TRAVEL AGENCY OPERATIONS

Course Content and Duration 

 

The Travel Agency Operations Certificate course is a full-time two-year (four semesters) programme of studies at the Institute plus a compulsory fourteen (14) weeks Local Industrial Trade Practice at a local Travel Agency between semester 2 and semester 3. 

 

Entry Criteria 

 

Applicants should possess:  

 

i. Ordinary SEC Certificates in the following compulsory subjects: Maltese and English. 

 

The following are the preferred subjects: 

 

All applicants will be assessed on the basis of their Accreditation for Prior Learning (APL) score, composed of their academic qualifications and their Accreditation for Prior Experiential Learning (APEL). Applicants opting for this career path are required to have a minimum APL/APEL of forty (40) credits to become eligible for consideration.  

 

Minimum Age: 

 

The minimum age for applicants for these programmes of studies is seventeen (17) years of age as on 31st December 2006. 

 

Modules covered: 

 

FLS 08 - INTRODUCTION TO THE TOURISM INDUSTRY 

 

FLS 10 - BOOKKEEPING FOR THE TOURISM INDUSTRY 

 

00 - HISTORY 

 

FLS 21 - TRAVEL GEOGRAPHY 

 

HLS 23 - VIASINC 

 

HLS 29 - ANIMATION FOR TRAVEL AGENTS 

 

TLS 07B - TRAVEL AGENCY SKILLS 

 

PDF 01 - PERSONAL AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT 

 

LLF/LLG/LLI/LLS - LANGAUGE OPTION 

 

FLS 01 - BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS 

 

TLS 07A - TRAVEL AGENCY FUNCTION AND ROLE 

 

TLS 07D - TECHNICAL ENGLISH 

 

TLS 07E - TRAVEL AGENCY PRACTICAL  

 

FLS 29 - SUPERVISORY SKILLS IN TRAVEL AGENCY 

 

HLS 25 - GUEST LECTURES 

 

TLS 08A - INCOMING OPS 

 

HLS 15 - ACCOUNTING FOR THE HOSPITALITY, TOURISM AND LEISURE INDUSTRY 

 

00 - E-COMMERCE 

 

HLS 13 - PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING 

 

HLS 22 - STAGING CONFERENCES AND EVENTS 

 

HLS 27 - HUMAN RESOURCES FOR TRAVEL INDUSTRY 

 

HLS 28 - APPLIED WEB TECHNOLOGIES 

 

HSI 02 - FIRST AID 

 

Apart from the above modules the students have to attend a number of tutorial sessions in a year and successfully complete their LITP programme. 

 

Tutorial Sessions: 

 

Throughout the academic year the students will be asked to attend a number of set tutorials arranged with their assigned tutor.  

 

During these tutorials the student will receive: 

 

To obtain the credit value students need to attend their compulsory tutorial sessions. Students are also welcome to attend further tutorial sessions should they feel it is necessary. 

 

Local Industrial Trade Practice (LITP): 

 

Full-time students will be required to undertake compulsory 14-week Local Industrial Trade Practice (during the summer months) in establishments assigned to them by the Institute of Tourism Studies. 

 

Conditions of employment and remuneration payable to students during the LITP will be in accordance with local current employment regulations. 

 

The satisfactory completion of the LITP is a requirement for the award of the Diploma in Hospitality and Tourism Management programme of studies. 

 

The students may find their own LITP placement, provided that the Institute approves such arrangement. 

 

Progression 

 

Students who pass in all subjects with an overall mark of 65% at Certificate Level and who successfully complete the LITP programme can then apply for the Diploma in Travel Agency Operations programme of studies.