Hagley Community College

12 Tourism (12TOU)

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Nadene Brouwer.

Recommended Prior Learning

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12 Tourism

Learn about the New Zealand tourism industry in a domestic and international context. Tourism in Aotearoa is one of the main 'exports' in Aotearoa, the industry is booming and back to pre-covid levels; investigate its sustainability and how many wonderful opportunities it brings as a relevant and exciting career.

Course Components

Examine work roles in the tourism industry
Consider the characteristics and needs of tourists
Identify New Zealand’s unique features and cultures
Explore business models related to tourism
Discover popular international tourist destinations
Investigate environmental and social impacts of tourism
Visit local sites of interest in Christchurch.
Potential trip to Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park (appx $150)

This course offers guest speakers from the industry, connects with tertiary providers like PIHMS, QRC and NZ School of Tourism. Skills students hone in their study are relevant to the tourism industry and include statistical analysis, identifying needs of other, speaking in front of groups, digital presentations, creativity, budgeting and team work.

Course Overview

Term 1
24728 3 Credits DKO work roles
Students learn about the huge range of careers available within the industry, and the skills, knowledge and attributes required to successfully work in Tourism.

24731 4 Credits
DKO Destination NZ - Learners find out about regions within NZ and what makes them unique, and attractive to visitors.

Term 2
24732 3 Credits Tourist characteristics and needs
We will investigate the broad range of tourists, why they travel and what each different group needs when they travel. Students can draw on their own experiences of travel for this.

24730 4 credits DKO business of tourism
This is about the models that tourism needs to be successful, origins and destinations, gateways and products of tourism to attract a diverse range of customers.

Term 3
24729 4 credits DKO world tourist destinations
Students are able to investigate a wide range of global attractions and activities and identify their features.

Learning Areas:

Social Science

Assessment Information

Possible Credits
External - 0 credits
Internal - 18 credits with the option to do extra 3 and 4 credit internals.