Q college courses College courses are a bridge between school and the workplace, with Level 3 travel and tourism programmes providing students with a VROLG IRXQGDWLRQ LQ WKH ʛHOG WKDW EULQJV WRJHWKHU classroom lessons with hands-on experience through industry connections and internships. 7KHVH TXDOLʛFDWLRQV DUH XQGHUJRLQJ FKDQJH


Q university degrees “Studying travel and tourism at university RʞHUV LQ GHSWK NQRZOHGJH RI WKH LQGXVWU\ from consumer trends to destination management,” says Dr Peter Robinson, head of events, tourism and hospitality management at Leeds Beckett University. “'HJUHHV LQ WKLV ʛHOG FRYHU D EURDG UDQJH


of business skills, including marketing, ʛQDQFH RSHUDWLRQV DQG VWUDWHJ\ HTXLSSLQJ students to thrive in a breadth of roles and leadership positions within the industry.” The array of travel and tourism degrees


is wider than ever, with courses such as international hospitality management, aviation management and business travel or HYHQWV IRFXVHG TXDOLʛFDWLRQV WKURXJK WR growth areas such as sustainable tourism. Many courses emphasise on-the-job


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following government plans to scrap funding for Level 3 courses in England. The Tourism Education and Skills Working Group has therefore introduced Technical Occupational 4XDOLʛFDWLRQV 724V


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16 to 19-year-olds, which are set to replace existing provision from September 2026. TOQs will be equivalent to three A-levels


or the new T Level, with the same number of Ucas points, and have been developed in consultation with the travel industry. David Rowley, product manager at national


awarding organisation NCFE, says: “The aim is to bring more focus to skills, but to keep as much breadth as possible.” 7KH TXDOLʛFDWLRQV ZLOO KDYH PRUH HPSKDVLV


on sustainability and understanding social media DQG DUWLʛFLDO LQWHOOLJHQFH SOXV D UHQHZHG IRFXV RQ WKH DYLDWLRQ LQGXVWU\’V VSHFLʛF QHHGV “A bespoke course will provide training for


students interested in becoming ground or cabin crew, but also contain content appealing WR DVSLULQJ SLORWV LQFOXGLQJ flLJKW RSHUDWLRQV and meteorology,” adds Rowley.


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