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Travel and Tourism

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Nugget Point, Catlins - Otago, New Zealand Image courtesy of HillaryJ
Nugget Point, Catlins - Otago, New Zealand

Image courtesy of HillaryJ

The opportunities for those with a passion for travel and tourism are practically endless – tourism is not only a huge growth market in New Zealand, it’s a worldwide phenomenon. Otago Polytechnic has initiated this range of courses focused on teaching practical hands-on skills at front-line and managerial levels of the travel and tourism sector. The lecturers supporting your learning in these courses all have extensive workplace experience and qualifications – they know what you can expect! Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to learn on the job, as our programmes incorporate industry placements and field trips.

This means that when you graduate from a supporting institution such as Otago Polytechnic, you’ll be armed with the know-how to jump straight into a rewarding career in travel and tourism. Not to mention a national certificate and industry recognised diploma.

Otago Polytechnic is located in Dunedin New Zealand, near tourism hotspots including Queenstown, Wanaka and Fiordland, so you won’t have to go far for work - thats if you choose to come to Dunedin to study these courses. However, if you want to study further afield… well, the world’s your oyster! We are developing the capacity to support your learning in these courses wherever you choose to be.

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How these courses are structured

If you have decided to begin a career in tourism or coming back into the industry, then you might like to start with our introductory courses designed to set you up with the general skills and knowledge everyone working in the travel and tourism sector should have. But if you're already working in the area and can say you already have these general skills and knowledge, then you might prefer to go straight into your choice of the specialties we have developed. To obtain the qualification that this full programme has to offer, you will need to complete a work based research activity.

All the courses in this programme are spread across 3 areas: Introduction, Specialist, Work based research. Have a look, see what you think...

Introduction to travel and tourism

A day in the life of.... these core skills are introductory units which provide background knowledge about what careers are available in the tourism industry and what might be of interest to you in your future career. All core units are required to be completed and provide you with a National Certificate in Travel and Tourism (Core Skills) Level 3.

Please note: Otago Polytechnic plans to develop the introductory courses during July - December 2008. In the meantime, these courses are offered face to face at the Polytechnic.

Specialist area

These specialties focus on particular areas of the tourism industry. Tour guiding and travel operations are units that should be a priority for all people engaged in the travel and tourism sector and are complusory in the first year of study. In the second year of study you can select 3 specialties (two of which must be at level 5) and complete the research and work based project which is complusory.

Research and Work Based Project

This work based project will provide you with the opportunity to use your skills working for a tourism operator of your choice. Once you have completed your work placement you will be able to share your experience and complete your qualification by presenting a well researched document showcasing the theoretical and applied skills you have developed over the past two years.

Of course we will be here to support you throughout the project, offering advice, clarification and encouragement.

Programme Resources

  • Develop skills for tertiary study
  • Library of resources - This is a general library of resources for the Travel and Tourism Programme. Each course in the programme also has its own library, as does each unit. Librarians, lecturers and research assistants please place general resources here and/or in the relevant course or unit libraries.

Administration

This section is for the general administration and further development of the programme and courses.

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