Free BTEC Level 3 Travel and Tourism Course in Nottingham. Classes run at Ashfield Comprehensive School, full-time during the day. This level 3 BTEC travel and tourism qualification covers the travel and tourism sector in depth, building the knowledge you need to move into employment or go on to higher education. The course runs over three years. You'll study units covering destinations, customer experience, marketing, and the business of travel. Pearson Edexcel awards the qualification.
Who this course is for
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Entry requirements
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What you will learn
You'll explore how the global travel and tourism industry is structured and how it operates.
You'll study popular travel destinations and what makes them attractive to different types of travellers.
You'll learn how travel and tourism businesses deliver customer service and manage customer experience.
You'll examine how marketing is used to promote destinations, products, and services.
You'll investigate how external factors such as economics, politics, and technology affect the sector.
You'll develop research and presentation skills used in tourism and hospitality roles.
How you will learn
You'll learn through a mix of classroom lessons, research tasks, and assignments. Assessment combines internally marked coursework with externally set and marked examinations. Units are assessed as you complete them, with written assignments submitted to your tutor and exam papers sat at set points during the course. Pearson Edexcel sets the external assessments.
What you will need to bring
The centre will provide most materials. Ashfield Comprehensive School will confirm anything else you need before you start.
Where next
Jobs you could do
Travel agent: advising customers on holidays and booking travel
Holiday rep: supporting tourists at UK and overseas resorts
Tour operator assistant: helping plan and coordinate travel packages
Airport customer service agent: assisting passengers at check-in and gates
Hotel receptionist: front-of-house role in accommodation and hospitality
Visitor attraction assistant: working at museums, theme parks, or heritage sites
Cruise line hospitality staff: customer-facing roles on board ships
What you could study next
BA (Hons) Tourism Management or Hospitality Management: a degree that takes your sector knowledge further and opens graduate-level roles.
HND in Travel and Tourism (Pearson BTEC): a two-year higher-level qualification if you want to progress without a full degree.
Level 3 BTEC National Diploma or Extended Diploma in Travel and Tourism: a larger qualification if you want to study more units before moving into employment or higher education.
