Diploma of Tourism

Where this course may lead

If you successfully complete this course, you may find work in any sector of the tourism industry as a department manager, manager, or owner-operator of any style of small tourism business.

Job roles may include working as a visitor information centre manager, a tour operations manager, a reservations manager, a retail travel agency manager, a director and/or manager (owner-operator) of a small tourism business, a sales/marketing manager, or a tourism manager.

This course may also provide credit towards a bachelor degree. Wodonga TAFE has teamed up with one of Australia’s leading regional learning centres, the University of Ballarat, to bring a very achievable degree course to Albury Wodonga: a Bachelor of Applied Management. Read more at www.wodongatafe.edu.au/degrees

What you learn

You develop business skills in financial management, sales and marketing, managing staff, occupational health and safety, and legal knowledge.

Your specific tourism studies focus on reservations, destination product knowledge, research, and the development of tourism product.

Delivery method and course duration

Course duration 1 year.

Course mode Full-time, part-time, or distance education. This course is delivered on campus and off campus through flexible delivery, depending on the units you choose.

For 2011, classes commence in February 2011 and will end late November 2011.

Entry requirements

• There are no formal pre-requisites for this qualification. We recommend that you have completed Year 10 as a minimum, or that you enrol as a mature-aged student.
• You may be required to attend an interview.

Assessment

The level of competency you develop from your training will be assessed using the following methods:

• Observation at work, Observation in simulated environment (e.g. at TAFE), Project/assignment/activity, Practical assessment, On-the-job assessment, Interview/oral questioning, Portfolio of your work, Third party (workplace) report, Learning Journal.

Your teachers will provide you with more information on specific requirements at the start of each unit and will assist with any support you may need.

Outcomes and accreditations

If you successfully complete this course, you receive an AQF qualification.

The units you study for this qualification may vary according to industry and workplace requirements. Please contact the department for a full list of units available to you.

This qualification may have prerequisites, co-requisite or bridging units from lower or higher level qualifications. For further clarification contact the department.

Where applicants can show evidence of prior qualification or experience in a related field, there may be an opportunity to apply for recognition to be given for previous study, knowledge, and/or skills resulting from work or life experience relevant to this qualification. Please contact the department for further information about Skills Recognition.

Fees and charges

Information about course fees is available from our website at www.wodongatafe.edu.au/feesandcharges, or refer to our Fees, Charges and Refunds brochure.

How to apply

For part-time studies, please apply direct to Business, Communications, and Service Industries. For full-time studies, please apply direct to VTAC.

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