LEVEL 4 DIPLOMA IN TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT

DIPLOMA IN TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT

THE OBJECTIVE OF THE ATHE LEVEL 4 DIPLOMA IN TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT QUALIFICATION IS TO SUPPORT LEARNERS’ DEVELOPMENT AS MANAGERS WITHIN THE TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY. THE QUALIFICATION ENABLES LEARNERS TO DEVELOP THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THEORIES APPLICABLE TO MANAGEMENT IN THE TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY. IT ENABLES LEARNERS TO MAKE WELL-INFORMED AND CONFIDENT DECISIONS ABOUT THE MANAGEMENT OF WORK AREAS IN THE TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY. SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE ATHE LEVEL 4 DIPLOMA IN TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT QUALIFICATION WILL PROVIDE LEARNERS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROGRESS TO FURTHER STUDY OR EMPLOYMENT.

COURSE SPECIFICATION

EQUIVALENCES

ATHE QUALIFICATIONS AT RQF LEVEL 4 REPRESENT PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, CAPABILITIES AND COMPETENCES THAT ARE ASSESSED IN ACADEMIC TERMS AS BEING EQUIVALENT TO HIGHER NATIONAL CERTIFICATES (HNC) AND YEAR 1 OF A THREE-YEAR UK BACHELOR’S DEGREE PROGRAMME.

QUALIFICATION STRUCTURE

THE ATHE LEVEL 4 DIPLOMA IN TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT CONSISTS OF 6 MANDATORY UNITS FOR A COMBINED TOTAL OF 120 CREDITS, 1200 HOURS TOTAL QUALIFICATION TIME (TQT) AND 480 GUIDED LEARNING HOURS (GLH) FOR THE COMPLETED QUALIFICATION.

MANDATORY UNITS

  • TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (20 CREDITS)
  • SERVICES MARKETING AND CUSTOMER SERVICE (20 CREDITS)
  • ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE (20 CREDITS)
  • ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (20 CREDITS)
  • EVENTS MANAGEMENT (20 CREDITS)
  • DEVELOPMENT OF THE TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY (20 CREDITS)

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

FOR ENTRY ONTO THE ATHE LEVEL 4 DIPLOMA IN TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT QUALIFICATION, LEARNERS MUST POSSESS:

    RELEVANT NQF/QCF/RQF LEVEL 3 AWARD/DIPLOMA OR AT THE LEVEL OF GCE/GCSE OR EQUIVALENT QUALIFICATION

    MATURE LEARNERS (OVER 21) WITH MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE (LEARNERS MUST CHECK WITH THE DELIVERY CENTRE REGARDING THIS EXPERIENCE PRIOR TO REGISTERING FOR THE PROGRAMME)

    LEARNER MUST BE 18 YEARS OR OLDER AT THE BEGINNING OF THE COURSE

    ENGLISH REQUIREMENTS: IF A LEARNER IS NOT FROM A MAJORITY ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRY MUST PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMPETENCY. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT ENGLISH LANGUAGE EXPECTATIONS PAGE IN THIS WEBSITE. ASSESSMENT AND VERIFICATION

ALL UNITS WITHIN THIS QUALIFICATION ARE INTERNALLY ASSESSED BY THE CENTRE AND EXTERNALLY VERIFIED BY ATHE. THE QUALIFICATIONS ARE CRITERION REFERENCED, BASED ON THE ACHIEVEMENT OF ALL THE SPECIFIED LEARNING OUTCOMES.

TO ACHIEVE A ‘PASS’ FOR A UNIT, LEARNERS MUST PROVIDE EVIDENCE TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THEY HAVE FULFILLED ALL THE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND MEET THE STANDARDS SPECIFIED BY ALL ASSESSMENT CRITERIA. JUDGEMENT THAT THE LEARNERS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY FULFILLED THE ASSESSMENT CRITERIA IS MADE BY THE ASSESSOR.

THE ASSESSOR SHOULD PROVIDE AN AUDIT TRAIL SHOWING HOW THE JUDGEMENT OF THE LEARNERS’ OVERALL ACHIEVEMENT HAS BEEN ARRIVED AT.

DURATION AND DELIVERY

THE QUALIFICATION IS DESIGNED TO BE DELIVERED OVER ONE ACADEMIC YEAR FOR FULL-TIME STUDY BUT IT IS ALSO FLEXIBLE IN ITS DELIVERY IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE PART-TIME AND DISTANCE LEARNING.

THE QUALIFICATION IS DELIVERED FACE-TO-FACE, THROUGH LECTURES, TUTORIALS, SEMINARS, DISTANCE, ONLINE BY APPROVED CENTRES ONLY.

PROGRESSION

SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF ATHE LEVEL 4 DIPLOMA IN TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT QUALIFICATION WILL PROVIDE LEARNERS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A WIDE RANGE OF ACADEMIC PROGRESSIONS INCLUDING ATHE LEVEL 5 DIPLOMA IN TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT. AS THIS QUALIFICATION IS APPROVED AND REGULATED BY OFQUAL (OFFICE OF THE QUALIFICATIONS AND EXAMINATIONS REGULATION), LEARNERS ARE ELIGIBLE TO GAIN DIRECT ENTRY INTO 2ND YEAR OF A THREE-YEAR UK BACHELOR’S DEGREE PROGRAMME

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT IGF.EDUCATION.

COURSE FEES for 60 CREDITS

£1150

COURSE FEES for 120 CREDITS

£1450