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New Zealand Certificate in Tourism (Level 3) with Strands in Visitor Experience, Tourism and Travel

This course is available

On-Campus

Level of Study

Certificate

Duration

21 weeks

Next start date

Expected

Summary

If you want to show and enhance the best of what tourism in New Zealand has to offer then the New Zealand Certificate in Tourism (Level 3) with strands in Visitor Experience, Tourism and Travel is for you.

The aim of the New Zealand Certificate in Tourism (Level 3) is to provide the tourism and travel industry with individuals who can support and enhance the visitor experience and through their skills and knowledge uphold the importance of tourism to the New Zealand economy.

The qualification will benefit the community by enhancing New Zealand tourism visitor experiences and bring economic benefits to the country.

You will learn: Customer service and sales skills, Workplace practices, Visitor experience enhancement and engagement, Cross-cultural communication, New Zealand tourist destinations, Importance of the tourism and travel industry

Career Opportunities

The purpose of this qualification is to provide the tourism and travel industry with individuals who can support and enhance the visitor experience, and through their skills and knowledge uphold the importance of tourism to the New Zealand economy.

Graduates will be equipped with the skills and knowledge to work in entry level roles such as visitor attraction assistant, front office assistant, reservation consultant, visitor host, rental vehicle operator.

Satisfactory Completion

For students to be considered to have satisfactorily completed this programme, and to be awarded the New Zealand Certificate in Tourism (Level 3) with strands in Visitor Experience, Tourism and Travel they must have:

  • Completed required practical and theoretical course work and assignments.
  • Shown competence to a minimum of 70 credits

While it is expected that students will complete both strands of the qualification as part of this programme, they will have the option of gaining the qualification upon completion of only one strand.

New Zealand Certificate Tourism with strand in Visitor Experience

For students to be considered to have satisfactorily completed this programme, and to be eligible for award of the qualification “New Zealand Certificate Tourism with strand in Visitor Experience”, they must have shown competence in the following units, to a minimum of 40 credits: 17384, 18226, 18237, 23759, 23769, 497, 23768, 25352, 17788, 23764.

New Zealand Certificate Tourism with strand in Tourism and Travel

For students to be considered to have satisfactorily completed this programme, and to be eligible for award of the qualification “New Zealand Certificate Tourism with strand in Tourism and Travel”, they must have shown competence in the following units, to a minimum of 60 credits: 17384, 18226, 18237, 23759, 23769, 497, 23768, 25352, 18212, 18228, 18211, 23766, 25504.

Entry criteria

Applicants under 20 years

  • 10 credits at Level one (or equivalent) NCEA in both literacy and numeracy
  • Three years minimum secondary education
  • Desire to work in the travel or tourism industries

Applicants over 20 years

Applicants over the age of 20 years at time of enrolment will be considered where they can demonstrate the ability to succeed in a programme.

English Language Requirements

  • IELTS test - General or Academic score of 5 with no band score lower than 5
  • TOEFL Paper based test (pBT) - Score of 500 (with an essay score of 4 TWE)
  • TOEFL Internet based test (iBT) - Score of 35 (with a writing score of 14)
  • Cambridge English Examination - B2 First or B2 First for schools with a score of 154. No less than 154 in each skill.
  • OET - Minimum of Grade C or 200 in all sub-tests
  • NZCEL - a) Expiring Level b) Current: a) Level 3 (General) or (Workplace) b) Level 3 (General)
  • Pearson Test of English (Academic) - PTE (Academic) score of 36 with no band score lower than 36
  • Language Cert - B1 Achiever IESOL (LRWS) with PASS and no less than PASS in each skill
  • Trinity ISE - ISE I with no less than distinction in any band

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