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Travel
Agent & Starting a Travel Business
Diploma TAG08,
SOA, IATA Fares & Ticketing I
Galileo/Sabre/Amadeus Certification
Tourism, Hospitality & Events
Learning
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This
course has been developed to meet the industry requirements to start
a travel business and the national standards required to apply for
a travel agent's licence. It is packed with practical real-life
activities and you will have real industry projects to undertake.
In
addition, you can access the online activities in the eLearning
Centre to further practise and test your knowledge and skills. And
you can talk with other students from all over the country in the
Student Forum.
Materials:
Your course includes College folder and student case, unless you are
undertaking your course online, all modules (tutorials and assignment
projects), textbooks, learning tools, tutor feedback and marking,
College support, progressive Transcripts of Study, Graduate Awards
and final Academic Transcripts, access to the eCampus, eNews, Student
ID Pass, and access to educational discounts.
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When
you successfully complete your course you will be awarded:
Diploma
of Tourism (Travel Agent)
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plus
Certification in Computer Reservations Systems, which is
industry recognised worldwide
Choose
from Galileo, Sabre or Amadeus
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The
course covers IATA Fares & Ticketing I
The course meets the travel agency licence training requirements
in all states and territories of Australia
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a Statement of Attainment from the Certificate III in Tourism (Retail
Travel Sales) SIT30207 for 2 units of competency |
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Tutorial
1. Becoming a Travel Agent
Topic 1: Introduction
Topic 2: Characteristics of a travel agent
Topic 3: The role of a travel agency
Topic 4: Functions of a travel agent
Topic 5: The responsibilities of running your own consultancy
business
Topic 6: Alternative to opening your own travel agency
Topic 8: Creating a plan to start a travel business
Topic 9: Tutorial summary
Tutorial
2. Owning and Managing a Travel Agency
Topic 1: Choosing a computerised reservation
Topic 2: Negotiating agency accounts and discounts
Topic 3: Setting margins and pricing
Topic 4: Selling, up-selling and add-ons
Topic 5: Tutorial summary
Tutorial
3. Understanding Regulations for Travel Agents
Topic 1: Introduction
Topic 2: Travel Compensation Fund
Topic 3: Travel agent licensing requirements
Topic 4: The Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA)
Topic 5: Privacy and confidentiality
Topic 6: Tutorial summary
Tutorial
4. Operate a Computerised Reservations System
Control
Reservations or Operations Using a Computerised System SITTTSL010A
Choose:
Galileo, Sabre or Amadeus
Topic 1: Introduction to Galileo
Topic 2: Using the computerised system
Topic 3: Your learning program
Topic 4: Automated fares and ticketing
Topic 5: Undertaking computerised bookings
Topic 6: Tutorial summary
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Tutorial
5. Construct Normal International Airfares
SITTTSL013A
(IATA Fairs & Ticketing I)
Topic 1: International airfares
Topic 2: World schedules guide
Topic 3: International fare rules
Topic 4: Fare calculations
Topic 5: The mileage system
Topic 6: Taxes and government charges
Topic 7: IATA ticketing
Topic 8: Check your progress
Topic 9: Tutorial summary
Tutorial
6. Setting Up a Travel Agency Business
Topic
1: Deciding on home-based or retail premises
Topic 2: Setting up your business
Topic 3: Business structures
Topic 4: Insurance
Topic 5: Premises and utilities
Topic 6: Leasing equipment
Topic 7: Obtaining and stocking brochures
Topic 8: Tutorial summary
Tutorial
7. Financial Accounting for Your Travel Business
Topic 1: Your business capital and cash flow
Topic 2: Setting and achieving an agency budget
Topic 3: Introduction to financial terms and financial statements
Topic 4: Agency accounts and banking
Topic 5: Taxation requirements
Topic 6: What you need to know when taking on employees Topic
7: Tutorial summary
Tutorial
8. Agency Sales and Marketing
Topic 1: Overview of travel sales and marketing
Topic 2: Consumer behaviour in the tourism industry
Topic 3: Brochures and marketing
Topic 4: Advertising your travel business
Topic 5: The internet and your business
Topic 6: Client and industry relationships
Topic 7: Developing your agency business
Topic 8: Tutorial summary
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Statement
of Attainment from Certificate III in Tourism (Retail Travel Sales)
SIT30207
Control
Reservations or Operations Using a Computerised System SITTTSL010A
Construct
Normal International Airfares SITTTSL013A
(IATA Fares & Ticketing I)
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Skills are skills that apply across a variety of jobs and life contexts.
They are sometimes referred to as key skills, core skills, life
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transferable skills. Industrys preferred term is Employability
Skills.
Employability
Skills are defined as skills required not only to gain employment,
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potential and contribute successfully to enterprise strategic directions.
There
are eight Employability Skills: communication, teamwork, problem
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learning, and technology.
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