Higher National Diploma in Travel and Tour Management
Tourism is a fast-growing industry in the modern world which opens many career pathways annually. Sri Lanka as an Asian country also has a growing tourism industry with a considerable number of job requirements from island’s youth generation.
Higher National Diplomas in Travel and Tour Management course program in NVQ Level 5 and 6 is a good platform to develop the skills and knowledge required for middle-level jobs of Travel and Tourism Industry. The course duration is 3 years including 06 months’ foundation programme and On the Job Training Program for 06 months.
Programme Content
Ø Foundation (06 months)
- Tour Guiding
- Community-Based Tourism
Ø NVQ 05 – (01 year)
Semester 01
- Introduction to Tourism Industry
- Information in Tourism
- Tourist Services
- Travel Management
- Travel Agency Operations
- H55C001M01
- H55C001M02
- H55C001M03
- H55C001M04
- H55C001M05
Semester 02
- Designing and development of tourism product
- Selling of Tourism Products
- Human Resource Management
- H55C001M06
- H55C001M07
- H55C001M08
Ø OJT – On the Job Training (06 months)
An on the job training for 6 months after students completed NVQ Level 5 which supervision by the National Apprentice and Industrial Training Authority (NAITA). This Training especially focus to develop the industrial knowledge of students in relevant fields in Travel & Tourism and Hospitality Industry.
Ø NVQ 06 – (01 year)
Semester 01
- Financial Management and Accounting
- Tourism Infrastructure Management at Micro Level
- Occupational Health and Safety
- Resource Management in Tourism
- Legal Issues in Tourism Industry
- Economics in Tourism
- e-Business and e-Marketing in Tourism
- H55C001M09
- H55C001M10
- H55C001M11
- H55C001M12
- H55C001M13
- H55C001M14
- H55C001M15
Semester 02
- Promoting Tourism Product
- Risk Management in Tourism and Hospitality
- Research Methods
- Food and Beverages Services
- Front Office and Housekeeping Operations
- Supply chain Management
- H55C001M16
- H55C001M17
- H55C001M18
- H55C001M19
- H55C001M20
- H55C001M21
Employability Modules
- Workplace Information Management
- Workplace Communication Management
- Planning and Scheduling work at workplace
- Problem Solving and Decision Making
- Teamwork and Leadership
- Creating and Maintaining of a Learning Culture
- EMTM01
- EMTM02
- EMTM03
- EMTM04
- EMTM05
- EMTM06