[:en]This HND Diploma in Travel and Tourism Management has been developed to focus on:

• providing education and training for a range of careers in the travel and tourism sector
• providing opportunities for employees of travel and tourism facilities to achieve nationally recognised Levels 4 and 5 vocationally specific qualifications
• providing opportunities for learners to gain a nationally recognised vocationally specific qualification to enter employment in travel and tourism or to progress to higher education vocational qualifications such as a degree in a related area
• developing the knowledge, understanding and skills of learners in the field of travel and tourism
• providing opportunities for learners to develop a range of skills, techniques and attributes essential for successful performance in working life.
• This qualification meets the needs of the above rationale by:
• equipping individuals with knowledge, understanding and skills for success in employment in the travel and tourism industries
• enabling progression to an undergraduate degree or further professional qualification in a related area
• providing opportunities for specialist study relevant to individual vocations and contexts
• supporting individuals employed or entering employment in the travel and tourism industries
• developing a range of skills and techniques, personal qualities and attributes essential for successful performance in working life, thereby enabling learners to make an immediate contribution to employment
• providing flexibility, knowledge, skills and motivation as a basis for future studies and career development in travel and tourism.