Travel & Tourism
The BTEC Travel and Tourism is a qualification offered at KS4 as part of pupils’ option choices.
The travel and tourism sector is the UK’s third-largest employer, accounting for 9.5 per cent of total employment. Tourism is one of the fastest-growing sectors in the UK in employment terms, employing nearly 3 million people, and the value of tourism to the UK economy is approximately £121 billion (7.1 per cent) of UK GDP. In 2016, travel and tourism contributed 10.2 per cent of the world GDP, and the sector now supports 292 million people in employment – that’s one in ten jobs worldwide. COVID has changed the outlook for the travel and tourism sector although in 2022 the industry is recovering, people are travelling again and it will continue to be at the forefront of wealth and employment creation in the global economy.
KS4
The Tech Award gives learners the opportunity to develop sector-specific knowledge and skills in a practical learning environment. Learners will develop:
• knowledge that underpins the effective use of skills, processes and attitudes in the sector such as the appeal of different tourist destinations to different types of customer, and the factors that influence travel and tourism
• skills such as researching different travel and tourism organisations, the features of tourist destinations, and the products and services available to meet the needs of different customers
• attitudes that are considered to be very important in the travel and tourism sector, including how to develop tourism while respecting the environment and local communities
How are pupils assessed?
Component 1 is Travel and Tourism Organisations and Destinations, it is internally assessed via assignment(s) and worth 30% of the total course
Component 2 is Explore Influences on Global Travel and Tourism, it is externally assessed and worth 40% of the total course
Component 3 is Develop Customer Needs in Travel and Tourism, this is an internal synoptic assignment and is worth 30% of the total course
Learning Journey
Curriculum Map
Staffing
Mrs S Feeney - Principal
