BTEC National Award in Travel and Tourism

BTEC National Award in Travel and Tourism
The BTEC National Award in Travel & Tourism is a six-unit qualification. There are four core units and two specialist units.

Core Units

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  The Business of Travel & Tourism
  
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  Investigating Travel & Tourism
  
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  The UK as a destination
  
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  Customer Service in Travel & Tourism
  

Then two from the following:

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  Preparing for Employment in the Travel & Tourism Industry
  
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  The European Travel Market
  
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  Long Haul Travel Destinations
  
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  Retail & Business Travel Operations
  
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  Work Experience in the Travel & Tourism Industry
  
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  Current Issues in Travel & Tourism
  

The six-unit BTEC National Award offers a specialist qualification that focuses on particular aspects of employment within the sector. This award provides under pinning knowledge and understanding of the travel & tourism industry. It is suitable for those who might be interested in pursuing a career in the travel & tourism industry and wish to investigate the nature of that employment.

Assessment
A mix of internal and external assessments will take place in order to gain the qualification.

The student would then have two specialist pathways to choose from in order to complete their programme of study during the final term as follows:

• NCFE Level 2 Certificate - Airline cabin Crew
• NCFE Level 3 Certificate - On-Tour managers