Institute Of Aviation And Professional Studies Programmes

Institute Of Aviation And Professional Studies Programmes

INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION (IATA,CANADA)

TRAVEL & TOURISM MANAGEMENT
(AIR TICKETING & RESERVATION / PASSENGER HANDLING / CABIN CREW)
The depth and breadth of the travel and tourism industry makes it open to a tremendous diversity of employment opportunities. In addition to travel consultants, the industry employs dozens of other specialist too.
After reading Travel and Tourism course, you have an opportunity to work with airlines and travel agencies as travel consultants, ticketing and reservations officers, sales consultants, cabin crew- air host/hostess, passenger handler, airport check-in counter clerks, tour operators, tour guide, car and camper van broker, hotel front office administrator, professional Instructor, among other employment opportunities awaits you.
The IATA/UFTAA international Travel and Tourism training program is:

  •   Ideally positioned at the centre of the industry
  •   Opportunities for life long learning
  •   The key to your career progression

IATA is the international air transport association which represents more than270 airlines.
UFTAA is the united federation of travel agents association which represents more than 114 national travel agency associations.
The value of IATA/UFTAA qualifications:

  •  Industry’s leader of international travel professional training
  •  World-wide recognition and acceptance
  •  A high standard of training
  •  More than 35 years of training experience
  •  Key to upgrade your professional competence or to start a career in the industry.

The travel and tourism programme is strategically delivered in four levels:

  FOUNDATION LEVEL – DIPLOMA                                                                                                                                                                                                   Designed for student wishing to pursue a career in the travel and tourism industry as well as those wishing to familiarize themselves with industry basics .This course contains modules such as:

  • The business environment of travel/tourism
  • Geography in travel planning
  • Travel formalities
  • Transport-land, water.
  • Hotels
  • Tour packages
  • Air transport essentials
  • Customer service
  • Technology in travel
  • Air fare and ticketing

Successful student s will obtain the IATA/UFTAA international travel and tourism foundation diploma, and will be able to use the letters ‘DTTF’ (diploma in travel and tourism foundation after their name.
Duration: six (6) – months intensive tuition, field trips and familiarization tours to related places such as Airline offices, Airports& tourism destinations.

CONSULTANT LEVEL:  ADVANCE DIPLOMA (HND)
This course meets the needs of those wishing to understand more complex industry operations, international fare construction, as well as the consultative approach to selling travel and tourism.
Ideal for experienced travel consultants and industry personnel wishing to upgrade their skills. The modules are;

  •  Geography in travel planning
  • Land transport-rail/bus and coach
  • Accommodation (other than hotels)
  • Water transport-cruises and charter.
  • Tour packages
  •  Law and regulations
  •  Selling skills
  • Air fares and ticketing 2

Successful student s will obtain the IATA/UFTAA international travel and tourism consultant diploma and will be able to use the letters ’DTTC’ after their names.
Duration: six (6) – months intensive tuition, field trips and familiarization tours to related places such as Airline offices, Airports& tourism destinations and three months industrial practical attachment

MANAGEMENT LEVEL- GRADUATE DIPLOMA   (DEGREE)
Designed to prepare the graduate for managerial responsibilities within the travel and tourism industry, in areas such as accounting, staff supervision, negociation, product development and marketing. While key product knowledge is still vital, more strategic subjects are taught, enabling the graduate to move up the employment ladder. Modules are:

  •  Managerial skills
  •  Negotiation skills
  •  Tour packages-special interest tours 3
  •  Meeting, incentives, conference and exhibition (MI C E)
  •  Administration and accounting
  •  Marketing 1
  •  Technology in travel 2

Successful student s will obtain the IATA/UFTAA international travel and tourism management diploma and will be entitled to use the letters DTTM’ (diploma in travel and tourism management) after their names.
Duration: six (6) – months intensive tuition.

SENIOR MANAGEMENT (post graduate) masters.
The five modules contained within this course will prepare travel and tourism industry managers and individual entrepreneurs for the challenges of an upper management role, assist in acquiring competitive advantage strategies for your business. The modules are:

  • Managerial skills 2
  • Finance and business planning
  • Marketing 2
  • Law and regulation 2
  • Technology in travel 3.

Successful student will obtain the IATA/UFTAA international travel and tourism senior management diploma.
Duration: six (6) – months intensive tuition.

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