Albany Senior High School/Coursebook/3TRA

What is this course about?
This course is the second part of the''' National Certificate in Tourism &amp; Travel (Introductory Skills) (Level 2). '''You do not have to have done Travel and Tourism in year 12 to enroll for this course as the credits also contribute to your NCEA Level 3. The focus of the course are the countries that you may want to travel in, New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific region. Doing any standards in Tourism will be benefitial in gaining entry to a tertiary institution in this area of study.

This qualification prepares you for entry to the National Certificate in Tourism and Travel (Core Skills) (Level 3), which in turn can lead to the National Certificate in Travel (Level 3) or the National Certificate in Tourism (Guiding). http://www.attto.org.nz/

The focus of the course is enhancing your knowledge of specific local and overseas tourist destinations. On completion of the unit standards you should be able to describe and analyse the economic significance of tourism on an international and national scale. Studies of specific tourist destinations will enable you to describe the characteristics of specific tourist destinations, prepare an itinerary for a visit to a destination by a tourist group and be able to promote the destination to a specified audience. The New Zealand destinations that are studied include the Queenstown and Wanaka regions.

For the Pacific Island countries and Australia you will de required to identify the geographical location of Pacific Island countries and key cities on a map. You will also be able to provide travel information, identify and describe attractions, activities and events, ground products and related services. air travel and travel product which can be pre-purchased in New Zealand.

What will I learn?
On completion of this course you will be able to:


 * describe and analyse the economic importance of tourism
 * describe the characteristics of a specific New Zealand tourist destination.
 * prepare an itinery for a visit to the selected New Zealand destination by a group
 * promote the New Zealand destination to a specific audience
 * identify the geographical location of Pacific Island countries and locate key cities on a ma
 * identify and locate key Australian destinations on a map
 * identify and describe attractions, activities and events in Australia and Pacific Island countries
 * identify air travel and related services available for travel to and within Australia and Pacific Island countries
 * identify and describe ground product and services available in Australia and Pacific Island countries
 * identify travel products that can be pre-purchased in New Zealand
 * provide travel information for visitors to Australia and Pacific Island countries

What sorts of things will I do?
During the course of the year you will:


 * discover a wealth of tourism attractions and activities in Auckland by competing in a Auckland based challenge event similar to the Amazing Race.
 * go on a field trip to Rotorua and Waitomo where you will enjoy local tourism attractions and activities and interview tourism operators.
 * attend presentations by people employed in the tourism industry and tertiary tourism colleges.
 * use the internet, maps and travel publications to gather information to complete set tasks in a series of workbooks. Each unit standard has a workbook (see the table below)
 * complete unit standards component assessments as your understanding and knowledge of the topics unfolds. All the assessments are internal.
 * collect 24 credits toward NCEA Level 3.

Students who have successfully completed bothe the ASHA Level 2 and 3 Travel and tourism programmes will be awarded the National Certificate in Tourism &amp; Travel Level 2 (Introductory Skills).

Frequently asked questions:
Are there any costs for this course?

The actual cost of the course is subsidised by STAR funding.

Class trips will incur a charge for transport and entry fees.