Travel and Tourism Courses

Home Subject Areas Travel & Tourism

Dreaming of a career that will really broaden your horizons?  You could go far with a Derby College travel and tourism course.

Travel and Tourism industry

Travel and tourism is big business; the industry generates £19 billion annually in foreign revenue for the UK.

There are an estimated 1.4 million jobs related directly to tourism across the country, accounting for five per cent of total UK employment.

Travel and Tourism careers

As a tourism professional, you could help promote the UK as a tourism destination, providing a great experience for visitors. Your role could involve everything from marketing visitor attractions to leading guided tours to planning tourism strategy.

Working in travel can be equally as rewarding. You could find yourself helping people to plan their dream holidays or keeping global business on the move.  

Whether you're working in a travel agency, on an airline or aboard a cruise liner, operating in niche markets such as safari or sports holidays, or giving advice on foreign exchange and visa applications, you'll have the thrill of learning about new places.

You may even get chance to see parts of the world you've always dreamed of visiting.  

If you are willing to work hard and to take on responsibility - and if you have excellent people skills - a job in travel and tourism could put you on top of the world.

Travel and Tourism courses

Statistics show that a third of the tourism sector workforce is educated to the equivalent of graduate level - so the courses on offer at Derby College are the ideal starting point for your journey.  

We offer travel and tourism courses at different levels to suit your background and experience, giving you a clear progression route.

A Derby College travel and tourism course can lead on to apprenticeships within the industry, qualifications in other disciplines such as business or marketing, or even to university. For example, the BTEC Level 3 Diploma is the equivalent to three A-levels and could be your passport to higher education.

Higher education courses now cover specialist areas ranging from ecotourism to adventure tourism, travel law to travel agency management.

Travel and Tourism at Derby College

Derby College prides itself on offering high-quality, relevant, up-to-the-minute education that will prepare you for success in the jobs market.  

You will be taught by enthusiastic staff with travel and tourism industry experience who are dedicated to helping you achieve your ambitions.

We'll give you the chance to visit a range of travel and tourism establishments to gain a genuine insight into the world of work.

Your studies will also be enriched by practical 'real-world' projects, work placement opportunities and visits from guest speakers who are experts in tourism and travel.

On a Derby College travel and tourism course, you'll actually be studying tourism in a venue which is a historic visitor attraction in its own right. The spectacular Roundhouse campus hosts regular tours for anyone who wants to discover more about Derby's architectural and railway heritage.