Level 2 Tourism
12TOUR Course DescriptionTeacher in Charge: Mr T. Webster.
Recommended Prior LearningAn interest in a career within New Zealand's top growth industry, the Tourism industry.
An interest in travel, people and adventure.
Level 1 literacy is preferred.
Skills are still relevant in the post pandemic globally booming tourism industry.
The core topics in Year 12 Tourism include the study of:
- Tourist characteristics and needs
- New Zealand as a tourist destination
- Work roles in the tourist industry
- World tourist destinations
- Business of tourism
- Social and cultural impacts of tourism
This is not an endorsed course.
Develop a strategy for an organisation that will contribute to a sustainable future
Course Overview
Term 1
The year will start with a look at "Tourist Characteristics and Needs" - namely why tourists and travelers travel, what motivates them, and what their needs are in terms of transportation and accommodation and the activities they seek to engage in. We then get more practical and look at "Aotearoa - New Zealand as a Tourist Destination", looking at the international visitors that come to our shore, New Zealand's domestic tourists and the importance they play for the industry, what regions are popular and why, as well as the natural geographic features, key attractions, and popular activities across the country.
Term 2
In Term 2, we will then look at key "Work Roles in the tourist industry" according to key sectors, namely - transportation, accommodation, visitor services, attractions/activities and, finally, sales. We will next look at "World tourist destinations" with overview looks at each region of the world - Africa, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia - with a deep-dive or two on key countries in each region popular with international tourists.
Term 3
Term 3 looks at the "Business as Tourism" as an industry and what it takes to be a part of that industry using - as an approach - the 'People, Places, Products' model as well as an 'origin - destination' model. We will round the year off with a look at the "Social and cultural Impacts of Tourism", looking at the morals and practice of tourism and how tourism can change communities for both better and for worse, and what practices can make tourism "sustainable" both economically and culturally.
Term 4
Term 4 is free of course work per se as students undertake externals, but the term also allows time for those who need to catch up to go back and complete unfinished assignments and assessments to get those needed credits.
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