{"id":897,"date":"2019-10-28T13:43:08","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T13:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/my\/subjectchoicetest\/?page_id=897"},"modified":"2019-10-28T13:44:30","modified_gmt":"2019-10-28T13:44:30","slug":"skills-for-work-travel-and-tourism","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/my\/subjectchoicetest\/skills-for-work-travel-and-tourism\/","title":{"rendered":"Skills for Work &#8211; Travel and Tourism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>What is Travel\u00a0and Tourism?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Travel and Tourism course is an exciting pathway into not only the world of work but the world as a whole.\u00a0 Through working on real world case studies of the tourist industry in action candidates will gain a wide variety of skills that will help to prepare them for the world of work in a variety of sectors.\u00a0 Candidates will also gain a wide understanding of how their actions can impact the wider world.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What skills are developed?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Communication\u00a0and teamwork, including presenting information to an audience<\/li>\n<li>ICT, including processing and presenting data<\/li>\n<li>Literacy skills, including building writing for a professional and commercial audience<\/li>\n<li>Numeracy skills, including working on budgetary requirements, costing and ensuring effective time keeping<\/li>\n<li>Skills for the world of work, including how to effectively interact with customers in a variety of settings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What kind of person does it take?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Self motivated<\/li>\n<li>Good communicator<\/li>\n<li>Curious to learn about the wider world<\/li>\n<li>Empathetic<\/li>\n<li>Willing to take on new challenges<\/li>\n<li>Adaptable<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Horizons &#8211; where can this subject take you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Travel and Tourism is a skills for work course which is in a unique position to develop key work place skills in all candidates.<\/p>\n<p>These skills are not only delivered through classroom activities but through work with employers and through work place training such World Host.<\/p>\n<p><em>Career possibilities vary widely but include:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Travel agents, marketing, customer service, public relations, media, events management, hospitality, travel, project management and team leadership.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pathways &#8211; how can I make progression?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>School<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Travel and Tourism is an ungraded course &#8211; there is no exam &#8211; and pupils will be assessed to pass internally.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqa.org.uk\/sqa\/65336.html\"><strong>N4 Travel and Tourism<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqa.org.uk\/sqa\/65337.html\"><strong>N5 Travel and Tourism<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>College<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A variety of courses offered at a variety of centres including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>NC Travel &amp; Tourism<\/li>\n<li>HNC\/D Travel &amp; Tourism<\/li>\n<li>HNC\/D Events Management<\/li>\n<li>Link to some courses can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emagister.co.uk\/colleges\/travel_and_tourism_college_courses_scotland-kwpa-99-1177.htm\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Employment<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Travel\u00a0and Tourism\u00a0provides candidates with the skills they would need to succeed in a variety of workplaces as are detailed above.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Travel\u00a0and Tourism? 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