Travel and Tourism SCQF Level 6

What is special about this course?

The Scottish Government Outlook 2030 Plan states: “It is more important than ever that education from early years and training reflect the skills required to meet changing tourism trends, raise productivity within the sector and ensure that Scotland’s tourism industry is able to deliver its 21st century vision through sustainable tourism practices across the sector. Tourism offers vast, meaningful and exciting opportunities for our future and existing workforce. We have the opportunity to excite new generations, drawing them into our sector to deliver tomorrow’s visitor experiences through creativity, innovation and authenticity.”

This Travel and Tourism course is designed to give you the knowledge, understanding and skills required for current and future employment in the Tourism industry.

Included in this course is a focus on the Moray Speyside Region, STEM skills (Science, Technology and Maths) and modern trends such as Sustainability and Responsible Tourism.

Special features:

• Focus on Moray Speyside context
• Includes British Sign Language units
• Provides route into key sector of the economy
• Study Sustainable & Responsible Tourism

The course will incorporate field trips, a tourism study visit unit, placement opportunities and guest lectures.

Entry requirements

• Three National 5s at C or above or equivalent OR
• Successful achievement of a relevant SCQF Level 5 course.
• Applications are encouraged from prospective students without the standard entry requirements as listed above.

Course content includes:

• Travel and Tourism: Enhancing Skills for Employment
• Travel & Tourism in the UK
• Skills for Customer Care
• Marketing in Travel & Tourism: An Introduction
• Leisure & Business Tourist Destinations
• Selling the Travel and Tourism Product
• Travel & Tourism Study Visit
• Sustainable Practices in Travel & Tourism
• Tour Guiding: An Introduction
• The Scottish Tourism Product: An Introduction
• Accommodation and Facilities Servicing
• Event Organisation
• British Sign Language: Introduction

Fees

Normally, if you are studying full time for the first time and are Ordinarily Resident in Scotland your course fees will be covered through the information you provide on your course application.

If you are studying part time and are on low income or in receipt of certain benefits your course fees may be covered by a fee waiver.

If you are not Ordinarily Resident in Scotland, you may need to pay course fees.

Please refer to our Fees and Funding section for more information.

* Fees for 2024/25 are still to be confirmed.

Funding

Our Student Finance Advisers can advise you on all aspects of student funding. The support available depends upon your personal circumstances.

Please refer to our Fees and Funding section for more information.