Career Opportunities

• Tourism
• Further Education (Key Stage 5)

Career Opportunities 

in the 

Travel and Tourism Industry 

Learning outcomes:

Research Career Opportunities 

Know the stages of Recruitment and Selection 

Prepare and participate in an Interview 

Develop a Personal Skills Development Plan 

Deadlines 

Outcome 1 - 3.2.25

Outcome 2 - 10.3.325

Outcome 3 - 28.4.25

Outcome 4 - 19.5.25

What are you options when you finish the L3 Extended Diploma?

Career Pathways 

Volunteering abroad 

Working full time/starting your own business 

Travelling 

Higher Education - HLA, FD, BA HONS, MSc, PhD

What is your dream job in the Tourism Industry?

www.nijobs.com

Who's job would you like the most?

Adel Johnson

Chelsea Toco

Hannah Whitney

Lloyd Morris

Research types of events in your allocated area.....

Padlet task 

padlet.com

Linkedin

Create your profile

Follow Tourism companies that interest you 

Volunteering 

https://www.responsibletravel.com/holidays/volunteer-travel

https://www.projects-abroad.co.uk/about-us/

https://www.volunteerworld.com/en

Travelling 

https://www.trailfinders.com/flights/around-the-world

Higher Education 

Foundation Degree Tourism Management - FT or PT 

BA HONS Tourism Management 

Masters / Doctorate 

Now please complete 1.1/1.M.1

Summarise different career opportunities and forms of employment within the travel and tourism industry.

Describe potential career pathways within the travel and tourism industry.

nationalcareers.service.gov.uk

Recruitment and Selection 

What legal considerations would there be during R&S?

Recruitment and Selection Process 

Vacancy - Prepare a Job Description - Person Specification - Advertising - Application Forms - Shortlisting - Interviews/selection  

Job description 

A job description contains the following components: 

job title, job purpose, job duties and responsibilities, required qualifications, preferred qualifications, and working conditions

Person Specification 

Written description of the ideal candidate 

Skills and qualifications 

Essential and desirable skills 

Job advert 

Where?

Internal or external or both?

Why is it so important to get the job advert right?

www.asa.org.uk

resources.workable.com

The Equality Act 2010

• age
• disability
• gender reassignment
• marriage and civil partnership
• pregnancy and maternity
• race
• religion or belief
• sexual orientation

The Working Time Regulations (2003) 

.........regulates the amount of time employees are required to work. 

It places a responsibility on businesses to ensure that staff have:

 

- a maximum working week of 48 hours, on average

- a minimum of 5.6 weeks paid annual leave

- at least a 20-minute break if working longer than six hours

- a minimum of one day off each week

Now complete 1.2

Explain the recruitment and selection processes used in the events industry and how they comply with current employment law. 

1.M.1 and 1.D.1

1.M.1 Describe potential career pathways within the events industry.

1.D.1 Evaluate the effectiveness of the recruitment and selection process used within a given events organisation

Preparation for D1: some good companies to work for.....

Carnival 

Marriott International 

IHG 

Expedia 

Flight Centre

G Adventures 

NCL

Ice Travel Group 

Holiday Extras 

https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/tour-operators/winners-of-2024-best-workplaces-in-travel-unveiled

Are you happy with the requirements of the unit so far?

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