Tourism Gateway
Tourism offers a wide variety of career choices, from dealing face-to-face with visitors, hosting tours and leading tourism activities, through to management and tourism strategy or marketing roles. It is an exciting and dynamic industry that makes an important contribution to New Zealand’s economy.
If your students are thinking about a career in tourism, Gateway is a great place to start. ATTTO offers three Gateway programme packages that will give students a taste of what it’s like to work in tourism, while gaining valuable work experience.
It is recommended that students secure work placements in tourism workplaces such as visitor information centres, tourist attractions, museums, adventure tourism or tour companies, conference/incentive venues or event management organisations.
ATTTO Tourism Gateway Camps
In 2011 ATTTO ran its first Tourism Gateway Camps, in conjunction with Te Hana Te Ao Marama Maori Cultural Village and other selected tourism-focussed marae in the north island. These week-long camps run during the school holidays and give students the opportunity to complete Tourism Gateway unit standards, while getting a taste of what it’s like to work in a Maori tourism business.
Students participate in the day-to-day running of the marae and cultural activities, while learning more about tourism in their regions, hearing from local tourism industry speakers and spending time in a classroom completing unit standards.
Planning is underway for Tourism Gateway Camps in 2012. To express your interest in this programme please email thehub@attto.org.nz.
Career Pathways
Students that complete Tourism Gateway programmes may choose to move into a tourism training programme at a private training establishment, polytech, wananga or university.
If they choose to move directly into employment from school, they may have the option to train towards a Modern Apprenticeship in tourism or one of ATTTO’s tourism industry qualifications.
Click here to see a full list of ATTTO's workplace-based tourism qualifications
Tourism Gateway – Introductory Programme
Our Introductory Gateway programme is suited to students who haven’t studied any tourism, travel or aviation. It provides an introduction to tourism and the skills needed in a tourism workplace.
The table below details the unit standards that students can work towards as part of the Tourism Gateway Introductory programme.
Click here to view and purchase the resource package for this programme
|
US |
DESCRIPTION |
LEVEL |
CREDITS |
|
23761 |
Read and comprehend work-related documents in English for a tourism workplace
|
2 |
3 |
|
23767 |
Demonstrate knowledge of and use the Internet in a tourism workplace
|
2 |
2 |
|
18237 |
Perform calculations for a tourism workplace |
2 |
3 |
|
24728 |
Demonstrate knowledge of work roles in tourism |
2 |
3 |
|
24731 |
Demonstrate knowledge of destination New Zealand |
2 |
4 |
|
24726 |
Describe and compare social and cultural impacts of tourism
|
2 |
4 |
|
Total Credits available |
15 |
||
Tourism Gateway – Advanced Programme
The advanced programme is designed for Gateway students that have already completed the National Certificate in Tourism (Introductory Skills) in the classroom.
This programme includes the three unit standards below.
Click here to view and purchase the resource package for this programme
|
US |
DESCRIPTION |
LEVEL |
CREDITS |
|
23755 |
Identify and self-evaluate the demands of a specific role in a tourism workplace |
3 |
3 |
|
23766 |
Demonstrate knowledge of the tourism industry |
3 |
5 |
|
18212 |
Demonstrate knowledge of New Zealand as a tourist destination |
3 |
8 |
|
Total Credits available |
16 |
||
Service Sector Gateway (Tourism Slant)
This programme was added to ATTTO’s suite of Gateway products in 2010. It helps students understand the importance of good communications skills and knowledge, while gaining experience in the customer service area of a tourism business.
This programme includes the three unit standards below.
Click here to view and purchase the resource package for this programme
|
US |
DESCRIPTION |
LEVEL |
CREDITS |
|
23758 |
Demonstrate Knowledge of communications and customer service theory in a tourism workplace |
3 |
4 |
| 23764 |
Demonstrate verbal communication skills in a wide range of tourism contexts |
3 |
3 |
|
18228 |
Demonstrate knowledge of specific New Zealand regions as tourist destinations |
3 |
8 |
|
Total Credits available |
15 |
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