FET Course of the Week: 5M5011 RTC – Travel & Tourism at Ballyfermot College of Further Education
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Kickstart your career in the wonderful world of Tourism and Hospitality!
5M5011 RTC – Travel & Tourism at Ballyfermot College of Further Education is a one year Level 5 course in which students will gain skills in reception and passenger service, airline studies, travel agent and cabin crew training.
This travel and tourism course is a broad tourism course aimed at those students who are interested in a career in travel and tourism. Students will do a range of areas, from cabin crew training, airline studies to travel agent studies. At the end of the year, students will be awarded with two tourism qualifications, a QQI level 5 certificate in travel and tourism and a certificate from the International Academy of Travel, which covers cabin crew training, passenger services and travel agent training.
At the end of the year, you will have achieved two tourism qualifications, a QQI Level 5 Certificate in Travel and Tourism and a Certificate from the International Academy of Travel (IAOT), which covers cabin crew training, passenger services and travel agent training.
Once qualified you will graduate with the benefit of having gained valuable practical knowledge of how to deal with customers in person, or by phone, have a better understanding of the necessary skills required in the tourism sector, have a deep understanding of the passenger service agent and cabin crew role and responsibilities, as well as having gained excellent personal presentation and front-line people skills adapted to the tourism and travel sector. As part of the preparation in presentation, students wear a uniform one day a week.
Entry Requirements:
Applicants should have Five O6/H7 in Leaving Certificate/ LCVP or a Merit in Leaving Certificate Applied, or a relevant QQI Level 4 Certificate. However, the academic entry requirements may be waived for mature applicants (21+).
What you will study:
- Customer Service
- Work Experience
- Word Processing
- Tourism Information and Administration
- Tourism Principles and Practice
- Irish Cultural and Heritage Resources
- Communications
- Ecotourism
- Ready for Take Off
Students may apply for international work experience funded by the Erasmus+ study programme. The ‘Ready for Take Off’ module prepares you for work in the airline industry either as cabin crew or as passenger service agents. Trips and excursions to various tourist destinations in Ireland. Students will also be hosting college events as part of Work Experience. Work Experience in organisations, such as travel agencies, hotels and museums. Career preparation inculdes interview techniques, personal presentation skills and Job applications. Students will get an Intensive one-day training at Waterford airport: Cabin crew duties and responsibilities and Checking-in and boarding passengers.
What are the progression opportunities?
This course leads to a QQI Major Award, and provides progression opportunities to a number of Higher Education courses, including those in the CAO. Graduates with a Merit profile may apply for entry to the Tourism with Business Level 6 course at BCFE, which includes an Erasmus+ programme where students work abroad for 6 weeks.
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