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Certificate IV in Tourism

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Develop high level skills for tourism. 

In our course you will develop skills in technical tourism sales and marketing in operational or tour delivery areas.

Learning in the Workplace and Community is an integral part of VU's philosophy. 

We believe introducing you to real working situations

  • improves your learning
  • develops your skills
  • makes you highly employable

Course Essentials

How to apply

This course is open for mid-year applications. Applications close on 8 June 2012

Methods of applying:

  • You can apply direct to VU

Already a VU student?

You can transfer into this course through our internal transfer process.

For more info contact the
School of Service Industries

VU's Certificate IV in Tourism will help specialise your skills for the dynamic tourism industr

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Careers

Our graduates find employment as senior operations coordinators, supervisors, or assistant managers in:

  • tourism consultation
  • tour operations
  • reservations sales
  • call centre supervision

Learn more about your career options on the Australian government's Career Information and Resources website.

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Study pathways

There are recognised study pathways for this course. You may be able to get credit in a bachelor degree by studying this course.

TAFE to Undergraduate

You can get credit in the following degree at VU if you complete the :

Bachelor of Business (Tourism Management)

  • You may get up to half a year of credit.

To find out more about the pathways available for this course, please contact the School of Service Industries

Recognition of prior learning (RPL)

Get credit for your work, study and life experience through our Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) process.

Find out more about Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).

Graduate faster

If you've done previous study related to this course, you may be awarded credit. This means you can graduate in less time.

Completing this course also gives you a head-start on other at VU courses at a higher level of study.

We also award credit for relevant work and life experience. This is called Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).

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Course Objectives

This qualification provides training at Certificate IV level for individuals wanting to acquire the skills and knowledge to be competent in a broad range of highly-developed technical tourism sales and marketing, operational or tour delivery skills. The qualification allows for multi-skilling or for specialisation in a limited range of skills that specifically relate to either tourism operations or marketing coordination.

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Units and electives

Core:

Core - Specialisation Group A - Operations:

Elective Units:

To achieve a Certificate IV in Tourism, 25 units must be completed:

  • 12 core units
  • 13 elective units:
  • a minimum of 9 elective units must be selected from the general elective units listed below
  • the remaining 4 elective units may be selected from this or another endorsed Training Package or accredited course
  • a maximum of 1 Languages other than English unit may be counted as an elective within this qualification.

What's a unit?

A unit or 'subject' is the actual class you'll attend in the process of completing a course.

Most courses have a mixture of compulsory 'core' units that you need to take, and optional 'elective' units that you can choose to take based on your area of interest, expertise or experience.

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Admission Information

  • TAFE: Successful completion of VCE/VCAL or equivalent
  • Year 12: Successful completion of VCE/VCAL or equivalent
  • Mature: Successful completion of VCE/VCAL or equivalent
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How to apply for this course

We are currently accepting applications for this course. You can apply direct to VU. Applications close on 8 June 2012.

When you're ready to apply:

  1. Read the Advice to applicants (contains details about how to apply for your course, extra requirements, what happens when you submit your application and other important information).
  2. Submit a TAFE Direct Entry Application form
  3. As part of the application you may need to complete extra requirements such as:
    • submit supplementary forms
    • attend an interview, audition, information session or workshop
    • submit a folio
    • sit a test

    Details about extra requirements are available from the Faculty of Technical and Trades Innovation.

    You need to complete all extra requirements by the given dates, otherwise your application may not be considered.

Transferring between VU courses

Want to transfer into this course from another VU course? Complete the Victoria University internal course application form and check whether you need to complete any extra requirements, listed above.

You can also contact us directly:

Get in touch

Contact us to discuss your course options:

Ring us on +61 3 9919 6100

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