Travel and tourism 16-19 study programme

Our study programme in the travel and tourism sector provides 16–19 learners with a structured and challenging learning experience to support their development and progression, whether that’s on to further study or their dream career.

Use this information to understand the elements that can be chosen to make up a travel and tourism 16-19 study programme.

Core

The core study programme qualifications are substantial Level 2 or Level 3 qualification that makes up over 270 Planned Learning Hours (PLH), at least half of a learner’s programme. Our range of Level 2 and Level 3 travel and tourism qualifications are designed to develop knowledge and skills that prepare learners for employment or higher education.

The core travel and tourism qualifications available include:

Enhance

Our free Enhance resources help you develop a bespoke and high-quality employability, enrichment, and pastoral programme that complements learning and boosts transferable skills. Each session is two PLH and 100 hours of content comes as standard with core qualifications and can be delivered in non-qualification hours.

Employability

Employability skills

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Analytical Skills
Critical Thinking
Dealing with Conflicts
Building Professional Relationships
Demonstrating Commercial Awareness
Effective Use of Social Media
Employee Rights and Responsibilities
How to Write a Covering Letter
How to Write a CV
Self-management
Interview Techniques
Managing Change
Negotiating and Influencing

Business skills

Conducting Market Research
Enterprise
How to Write a Business Case
Setting Up Your Own Website
Types of Business
Social Media for Business

Enrichment

Study skills

Exam Preparation and Revision
Expert Learner
Reflective Practice
Working as a Group
Communication Skills
Conducting Research
Plagiarism and Copyright
Team Working
Planning your Study

Digital skills

Creating a Presentation
Creating and Editing Movies
Creating and Editing Images
Creating and Editing Podcasts
Managing files and folders
What is GDPR?
What is Plagiarism?
Creating a Professional Online Profile

Pastoral

Social skills

Anti-Bullying
British values
Dealing With Stress
Equality
Friendship and Families
Gender and other forms of discrimination
Making Healthy Choices
Managing your money
Mental Health Awareness
Prevent
Identity and Diversity
Critically evaluating media
Understanding Sustainability and climate change

Wraparound

Short Level 1, 2 and 3 qualifications add extra value to the core of the study programme and can be cherry-picked depending on the needs of the learner. Our wraparound products cover a range of cross-curricular disciplines such as employability skills, digital skills, study skills and functional skills, to enrich the study experience for learners.

Employability skills

Business/Enterprise skills

Study Skills

Personal/Social skills

Digital skills

Sector tasters

Functional Skills

Diagnostics

Our unique skills assessment and diagnostic tools provide leading e-Learning solutions for English and maths, employability and digital skills. The platform provides accurate visibility of learner’s progress and digitally captures evidence of their skills, knowledge and occupational competency to help set them up for success.

Skills Builder

Skills Work

Skills Portfolio

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Whether you want to understand more about the qualifications we’re developing or need more information about our existing study programmes, book a consultation and we will support you through your journey.

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Switching your 16-19 aviation, travel and tourism provision

Our aviation, travel and tourism qualifications will remain live and continue to be funded until August 2026. We make switching a simple process.

Download our comparison table to show which of our portfolio would be the best replacement for the City & Guilds equivalent and contact us to get started.

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Study programme learner profiles

Our learner profiles give helpful examples of how a 16-19 study programme could be timetabled using our core, Enhance and wraparound offering, including a breakdown of planned learning hours.

Sophie

Learner Madison

Having grown up in a seaside town, Sophie has seen the profound effect that the tourism industry can have on an area. She is excited to explore this area more at college, and to improve her understanding of the global travel economy. She achieved a grade 4 in English and maths at GCSE.

Year 1

Core	NCFE Level 3 Diploma in Travel and Tourism (601/7935/1)	360 PLH
Enhance	Comprehensive suite of NCFE EEP resources including: Team Working Building Professional Relationships Managing Change	36 PLH
Wraparound	NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Climate Change and Environmental Awareness (603/5683/2)	110 PLH
Work Experience	2 Weeks	70 PLH
Total PLH: 576

Year 2

Core	NCFE Level 3 Diploma in Travel and Tourism (601/7935/1)	360 PLH
Enhance	Comprehensive suite of NCFE EEP resources including: Interview Techniques Writing a CV Demonstrating Commercial Awareness	36 PLH
Wraparound	NCFE Level 2 Award for Resort Representatives (600/7817/0)	70 PLH
Work Experience	3 Weeks	105 PLH
Total PLH: 571

Sharla

Learner Emily

Sharla dreams of travelling the world and wants to work in the aviation industry. She is a real ‘people person’ and feels that she would be well suited to working as a member of cabin crew. She achieved a grade 4 in both English and maths.