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Travel & Tourism Click here to return to Our Curriculum Key Stage 4 BTEC in Travel and Tourism BTECs enhance the performance of A*-C capable learners, who will recognise that the skills they are developing are those that employers will value, and who will be stretched and challenged by the more hands-on vocational approaches to learning and assessment. The assessment approach of the BTEC Firsts in Travel and Tourism allows for learners to receive feedback on their progress throughout the course as they provide evidence towards the grading criteria. How is the course assessed? The vocational learning style is completely different from more traditional routes. Learners may research topics and present results in a wide variety of ways other than as written text; often applying their research, skills and knowledge to specific work-related contexts and case studies, with many centres using real-life examples. This has been done in the past through visits and talks at various organisations, such as Alton Towers, The Jorvik Viking Centre, The Dungeons and cities such as London. Where appropriate, group interaction can often play a part; for example, through teamwork and role play learners can work collaboratively on certain key parts of their studies, just as they would in the workplace. How successful has the course been in the past? There has been a significant upsurge in the take-up of the BTEC Firsts in Travel and Tourism in schools and colleges over the past 2-3 years. This success has brought achievement to a wide range of learners who have been more motivated to succeed by the applied nature of the BTEC approaches to teaching, learning and assessment. This has been evident in Brumby Engineering College, with a 100% pass rate A*- C being achieved so far in Travel and Tourism. Our BTECs in Travel and Tourism develop learners’ knowledge and experience in a range of directions including locational geography, customer service and employability skills A BTEC in Travel and Tourism can help your learners achieve their full potential Learners are rewarded along the way for consistent hard work and demonstration of their knowledge, without the added pressure of exams at the end. encourage achievement and open doors to enable learners to move directly into employment, or progress to university. A wide variety of careers are available in the sector especially to those with an interest in meeting people from all around the world. It’s time to inspire learners to make the most of these opportunities. Our BTECs in Travel and Tourism are designed to do just that active learning in a vocational context and build confidence, skills and motivation in our students. BTEC first extended certificate is fully recognised by the QCDA as holding an equivalence to 2 GCSEs Assessment and grading All units are internally assessed. A summative unit grade can be awarded at pass, merit or distinction. An example of Unit Contents:- Be able to identify and locate significant features and major destinations in the world Know world climatic conditions, affecting travel to worldwide destinations Understand the effect of worldwide time on travellers Please feel free to ask any Year 11 student presently studying the course anything you wish to know about BTEC Travel and Tourism. Click here to return to Our Curriculum
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