2ZTSM

NCEA Level 2 Tourism

Course Description

Head of Faculty - Kaihautuu: Mr B. Silk.

This subject offers Tourism Unit Standards that can add credits towards the hospitality and tourism pathway.

It covers researching and understanding of both world tourist destinations as well as in Aotearoa New Zealand. You will also gain an understanding of tourist characteristics and needs. It will provide you with great general knowledge about tourist locations in the world.

This subject is very complementary for students that are looking at doing hospitality in the future. It is also approached in a way that you can work at your own pace, so is well suited to complement students that are attending MIT one day courses.

There will also be opportunity to complete other standards on CV writing and financial literacy if this suits the needs of individual students.


Course Overview

Term 1
Focus is on knowledge of the world and tourist destinations, including researching tourist destinations ad activities across different continents.

Term 2
The focus is on Aotearoa New Zealand as a tourist destination.

Term 3
Focus is on the characteristics and needs of tourist.
There will be opportunity for some students to complete other US's linking to CV writing and Financial Literacy such as budgeting.

Term 4
Completing standards as is necessary.

Recommended Prior Learning

Non required. Open to anyone.

Contributions and Equipment/Stationery

A personal laptop is essential for this course. If obtaining one is a barrier, please contact Ben Silk, the Kaihautu/Head of Social Sciences, at .

Pathway

Tourism has been the largest industry in Aotearoa New Zealand prior to COVID and it is due to boom again. There are increasing job opportunities such as flight attending, airport customs and retail, airline booking and service agents, travel agencies, tourism operators and support workers, hotel management, restaurant and catering business just to name a few.

Assessment Information

This is a unit standards course which is fully internally assessed.
Most assessments are open book.

Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

Total Credits Available: 16
Internal Assessed Credits: 16
External Assessed Credits: 0
Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
U.S. 18237 v4
NZQA Info

Perform calculations for a tourism workplace


Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 3
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
U.S. 24726 v3
NZQA Info

Describe and compare social and cultural impacts of tourism


Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 2
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
U.S. 24729 v4
NZQA Info

Demonstrate knowledge of world tourist destinations


Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
U.S. 24731 v5
NZQA Info

Demonstrate knowledge of destination Aotearoa New Zealand


Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
U.S. 24732 v3
NZQA Info

Demonstrate knowledge of tourist characteristics and needs


Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 3
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 16
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Total Numeracy Credits: 0

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