COURSE: DIPLOMA IN TRAVEL AND TOURISM

The Tourism Department of the Tygerberg Campus strives to benchmark its training on world-class standards. All Lecturers are qualified Trainers/Assessors and are specialists in their field of expertise. The national and international syllabus run concurrently, therefore once you have successfully completed your two-year Tourism theory and 18 months practical training/employment at Northlink you will have acquired two Tourism Qualifications.

Type: undergraduate diploma

Duration: 2 years full time

Compulsory Subjects

First year subjects:

• International tourism geography


• Developing a local tourism destination


• Related tourism services


• Development of the tourism industry


• Assessment component for all City and Guilds subjects


• Tourism Communication


• Tourism Communication


• Tourist Destinations  (South Africa)


• Tourist Destinations  (Africa and Indian Ocean Islands)


• Travel Services


• ICDL (International Computer Driver’s License)


• Travel Office Procedures


• Travel Office Procedures (TOP N5 - principles of accounting)


• Wines of South Africa  (short course)


• Tourism industry practical training

Second year subjects:

• Business systems


• Customer service operations


• People development (Human Resource Management)


• Marketing operations


• Assessment component for all City & Guilds subjects


• DTT (Development and Training Technologies. Fares within Africa)


• DTT (Development and Training Technologies. International basic fares)


• Hotel Reception


• Travel Services


• Tourist Destinations (Europe, Middle East and USA)


• Travel Office Procedures (public relations)


• Event Support (short course)


• Fidelio (short course)


• First Aid


• Galileo or Amadeus (optional 2-week course, Not included in course fees.)


• Tourism industry practical training

Careers: travel agent, tour guide, tourism consultant.

Source: www.northlink.co.za

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