SIT50122 Diploma of Travel and Tourism Management

VU course code: SIT50122 | Level of study: TAFE

Duration

1 year full time

Delivery mode

Face to Face with eLearning

Fees

VET

Location

Footscray Nicholson

Next start date

15 July 2024

Application closes

29 July 2024

Community Services, Footscray Nicholson Campus

Overview

Develop foundational skills required to manage travel and tourism operations with the Diploma of Travel and Tourism Management at SIT50122 Victoria University.

You'll gain the knowledge needed to work within the travel and tourism industry as a departmental or small business manager.

As part of your study, you'll develop skills in:

marketing strategy
business management
people management
conflict management
workplace health and safety practices
tourism sales
international and Australian destinations
tourism practices
international airfares.

You will gain a solid understanding of industry operations and develop the managerial skills to coordinate tourism operations or marketing and product development activities.

: Foundation skills and core skills for work, are explicitly stated in the foundation skills field, of units of competency on the National VET Register and in the implementation guides/companion volumes for training package qualifications.
: This course is delivered through Victoria University's award-winning interactive e-learning model that combines face-to-face workshops with flexible, user-friendly eLearning activities.

Our simulated tourism office will provide you with access to the latest industry software to complete your studies in a live airline reservations system. You will use both Sabre and Galileo for fares and ticketing.

You will also have access to industry leader Travelport, covering all aspects of the travel supply chain from airline merchandising, hotel content and distribution, mobile commerce to B2B payments.
: As a travel and tourism student you will be exposed to our high-profile industry partnership, including:

Delaware North

Sebastian Restaurant and Bar

Lucas Restaurants

Melbourne Convention Exhibition Centre

Contiki

Riverland Group.

This course is nationally recognised training.

Entry requirements

When assessing your application, we consider your education, work experience, current skills and personal attributes (where relevant).

Applicants for this course will need to meet the entry criteria outlined below. If you don’t meet the entry criteria, you may be able to gain entry by first completing a different course. We call this a ‘pathway’.

You may also be eligible for ‘Recognition of Prior Learning’, which lets you finish your course more quickly when you have gained some of the skills required from past study or work experience.

Entry criteria

Credit & Entry pathways into this course

Victoria University is committed to providing a transparent admissions process. Find out more about how to apply for our courses, and our commitment to admissions transparency. Meeting the minimum admission criteria does not guarantee entry into this course. Past academic performance may be considered.

Course Structure

The course structure comprises the following core and elective units. These electives have been selected based on industry needs, graduate pathways and/or student and teacher feedback.

To be awarded the SIT50116 Diploma of Travel and Tourism Management, a student must successfully complete a total of twenty-three (23) units of competency, comprising of: * thirteen (13) core units, and; * ten (10) elective units, of which:

six (6) units must be selected from Group A, and;
four (4) units may be selected from Group A, Group B, elsewhere in the SIT Tourism, Travel and Hospitality Training Package, or any other current training package or accredited course.

The selection of electives must be guided by the job outcome sought, local industry requirements and the complexity of skills appropriate to the AQF level of this qualification as well as be approved by the Polytechnic.

Units

Fees & Scholarships

TAFE fees vary, depending on how much the government contributes towards course costs (if anything).

Read below to find out about the fee ‘type’, the estimated yearly tuition costs for this course, and the financial support on offer.

Fees

Scholarships

CAREERS

On graduating with a Diploma of Travel and Tourism Management, you can choose to progress into further-study or apply for roles such as:

inbound groups manager
inbound sales manager
incentives manager
tour operations manager
marketing manager
product development manager
reservations manager
travel agency manager
sales manager
visitor information centre manager.

FURTHER STUDIES (PATHWAYS)

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