CTH Level 4 Diploma in Tourism Management will provide an understanding of fundamental operational aspects and a knowledge of the key tourism management principles involved.

The course combines practical career-based elements with a number of essential underpinning management disciplines that will be invaluable as the individual’s career progresses. The course is therefore an ideal preparation for immediate employment in the sector.

• Duration of study:
  Twelve (12) Months
  (6 Months Academic + 6 Months Industrial Attachment)

• Modules: Five (5) Modules

  • Travel and Tourism Operations

  • Travel Geography

  • Finance in Tourism and Hospitality

  • Global Tourism and Hospitality

  • Industrial Attachment— Travel and Tourism Supervision, Destination Analysis, Customer Service Management in Tourism and Hospitality

   

• Mode of Teaching:
  Classroom-based (inclusive of the following – face-to-face classroom lectures, peer interactions, individual assignments, case studies, group study and in-class exercises) and Industrial Attachment

• Teacher Student Ratio:
  1: 90

• Medium of Instruction:
  English

• Format:
  Full-time

The Industrial Attachment provides students the opportunity to undergo 6 months internship in the hospitality or tourism industry. Typical establishments range from small businesses such as restaurants, boutique hotels and travel agencies through to large, globally recognized hotel chains. Students will be able to apply their academic learning via hands-on learning in real life scenarios.

The Industrial Attachment forms a critical part of the overall assessment. Students are expected to complete their work-based assessment during this 6 month period.

A training work permit is required to undertake the Industrial Attachment. The application for training work permit is subject to approval by the Ministry of Manpower. Students who do are unable to secure the training work pass will have to successfully complete and submit assignments for the modules under IA.

Travel and Tourism Operations (TTO): 
This unit covers assessing the tourism sector and the factors that affect participation in tourism, delivering travel and tourism services and tour guiding services.
 

Travel Geography (TG):
This unit covers understanding the features of travel geography, patterns of domestic and international tourism and the nature of tourism destinations.
 

Finance in Tourism and Hospitality (FTH): 
This unit enables students to gain an understanding of main sources of finance, to understand the relationships between cost volume and profit, to carry out specific costing practices and make recommendations on prices and interpret business performance using recognised tools.
 

Global Tourism and Hospitality (GTH): 
This unit covers understanding the size and scope of the global tourism and hospitality industry, the food and accommodation sub-sectors it, the issues and influences affecting it and the growth of global tourism and hospitality brands.
 

Industrial Attachment (IA):

Travel and Tourism Supervision:
This unit covers managing a travel agency, managing tour provision and managing staff performance.
 

Destination Analysis:
This unit covers understanding the principles of destination analysis, carrying out a destination audit and assessing the factors that affect tourism destination development.
 

Customer Service Management in Tourism and Hospitality:
This unit covers the management of customer service operations, managing the resolution customers’ queries and complaints, analysing the effectiveness of customer service in hospitality or tourism and understanding the use of quality systems in the tourism and hospitality industry.

Students will be awarded the CTH Level 4 Diploma in Tourism Management by CTH, if they achieve at least a Pass grade in all modules of the examination.

Admission Requirements

• Minimum 17 years old at time of registration; and
• Minimum C6 in English ‘O’ Levels or equivalent; or
• Pass English Proficiency Test; and
• Minimum 2 GCE A Level credits (minimum Grade D in any 2 subjects) or equivalent; or
• CTH Level 3 Diploma

For Mature Candidates

• Are 30 years and above at the time of registration; and
• Have at least 8 years of verifiable working experience; and
• Provide a detailed resume with contact details of past and present employers

All applications are subject to the School’s assessment of eligibility for entry into the programme.

• Application Form

• Passport Photocopy of Applicant

• Certified Copy of Highest Qualification Certificates and Transcripts

• 2 Passport Size Photograph

• CV (For Mature Candidates)

Course Assessment

Note:

Individual units and the qualifications will be graded either as fail, pass, merit or distinction.

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