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Professional Certificate In Launching A New Venture: Starting And Managing A Successful Travel And Tour Operations Business
Do you love travelling, enjoy meeting new people, and want to make a living from doing something that you love?
If your answer to all of the above is yes, it's a great idea to start your own travel and tourism business.
Colbourne College gives passionate people like you the knowledge and tools they'll need for their dream to start their own business. This Professional Certificate In Launching A New Venture: Starting And Managing A Successful Travel And Tour Operations Business will help you to develop the skills and knowledge to design and plan local and international trips and holidays, seek funding for your business start-up, sell the vacations and carry out your tours successfully. It's the perfect opportunity to get hands-on practice in planning tours and running the travel service operations.
MODULE 1: Launching a New Venture | This module provides a practical understanding of what is required to successfully launch a new business venture. You'll have the opportunity to work within a small team to fully plan the launch of this new venture idea. You will learn about work through the stages of planning to launch the tourism venture, culminating in a group presentation of a launch plan. This will include:
- An explanation of the idea,
- How it will attract customers and have competitive advantage.
- Developing a promotional plan to get it started,
- Preparing a budget for launch and a cash flow forecast for the first 12–18 months of operation for the chosen venture.
- Learning about the need for resourcefulness when starting a new venture and to identify and tap into personal networks for valuable source of knowledge, resources, advice and opportunities.
MODULE 2: Travel And Tours Operations Business| This business and tour planning and management module will train you to become an entrepreneur and how to successfully start and run a travel and tourism business. You will gain understanding of entrepreneurship, strategic planning, digital marketing, and operations management in the travel, tourism and air transportation sector. You will learn professional skills to:
- Plan and develop your business concept
- Prepare a business plan and raise capital
- Carry out small business operations
- Create contracts
- Research, find suppliers and predict trends and understand market needs
- Negotiate with suppliers such as airlines, accommodation, entertainment and transportation companies
- Sell vacations and local and international destinations
- Conduct international and local tours
- Determine how to cost out these required elements.
- Carry-out purchasing and cost control, management supervision and career development, sales and public relations, and more.
From planning to execution, this travel and tourism planning and business entrepreneurial course will show you how to work with clients of all kinds and you’ll gain the business skills you need to find and sign clients, price your work, market your talents to start and grow your business.
Before the end of this course you'll successfully write a business plan, prepare a proposal for a start-up loan, and register and launch your own travel and tourism business.
BLENDED METHOD OF COURSE DELIVERY
- Distant Learners are welcome on this course. If our timetable is difficult for you to attend or join the scheduled classes, our flexible distant learning program helps you to study and earn your professional practice certificates from anywhere you live. You can study on your own time, access the course materials online, and meet the same assessment requirements for your qualifications.
- Blended Learning. Some topics are taught face-to-face on-campus in Kingston, some are organised for delivery online, and others for distant learning.
- 100% Online. If you live outside of Kingston, you can attend the same classes held on-campus using your phone, laptop or desktop with internet. Our online campus might be perfect for you as the video and audio features will allow you to see and participate with your classmates and lecturers. You'll interact, practice with your peers for assessments, and join role-playing, group presentations and discussions same as if you were on-campus.
TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT METHODS
- Team-working
- Guest Speakers
- Role Playing
- Videos
- Case Study
- Field Trip (optional)
- Written Tests
- Oral Presentations
- Video Presentations
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS, START DATES, AND COURSE FEES
- Pay $3,000 to apply. Click here for where to make payments and submit the receipts.
- Once we receive the application fee, we'll email you the link to do the online admission placement test. You will need to earn at least 70%. You can take the online placement test as many as three times.
- After passing the online test you will need to pay the course fee to begin the class. Click here for where to make payments and submit the receipts.
- An Admission Councillor will contact you by email and/or phone to guide you through the next steps.
CAREER, VENDOR CERTIFICATION AND COLLEGE CREDITS:
On the successful completion of this course you can develop your careers in the travel and tourism sector through:
- Starting your own business
- Entering employment
- Linking with the appropriate vendor certification and accreditation. Upon passing you will earn a certificate of completion from Colbourne College. Further, we recommend that you register for external accreditation with unit certificates from the BTEC Level 5 Diploma In International Travel Tourism Management for one or both modules: Unit 48 Launching A New Venture; and Unit 10 Tour Operations. BTEC registration is not included in the fees paid and you will need to carryout additional coursework to achieve the BTEC credentials which have 15 credit value each, totaling 30 College Credits. See the course mapping documents for the exemptions.
- Committing to Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
- Progressing to university. College Credits are used for course exemption at university and because this certificate program is drawing from two BTEC courses on the Level 5 Higher National Diploma In International Travel Tourism Management (Aviation), you will be earning college credits if you choose to register for further assessments on BTEC. BTEC is the UK's largest examination board and its Level 5 Higher Nationals are recognized by universities world-wide for admission to 3rd year on relevant programs.
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