SITTTVL002 - Provide advice on international destinations

Unit code: SITTTVL002 | Study level: TAFE
45
Footscray Nicholson
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Overview

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to source and provide customer information and advice relating to international destinations and their features. It requires the ability to identify appropriate information sources and research destinations in order to develop and update a general destination knowledge base.
International destinations and their features can include any sold by a travel organisation. Travel operators, such as travel agents and tour wholesalers, can specialise in one international destination or cover multiple destinations.
The breadth and depth of destination knowledge required will vary according to the industry sector, workplace and job role. This unit is not about having an in-depth knowledge of every destination but focuses on the ability to collect and interpret destination information.The unit applies to frontline sales and operations personnel who operate with some level of independence and under limited supervision. This includes travel consultants, wholesale operations consultants, tour managers, and reservations sales agents.

Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each units learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, including the setting of work based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.

Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:

  • provide tailored information to meet the requests of at least three different customers of different customer types or demographics
  • for each of the above customers, provide current, relevant and accurate information on at least five different features of two different international tourism destinations
  • obtain above information by accessing at least three different information sources from the following:
  • computerised reservations systems (CRS)
  • global distribution systems (GDS)
  • international government tourism authority information systems
  • internet
  • organisation-designed information systems
  • principal or supplier information
  • complete above activities within commercial time constraints and deadlines determined by the customer or organisation.

Required reading

The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by Victoria University and/or via the Victoria University e-learning system.

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