Diploma Of Tourism

This qualification provides the skills and knowledge for you to be competent in a broad range of managerial skills in tourism operations, marketing and product development, underpinned by a range of operational competencies chosen as electives.

The qualification reflects the role of individuals who possess a sound theoretical knowledge base and use a range of specialised, technical or managerial competencies to plan, carry out and evaluate the work of self or a team.

Employment opportunities

This qualification provides a pathway to work in any sector of the tourism and travel industry as a departmental or small business manager. This qualification allows for multiskilling and for specialisation in either operations management or marketing and product development.

Possible job titles include:

• Inbound groups manager
• Inbound sales manager
• Incentives manager
• Tour operations manager
• Marketing manager
• Operations manager
• Product manager
• Reservations manager
• Retail travel agency manager
• Sales manager
• Visitor information manager