Qualification details

City & Guilds Level 3 National Diploma in Travel and Tourism

Qualification summary

The qualification aims:
• to provide a broad background of understanding of the travel and tourism sector and the vocational skills required
• to provide, bite size chunks of learning
• encourages retention and progression by providing a framework for candidates who can build up a qualification around their own needs providing a that is highly valued both by candidates and employers.

Qualification details

100/5373/6
3
VRQ - Vocationally-Related Qualification
Accreditation start date:
01/08/2005
Operational start date in centres:
Accreditation end date:
31/12/2010
Certification end date:
31/12/2013
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English
This qualification could provide progression to the following:

Industry
HE
Level 3 Advanced National Diploma in Travel and Tourism
Holiday Centre/Worker Manager
Holiday Representative
Tour Manager
Tourist Guide
Tourist Information Centre Assistant
Travel Agent
  • 08 Leisure, Travel and Tourism
    • 08.2  Travel and Tourism
450
Pass
Multiple Choice Examination
Written Examination
This qualifications has a range of assesment types ranging:

Externally set assignments, internally marked, externally verified
Multiple choice examination
Written examination
Qualification accreditation number 100/5373/6 provides pathways to the following qualifications:

City & Guilds Level 3 National Diploma in Travel and Tourism

City & Guilds Level 3 National Diploma in Travel and Tourism (Business Travel); (Leisure Travel); (Tourism); (Tour and Resort Operations).

Candidates must complete all units in the Group if following one of the pathways.

For the unendorsed Diploma, candidates must complete any combination of units that total 450 hours.

Candidates for the Business Travel pathway must additionally complete one unit from Group B.

In the Leisure pathway, candidates who complete units 312-315 will not be required to complete unit 399, and vice versa.

In the Tour and Resort Operations pathway, unit 332 is identical to the single unit required to achieve accredited qualification 100/4807/8 - City & Guilds Level 2 Certificate in Conflict Management.
  • A  -  Business Travel pathway - mandatory units
  • B  -  Business Travel pathway - optional units
    • D/103/2853 - Finance and economics in travel and tourism
    • Y/103/2883 - Global distribution systems
  • C  -  Leisure Travel pathway
  • D  -  Tourism pathway
  • E  -  Tour and Resort Operations pathway
  • F  -  Optional units for unendorsed pathway - National Diploma
    • Y/103/2849 - Sales and promotions in travel and tourism
    • H/103/2871 - Travel insurance
    • K/103/2869 - Ski chalet host
    • D/103/2870 - Conference and event operations
    • Y/103/2852 - Human resources operations in travel and tourism
    • R/103/2879 - Explore travel and tourism business ideas
    • J/103/2880 - Requirements for setting up a travel and tourism business
    • L/103/2881 - Preparing travel and tourism business plans