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BTEC Level 3 Extended Certificate in Travel and Tourism | Furness College
BTEC Level 3 Extended Certificate in Travel and Tourism

BTEC Level 3 Extended Certificate in Travel and Tourism

This course is for those who are interested in tourism and might wish to work in the industry in the future.

With many years experience and outstanding results, our travel and tourism tutor is ready to help you to progress to a career in the tourism industry. From the start of the course you will be immersed in the tourism world, learning about UK and international tourism, taking part in role play activities and getting involved in College events. You will gain an insight into things like tourism branding, global destinations and the importance of tourism to a country's economy. Living in Cumbria there is easy access to a wide range of tourism businesses that we work with to support your learning and development.

As you would expect, there will be alot of discussion and group work, and the chance to go on tourism related visits during the course. There will also be the opportunity for students to go on work experience in a travel and tourism related setting, to find out how travel and tourism businesses operate in the real world.

Course Content

What Modules will you Study?

During the course students study a variety of work-related themes and gain a broad knowledge and understanding of the tourism industry, its size, development and importance to a country's economy. This includes why customers are the most important part of the industry and the standards they should expect as well as the many different forms of tourism including eco-tourism, adventure tourism and cultural tourism.


Units include:

Year1

  • The World of Travel and Tourism


  • The Principles of Marketing



Year 2

  • Global Destinations

  • Events, Conferences and Exhibitions

How long is the course?

2 Years

Where will I learn?

The Sixth Form - Rating Lane Campus

How much will this course cost?

Please refer to the College fees policy, for more information please contact Student.Services@furness.ac.uk

Entry Requirements

What are the entry requirements?

To study this level 3 vocational course you will need a minimum of five GCSEs grade 4 or above, which should include English and maths.

If you have grade 3 in English or maths you will study this alongside your other subjects. We are unable to offer both GCSE English and maths as part of the same programme. Please contact us for advice if you need to re-sit both English Language and maths.

Our Sixth Form vocational courses may be studied as a mixed programme of three vocational subjects or a blended programme with one or two A Level subjects. Please check individual course pages for entry requirements.

Progression

What opportunities will this lead to?

Students may progress directly into employment or continue study in Tourism Management, Marketing and Events Management and other related subjects at university.
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Channelside
Barrow-In-Furness
Cumbria
LA14 2PJ
Rating Lane
Barrow-In-Furness
Cumbria
LA13 9LE
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Tel: 01229 828 377 (The Sixth Form)
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