Camosun College

What you'll study

Travel Counselling

Course content is based on the following standards, which identify the knowledge and performance required of an individual to be considered competent in the occupation.

Professionalism

Promote Tourism

  • Define tourism
  • Identify tourism sectors

Exhibit Professionalism

  • exhibit personal management skills, attitudes and behaviours
  • work within ethical and legal guidelines
  • participate in professional development activities
Administration

Office Administration

  • Perform general office duties
  • Follow travel agency operations and procedures.
Communication

Office Administration

  • Perform general office duties
  • Follow travel agency operations and procedures.

Use Communication Skills

  • Communicate effectively

Sales and Service Skills

  • Provide customer service
  • Sell travel products and services
  • Market travel products and services
Travel Product

Destination Knowledge

  • Identify and locate travel destinations
  • Research and provide destination information

Product Knowledge

  • Demonstrate knowledge of travel products
  • Calculate product costs

Administer Client Booking

  • Process booking manually
  • Document booking manually
  • Process booking using computer system
  • Document booking using computer system

Last updated: 24-Jun-2011 12:27 pm