Travel, Tourism and Hospitality
An ABE qualification will help you to find the job or gain the promotion you want, as it proves to employers that you understand the principles of business. ABE qualifications are accepted worldwide by employers in a wide range of occupations as many senior managers themselves hold ABE qualifications.
Research proves that holders of professional qualifications earn more during their career through being more skilled and thus more marketable as a result.
- University progression
ABE qualifications give you entry to the second and final years of Bachelors degree programmes at universities around the world. With relevant work experience you can fast track to an MBA.
- Making degrees affordable
ABE is a low-cost route to a university degree and could save you thousands of pounds.
- Saving you time
Take the quicker route to a degree with ABE.
- A professional qualification
ABE qualifications give you the skills to make a real difference in the workplace, from finance and accounting to marketing and management.
- Global recognition
ABE qualifications are recognised by colleges, universities, employers and ministries around the world.
- Flexibility
Study part-time or full-time.
Progression
The ABE qualification is recognised by employers all over the world. You have a number of choices:
- Apply for employment in a managerial position.
- Apply to enter the second year of a business-related undergraduate programme at a UK university.
- Less directly to ABE Graduate Diploma and then onto the ABP Postgraduate Diploma which is a fast track to a Masters degree / MBA.
- Less than half price compared to a university course.
- Direct entry to MBA course (with or without work experience, depending on university policy).
- Keeps initial costs down, by spreading them out over several years.
- Allows exemption from professional bodies, including ACCA, CIMA and BCS
- Pathway to a degree
- Direct Entry to the second year of a degree.
- Choose from a range of Universities worldwide.
These management qualifications are accredited by the QCA, the UK qualifications regulatory authority.
Edgware Academy will give personal counselling to each student on their best option.
Accreditation Body
Association of Business Executives
Entry Requirements
The student must be over 18 years of age and have attained one of the following qualifications:
- two GCE A levels together with four GCSEs at grade C or above, including English and Mathematics
- such overseas qualifications which follow the University of London guidelines maybe accepted by the registrar as being equivalent to the above
- at least 2 years in appropriate employment – a signed reference letter from the employer(s) must accompany the application
- All Tier 4 students must meet UKBA English Language Requirements prior to their enrolment on the course of their choice
- To learn about possible entry routes please follow the link – ABE entry routes
Start Date
03/01/2012
19/03/2012
11/06/2012
10/09/2012
Travel, Tourism and Hospitality
Tourism is the world’s largest industry. It is a dynamic and competitive industry that requires the ability to adapt to travellers’ changing desires and needs. Students holding ABE qualification will be confident in applying key business and management concepts to this growing sector.
Diploma (QCF Level 4) – 4 Compulsory units for level completion.
- Introduction to Business
The learner will understand the objectives and the structure of a business, what resources they need and to whom they are accountable, how the external environment creates opportunities for a business, the marketing process including marketing strategy, marketing planning and market research, the main accounting concepts and sources of finance for a business.
- Introduction to Marketing
The learner will understand the relationship between marketing and business, the Marketing Mix, the main elements of Marketing Communications; will know how to communicate personally in a sales and marketing context.
- Introduction to Travel, Tourism and Hospitality
The learner will understand the structure of the international travel, tourism and hospitality industry, the patterns of demand for international tourism, the basic requirements for the development of a tourism destination, current and likely future trends within the travel and tourism sectors.
- Introduction to Business Communication
The learner will understand and know how to apply the principles which govern the transmission of information in business situations, be able to compose all common types of written communication in a clear, complete and correct way, the principles of communicating orally in an effective way, the role of computers and other modern communication technologies in business communication.
Higher Diploma (QCF Level 5) – 6 Compulsory and 2 Optional units for level completion
- The Business Environment
The learner will understand the significance of the environment on business activity, the structure and organisation of business, the impact of the macro-economic environment and the influence of the global economy on business.
- Organisational Behaviour
The learner will understand the importance of organisational behaviour in successfully managing a dynamic environment, the individual’s contribution to organisational behaviour and performance by recognising the importance of personality, perception, attitudes and learning, the motivation, the various content and process theories and their implications for management, and job re-design approaches to improve motivation, the nature, skills, significance and effectiveness of groups in organisations.
