Tourism

“The fool wanders, a wise man travels.”
Thomas Fuller

 
Tourism gives students the skills, knowledge and understanding required to appreciate the importance of the travel and tourism sector to the New Zealand economy.
 
10 percent of jobs in New Zealand are connected to the travel industry. The Tourism programme has a strong vocational focus and students will learn a range of transferable skills that are valued in the workplace.
 
The course has been designed by the Sir George Seymour College, a leading provider of vocational training for the tourism industry. The programme offers 40 Unit Standard Credits. All standards are internally assessed and offer resit opportunities. There is no examination for Tourism.
 
WHAT WE DO IN TOURISM
 
We learn about:
 

• Work roles in tourism – The employment opportunities available in the travel and tourism and the skills required to perform them well.

 

• Read and Comprehend work-related documents – How to read brochures and other workplace documents and identify key details.

 

• Tourist Characteristics and Needs - The reasons tourists travel to New Zealand and the specific needs different tourist types have.

 

• Destination New Zealand – Patterns of travel within New Zealand and between New Zealand and other countries.

 

• Calculations for the Tourism Workplace – How to calculate GST, exchange rates, commissions and mark ups.

 

• World Tourist Destinations – The attractions, activities and events that attract tourists to international destinations.

 

• The Economic Significance of Tourism – The significance of tourism to the New Zealand economy.

 

• History of Tourism – The development of local and global tourism from Roman times to Space tourism

• Use of the internet in a tourism workplace – How the internet can add value to a tourism workplace and some of common security threats businesses have to deal with.

 

• Impacts of tourism on the physical environment – How tourism can impact on the natural world. Case studies include Kaikoura and the Galapagos Islands.

 

• Business of Tourism – The employment opportunities created by tourism and travel.