin crew

Airport ground staff

Travel agent

Tour operator/ guide