Tourism (Development and Promotion of Travel Products)

Code	414.A0
Sanction	DEC
Secteur	Alimentation et tourisme
Nombre d'unités	91 2/3
Statut	Program approved in 2000.

Note(s)
Ce programme est offert en langue française : Techniques de tourisme (Développement et promotion de produits du voyage)

Objectifs du programme

This program aims to simultaneously teach versatility and the mastering of a technical function. It allows for the student to actively participate in the development of the tourist industry while teaching them to adapt to different cultures, to evaluate a tourist location, in the development of tourist products and services as well as the promotion of these products and services. In choosing one of the three specializations, the students will acquire the necessary qualifications that will enable them to intervene accordingly whether it be in Hospitality and Tour-Guiding, Tourist Product Development, or in the Development and Promotion of Travel Products.

Durée de la formation

Option	Spécifique (heures)	Totale (heures)
Specialization C - Development and Promotion of Travel Products	1860	2520

Spécifique (heures)	Totale (heures)
1860	2520

Total length of training includes general training that is common to all programs for 420 hours, general training for this program for 150 hours as well as complementary general training courses for 90 hours.

Duration of training consists of theory and lab work for courses; personal time that the student invests is excluded.

Contenu du programme

Numéro ou code	Énoncé de la compétence
010U	To analyze the occupation
010V	To establish professional relationships in tourism
010W	To provide both regional and national tourism information
010X	To analyze the tourism potential of the world's regions
010Y	To carry out administrative operations
010Z	To carry out research in terms of tourism
0110	To supervise a work team
0111	To do business in a second language
0112	To establish connections between supply and demand in tourism
0113	To use tourism marketing strategies
0114	To ensure the quality of tourism supply
0115	To carry out financial operations
0116	To carry out commercial transactions
0117	To use various methods employed in the fields of information, public relations and advertising
0118	To communicate in a third language
0119	To identify trends in international tourism

Specialization C: Development and Promotion of Travel Products

Numéro ou code	Énoncé de la compétence
011K	To analyse the potential of foreign tourist destinations
011L	To use data from integrated reservation systems
011M	To create and modify tour packages
011N	To promote the products and services of tour operators

Number of hours alloted to specific training: 1860 hours

Conditions d'admission et préalables

To be admitted to the program, a person must meet the general requirements for admission set out in the College Education Regulations, as well as the following special conditions, where applicable:

Must have passed the following secondary-level course(s):

• Sec. IV CST – Secondary IV Mathematics: Cultural, Social and Technical Option (563414)