- Travel, Tourism and Hospitality
The learner will understand the evolution and development of tourism, the different forms of tourism demand and the factors affecting demand for tourism, the economic, socio-cultural and environmental impacts of tourism, the principles of sustainable tourism and the tourism planning process.
- IT in Hospitality and Tourism Operations
The learner will understand the role of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and its uses in the travel, tourism and hospitality industry, the uses and impact of ICT in all TTH related operations, such as the accommodation, restaurant, travel, transport and attractions sectors, the use of social networking and other informal ICT systems in tourism marketing and information sharing, the benefits and challenges in the use of ICT in the travel, tourism and hospitality industries of developing countries.
- Managing the Customer Relationship
The learner will understand the contribution Customer Service makes to achieving organisational objectives and know how to improve customer service performance in an organisation.
- Travel, Tourism and Hospitality Operations Management
The learner will understand the key features of operations management in travel, tourism and hospitality businesses, the role operating systems in travel, tourism and hospitality play in delivering service to customers, the role of evolving technologies, in particular, ICT in the development of operational systems in travel, tourism and hospitality, the key features of services and their implications for operations in travel, tourism and hospitality Understand
2 Optional units from:
- Principles of Business Law
The learner will understand the main sources and types of law, the different types of business organisation, the essential elements of a contract, the law on discharge and breach of a contract; know and understand the legal rules in relation to agency.
- Human Resource Management (HRM)
The learner will understand the importance of a professional approach to HRM as an essential means for optimising the performance and commitment of an organisation’s employees, the role of effective and efficient people resourcing (HR planning, recruitment and selection) in securing a workforce with the requisite knowledge, skills and attitudes, enabling them to contribute to organisational goals.
- Marketing Policy, Planning and Communication
The learner will understand the creative nature of marketing and know how to evaluate the role and value of marketing in a variety of business contexts, the role of information and research in marketing decision-making and the influence technology has had on these activities in recent years.
- Sales Management
The learner will understand the role of the sales manager and the qualities and skills required, how to define and set objectives and measure performance, the importance of training and coaching for both the team and individuals, motivation and team building, sales initiatives, campaigns and incentive schemes, the key techniques of negotiation.
Graduate Diploma (QCF Level 6) - 3 Compulsory and 2 Optional units for level completion.
- Strategic Hospitality Management
The learner will understand the nature, scope, function and organisation of facilities management in the hospitality business, the impact of ‘events’ on the operation and profitability of hospitality businesses, the principles of the design and development of contemporary hospitality facilities, the value of outsourcing in the hospitality industry and be able to analyse strategies for its management and control; be able to evaluate different approaches to measuring the performance of hospitality facilities.
- International Travel, Tourism and Hospitality
The learner will understand the process of internationalisation in the context of TTH and assess the role of multinational travel, tourism and hospitality corporations in influencing management practice, the impact of national and cultural factors on the utilisation of resources (financial, brand, product, human) in travel, tourism and hospitality.
- Sustainable Tourism Planning and Development
The learner will understand the processes of tourism planning and development and their associated impacts; know how to apply strategic principles to the marketing and management of environmentally sensitive destinations and attractions; understand the issues surrounding sustainable planning and development and sustainable tourism principles and policies, the role of public sector tourism and conservation agencies in the management of tourism resources.
2 Optional units from:
- Strategic Marketing Management
The learner will understand the broad concepts and processes of strategic development and marketing planning, the importance of strategic marketing analysis and research and how today’s global, dynamic, and highly competitive business environment influences the process of strategic development and marketing planning.
- Strategic Human Resource Management
The learner will understand the nature and benefits of taking a strategic approach to the management and development of people, the positioning of an organisation’s HR strategy as the bridge between its corporate strategy and higher order purposes and its lower level human resource activities, the strategies for people resourcing.
- Project Management
The learner will be able to initiate the preliminary stages of a project, to analyse the project work content and associated risks, in order to obtain estimates and tender, to create a detailed project plan; will understand how the progress of a project can be monitored and controlled.
Assessment Requirements
3 hour written exam per subject. Exams take place in June and December. Tutor Support
Study Time
Hours per week: 15+ hours
Assignments: Each module 6 hours
Background Reading: 2 hour average per week
Hours per week: 15+ hours
Assignments: Each module 6 hours
Background Reading: 2 hour average per week
Study Fees
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