Higher Certificate In Business In Tourism Galway-Mayo IT - Letterfrack
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    Course details

    This award will prepare you for many of the business roles available in the tourism industry. You will develop skills appropriate to both operational and supervisory levels. The programme will also develop entrepreneurial skills to facilitate new business start-ups and, in today’s economic climate, these skills will prove invaluable upon graduation. Students on this programme can expect to participate in a significant number of field trips which will support college-based learning activities.

    Programme Modules

    This award covers a number of essential modules including Introduction to Tourism, Learning to Learn, Guiding, Information Technology, Customer Management for the Tourism Industry, Irish History & Heritage, Language, Communications, Introduction to Marketing Principles, Visitor Information & the Tourism Product, Irish Culture as a Tourism Resource, Principles of Marketing, Introduction to Accounting, Tourism Studies, Travel Trade, World Tourism Destinations, Financial Accounting and Sustainable Tourism. Students also have a European language elective which they can choose over the two academic years

    Career Opportunities

    Upon completion of this programme you will be capable of undertaking a wide range of roles within the tourism industry. The programme will also provide a foundation for the development of entrepreneurial activities. The inclusion of modern European languages will also aid students’ mobility within the European Union.

    Updated on 08 November, 2015

    About Galway-Mayo IT - Letterfrack

    "At GMIT they develop life-long learning opportunities through their teaching and research, by supporting regional development consistent with national higher education policy."
    VISION
    Learning is and will be the core activity of the Institute, bringing students, staff and the region together to share, apply, test and create knowledge;
    GMIT will continue to develop as a regional organisation with an international focus committed to the personal and professional enrichment of its students, the needs of its region, national priorities and global opportunities;
    GMIT will both shape and respond to the perspectives and expectations of its stakeholders and will work in collaboration with them to meet their needs;
    GMIT will be an organisation characterised by its flexibility, creativity, responsiveness and a capacity to adapt.
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