Introduction to Business and Travel Level 1


  • Start Date: 01/09/2025
  • Course is for: School Leaver
  • Course Length: 1 Year
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If you’re looking for an introduction to business, travel and hospitality, this course is ideal for you.

Customer service is at the heart of the business, tourism and hospitality sectors and you’ll develop your business administration skills and confidence to ensure you know how to give your customers that five star treatment.

Working on an event, you’ll also build your team work, problem solving and communications skills.

The tourism industry is a multimillion pound industry and you’ll learn more about the sector here in the UK and get out and about visiting key tourist attractions.

You’ll also develop your digital, IT skills and presentation skills throughout the duration of the course.

The skills and knowledge you gain from the course will help you step into a job, apprenticeship or progress on to the next level of study.

Assessment

Assessment is varied.

Throughout the course you will be creating a portfolio of work, demonstrating your competence to work within these sectors.

You can start on this programme and fast track to an apprenticeship once a vacancy becomes available and you’re ready.

Sign up to our apprenticeship alerts and we’ll keep you updated on the latest apprenticeship vacancies.

We will help you get ready for this and prepare you for interviews.

On completion of this programme, you can apply for a Level 2 course or employment within a customer service-based role in travel, tourism or hospitality or an office environment.

A minimum of 2 GCSEs grade 2 is required for entry onto the programme.

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