TAFE SA has been delivering Tourism training and education for over 25 years in South Australia. The Tourism Program covers courses in Events, Retail Travel, Transport, Tour Wholesalers, Guiding, Attractions, Industry Services, Caravan Park Operations and Supervision, Ecotourism, Natural and Cultural Heritage, Tourism Marketing and Visitor Information Services.

The Tourism Program at TAFE SA helps students develop appropriate skills and knowledge for the Tourism industry, both domestically and internationally. The Program provides students with a broad knowledge base and develops their practical skills through interactive learning techniques, including virtual tourism enterprises and practical work placements.

All TAFE SA Tourism lecturers have experience in the tourism and events industries and provide a supportive and inclusive environment for students to complete their training.

The Tourism Program is offered at a number of sites throughout metropolitan Adelaide and regional South Australia. Students have the option of studying on-campusexternally or on-line, which increases the reach of these programs. TAFE SA offers a range of qualifications in the tourism field from Certificate II though to Bachelor Degrees.

Certificate level Tourism and Events courses provide students with the operational skills to function in most tourism settings. Students gain experience and skills in such areas as booking and coordinating tourism services, selling tourism products and services and providing destination advice to customers.

Diploma level courses provide graduates with higher level skills and heightened knowledge of the tourism industry. Students could expect to gain an understanding of how to interpret product information, develop and implement local or regional tourism plans, research tourism information and coordinate the production of tourism related marketing brochures.

The Degree provides a specific focus on the development of extended theoretical knowledge of industry management principles and practices. Students studying the Degree will refine and extend their skills in critical thinking; including international marketing, strategic management, global tourism and management of sustainable tourism development. The Degree will deepen understanding of management theory and its application at both national and international levels.

TAFE SA has been awarded the South Australian Tourism Award – Tourism Education and Training Award in 2001, 2002 and 2003.

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