Central University Of Technology Tourism Management

Central University Of Technology Tourism Management

The National Diploma in Tourism Management will be replaced by the Diploma in Tourism Management in 2017.

Qualification & Code
NATIONAL DIPLOMA: TOURISM MANAGEMENT

BTNDTA

Campus

Duration of Programme

Enrolment Option (s)

SAQA Credits

NQF Level

Admission Requirements

Selection and/ or interview

Bloemfontein

3 years

Semester 1

360

6

See below: Additional Admission Requirements.

Selection and interview

Additional Admission RequirementsFor candidates who matriculated in 2007 or before:

A candidate must score at least 28 or more points on the CUT scoring scale. Every applicant must write a scholastic aptitude test and undergo an interview. Due to the relatively high demand for places in this programme, a candidate who scores less than 24 points on the CUT scoring scale will not be considered for selection.

For candidates who completed the NSC in 2008 and thereafter:

A candidate must score at least 28 or more points on the CUT scoring scale. Every applicant must write a scholastic aptitude test and undergo an interview. Due to the relatively high demand for places in this programme, a candidate who scores less than 24 points on the CUT scoring scale will not be considered for selection.

Career OpportunitiesSuccessful completion of this qualification open doors into the tourism industry as a: tour operator, travel agent, different positions in the airline industry, tourism marketer, event and conference organiser/manager, car-rental agent, tourism official, government employee or teacher. Guest-houses, hotels, lodges, resorts, guest farms and nature reserves also offer employment opportunities.
RemarksA re-curriculated version the Diploma Tourism Management will be implemented for first year students in 2017.  Only second and third year students of the National Diploma Tourism Management will be allowed to continue with this programme as part of the phasing out process.

Additional courses (non-compulsory)

First Aid

Adventure Tourism

Cape Wine Academy course

SA Host

 

2ND YEAR

3rd YEAR

INSTRUCTIONAL OFFERINGS

TRO20AS

Tourism Development II

RTB20AS

Travel and Tourism Management II

RTP20AS

Travel and Tourism Practice II

BET20AS

Marketing for Tourism II

MED10AS

Media and Public Relations: Tourism I

GEB10AS

Event Management I

GAS10AS

Hospitality Operations I

TRO31AS

Tourism Development III

RTB31AS

Travel and Tourism Management III

RTP31AS

Travel and Tourism Practice III

PTM22AS

Tourism Management Practice II

For more information contact: Department of Tourism and Event Management