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Course not available to international students
Duration:
1 year full time
Delivery mode:
Face to Face with eLearning
Location: 
Footscray Nicholson
Start date:
3 February 2025
Application due dates:
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Overview

Develop the high-level skills required to manage travel and tourism operations with the Diploma of Travel and Tourism Management at SIT50122 Victoria University Polytechnic.

You'll gain the knowledge needed to work within the travel and tourism industry as a departmental or small business manager.

As part of your study, you'll develop skills in:

  • marketing strategy
  • business management
  • people management
  • conflict management
  • workplace health and safety practices
  • tourism sales
  • international and Australian destinations
  • tourism practices
  • international airfares.

You will gain a solid understanding of industry operations and develop the managerial skills to coordinate tourism operations or marketing and product development activities.

This course is delivered through Victoria University Polytechnic’s award-winning interactive e-learning model that combines face-to-face workshops with flexible, user-friendly eLearning activities.

Our simulated tourism office will provide you with access to the latest industry software to complete your studies in a live airline reservations system. You will use both Sabre and Galileo for fares and ticketing.

You will also have access to industry leader Travelport, covering all aspects of the travel supply chain from airline merchandising, hotel content and distribution, mobile commerce to B2B payments.

As a travel and tourism student you will be exposed to our high-profile industry partnership, including:

  • Delaware North
  • Sebastian Restaurant and Bar
  • Lucas Restaurants
  • Melbourne Convention Exhibition Centre
  • Contiki
  • Riverland Group.

VU’s Learning Hubs are welcoming spaces where you can improve your study and employability skills.

Our students can attend Learning Hubs at one of five VU campuses.

We offer maths, writing, careers and English-language advice, and show you effective ways to study and manage your time.

Our programs include:

  • workshops
  • drop-in sessions
  • peer mentoring
  • maths and writing resources
  • resume and career guidance.

We also have accessibility support services and counselling services available for all students.

Our campus libraries offer career advice, academic resources and learning and IT support in relaxed lounge-like settings. You'll have access to photocopying, computing and printing facilities as well as electronic and print resources.

You'll have access to a rich collection of online resources at any time of the day or night, including databases, e-learning content for courses, student email, student software packages and social networking tools.

VU has one of the best campus-wide WiFi networks. We also have more than 4000 computers (PCs and Apple Mac) spread across our campuses. A central IT helpdesk is also available for support.

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TAFE resources

School for the Visitor Economy

School for the Visitor Economy

This course is part of VU's School for the Visitor Economy - a cross-university school providing qualified graduates to Victoria's rapidly expanding tourism and hospitality sectors.

Careers in travel & tourism

On completion, you can choose to pathway into further-study or apply for roles such as:

  • inbound groups manager
  • inbound sales manager
  • incentives manager
  • tour operations manager
  • marketing manager
  • product development manager
  • reservations manager
  • travel agency manager
  • sales manager
  • visitor information centre manager.

 

The tourism industry ranks second within a set of ‘fabulous five’ industry sectors that will drive Australian economic growth, with projections of almost 5% growth per annum over the next 30 years (Deloitte).

Nationally recognised training

This course is nationally recognised training.

Course structure

To be awarded the SIT50116 Diploma of Travel and Tourism Management, 23 units must be completed consisting of:
- 13 core units
- 10 elective units, of which:

- 6 units must be selected from Group A
- 4 units may be selected from Group A, Group B, elsewhere in the SIT Tourism, Travel and Hospitality Training Package, or any other current training package or accredited course.

VU Polytechnic delivers the electives listed in the ‘course structure and units’ below. These electives have been selected based on industry needs, graduate pathways and/or student and teacher feedback. Alternative suitable electives are only available via Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and Credit Transfer (CT).

Core units

Elective units

Group A - Travel and Tourism

Group B - Holiday Parks and Resorts

Imported Elective Units

This qualification reflects the role of highly skilled senior operators who use a broad range of tourism or travel skills combined with managerial skills and sound knowledge of industry operations to coordinate travel or tourism operations. They operate independently, have responsibility for others, and make a range of operational business decisions.

This qualification provides a pathway to work in many travel and tourism industry sectors as a departmental or small business manager. The diversity of employers includes travel agencies, tour wholesalers, tour operators, inbound tour operators, holiday parks and resorts, tourist attractions, visitor information centres, and other tourism businesses.

Fees & scholarships

Fee type for this course: VET

Fee type definitions

The amount you pay for your course depends on whether you’re offered a government subsidised place or a full fee-paying place.

Students who enrol in a:

  • government subsidised place pay subsidised tuition fees (the government contributes the rest), and may be required to pay a Student Services and Amenities Fee along with any material fees
  • full fee-paying place pay the full fee tuition rate (which includes Student Services and Amenities Fee and any material fees).

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Scholarships & assistance

Apply for a scholarship to help with your study costs.

We can help with fee assistance and advice.

Skills First (subsidised) indicative fees

The Skills First government contribution in 2024 towards this course is $8,085. If eligible, you will pay:

  • Tuition: $6,370*
  • Materials: $615
  • Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF): maximum per year $175.50**

*A concession rate of 20% of the standard Skills First subsidised tuition fee is available if you are eligible for a concession. Learn more about concessions.

**May be subject to change.

Full-fee place total indicative fees

  • 2024 full-fee place: $12,250.

Admission & pathways

Meeting the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee you entry into this course. Some courses receive more applications than the number of places available. In this situation we will also assess your education, work and other relevant experience.

If you do not meet the minimum requirements you may be eligible for one of our special admission programs.

Find out more about how to apply for our courses, and our commitment to admissions transparency.

Entry requirements

Applicants must complete to determine suitability:
- Pre-training Review (PTR)
- Literacy and numeracy assessment.

There are many ways you can start your education journey at VU. Pathways offer an easy transition between courses at different levels, so that you can start with a certificate and progress right through to postgraduate study.

Find out more about pathways and credits.

Use our credit calculator to find out how much credit you could get towards your course, based on your previous study.

You may be able to complete your qualification sooner through formal recognition of your existing skills. This is known as Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).

To receive RPL, we assess your previous work, education and life experiences against recognised qualifications. Applications for RPL can be made prior to enrolling.

Call us on 1300 TAFE VP (1300 823 387) to discuss RPL options with the course manager.

On completion of this course you will be guaranteed entry into the following degree and in some cases receive credit for your study:

Bachelor of Business

You will be credited for up to 96 credit points of study.

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How to apply

Prior to enrolment, all applicants will be required to complete a literacy and numeracy assessment to assist with determining eligibility and to identify learning support needs.

Available start dates:
  • 3 February 2025

Before you apply

Before starting your application, please read through the step-by-step VU Polytechnic application process to make sure you have all the necessary documents and information ready to successfully complete your application.

Before applying, you should consider whether you also want to apply for:

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Direct applications are due on 13 March 2025 for our next intake which starts on 3 February 2025.

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