Education
New teacher resource for UKSP
Our hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism careers and information website www.uksp.co.uk will soon have a detailed teachers’ resource pack that supports the Diploma in Travel and Tourism at all three levels. By February, we’ll also have one on the GoSkills careers website www.careersinpassengertransport.org.
Both sites are a superb resource both for careers and progression information and provide a vast amount of industry information. However, the Diploma Development Partnership team felt that teachers in consortia needed a guide that would help them get the most from both sites and direct them to specific units in the principal learning specifications.
To ensure you’re one of the first to hear when these great resources will be available, go to www.tandtdiploma.co.uk – and register now.
Two more leading employers pledge their support
London City Airport has pledged to support the delivery of Diploma in Travel and Tourism within the London boroughs in their area. Read more here
New leaflet on roles and responsibilities within travel and tourism
The Travel and Tourism Diploma Development Partnership team has produced a leaflet outlining the different roles and responsibilities across all sub-sectors comprising the travel and tourism industry. Click here to access the electronic copy of the leaflet.
If you would like hard copies please email diplomasupport@people1st.co.uk stipulating the number of leaflets required, your contact details (name and telephone number) and address for where the leaflets should be despatched.
Additional and Specialist Learning
Additional and Specialist Learning (ASL) presents enormous opportunities for learners enabling them to tailor their learning according to their interests and ambitions. The themes for the Diploma in Travel and Tourism for ASL have been shared with awarding organisations so they can submit qualifications which are completely relevant. This should capture interest and engagement from each consortium, and in turn elicit motivation, participation and success.
The ASL component of the Diploma also means that programmes can be tailored to local employment needs. Learners will be able to specialise and explore in more depth, providing them with a clear route into employment.
Work has now started on the Additional and Specialist Learning part of the Diploma in Travel and Tourism. A meeting has taken place with awarding organisations and a timeline has been developed for the submission of qualifications for ASL.
It is essential that learners are referred to career information and information, advice and guidance available when choosing their ASL options. The following sites all offer a wealth of information on careers, job opportunities, progression and qualifications.
The UKSP website (www.uksp.co.uk)
Careers in Passenger Transport website (www.careersinpassengertransport.org
Springboard UK (www.careerscope.springboarduk.net