Vocational Education & Training
SIT30116 Certificate III in Tourism
2021
This qualification reflects the role of individuals who use a range of well-developed tourism service, sales or operational skills and sound knowledge of industry operations to coordinate tourism services. Using discretion and judgement, they work with some independence and under limited supervision using plans, policies and procedures to guide work activities.
This qualification provides a pathway to work in many tourism industry sectors and for a diversity of employers including tour operators, inbound tour operators, visitor information centres, attractions, cultural and heritage sites, and any small tourism business.
Career opportunities
Possible occupations relevant to this qualification include:
- adventure tourism guide
- attendant or senior ride operator in an attraction or theme park
- booking agent
- cellar door salesperson and guide
- inbound tour co-ordinator
- customer service officer
- guide and salesperson in an Indigenous cultural centre
- museum attendant
- visitor information officer
- inbound tour coordinator
- marine tourism guide or dive tour operator
- operations consultant for a tour operator
- reservations sales agent
- sales consultant
Credit transfers & pathways
Skills recognition
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
RPL is the acknowledgement of a person's skills and knowledge acquired through previous training, work or life experience, which may be used to grant status or credit in a subject regardless of how and where they were attained, including overseas.
This can include skills from:
- Previous study excluding courses at another VET/TAFE institution, but including courses at school or college, through adult education classes or training programs at work;
- Work experience (including both work that is paid and unpaid); and/or
- Life experience (for example leisure pursuits or voluntary work).
RPL is a form of assessment. It is used to determine whether a person has acquired, through formal or informal learning, the skills and experience consistent with the stated competency standards that comprise a qualification. RPL is not time referenced, so there are no parameters on how or when the skills are acquired. However, the skills that have been acquired through life experience etc., must be current and must match the elements and performance criteria contained in the individual unit.
Students seeking RPL need to indicate this on their enrolment form at the time of enrolment.
For further information please refer to the Applicant's Guide to the Recognition of Prior Learning or contact Student Central on 1800 061 963 (free call) or email Student.Central@cdu.edu.au.
Credit Transfer
Charles Darwin University as a Registered Training Organisation recognises the Australian Qualifications Framework qualifications and Statement of Attainments issued by any other Australian Registered Training Organisation.
Students are encouraged to submit any requests for credit from previous studies at the time of enrolment, to ensure they are not enrolling in units they may not need to undertake.
In order to apply for exemption/credit transfer from units completed at another training organisation, you will need to complete an Application for Exemption Form available from any campus, centre, or team, or a copy of the form can be obtained from the web.
Your completed Application for Exemption form together with attached documentary evidence (certified copy of Qualification/Statement of Attainment) to support your request for exemption/credit transfer should be submitted directly to the University either in person or by mail. Requests without documentary evidence will not be processed and will be returned to students. There are no fees attached to Credit Transfers.
Pathways
VET to Higher Education Pathway Mapping for completed Awards in the same field or discipline. <br />
Further training pathways from this qualification include but are not limited to SIT50116 Diploma of Travel and Tourism Management.
Course information flyer(s)
Entry requirements
CDU Domestic Entry Requirements
There are no formal entry requirements for this qualification. A pre-enrolment process to establish suitability to undertake the course and to determine support requirements will be conducted, which will include a Language, Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) assessment.
-
This is a current, nationally accredited qualification from the SIT Tourism, Travel and Hospitality Training Package.
-
VET for Secondary Students (VSS)
Select VSS for more detail about this program.
Employability skills
Employability Skills are embedded in the training and assessment of national training package qualifications. Information on the Employability Skills relevant to your qualification can be obtained by visiting this website and keying in the national code for the qualification: training.gov.au
Location and study mode
Delivery at all locations is subject to sufficient demand and resources.
Locations: Palmerston, Remote
Study Mode: On campus
Subject to demand other locations and modes may become available throughout the year.
Contact details
Email: Student.Central@cdu.edu.au |
Course structure
To achieve a Certificate III in Tourism a total of FIFTEEN (15) units of competency must be completed comprising FOUR (4) Core and ELEVEN (11) Elective units as detailed in the packaging rules and listed below.
The total Nominal Hours for the sequence listed below is 508.
Code | Module/Unit of Competency |
Hours
|
CORE UNITS OF COMPETENCY | ||
SITTIND001 | Source and use information on the tourism and travel industry | 25 |
SITXCCS006 | Provide service to customers | 25 |
SITXCOM002 | Show social and cultural sensitivity | 20 |
SITXWHS001 | Participate in safe work practices | 12 |
Total nominal hours for core units | 82 | |
ELECTIVE UNITS OF COMPETENCY | ||
SITTTSL001 | Operate online information systems | 40 |
SITTTSL002 | Access and interpret product information | 65 |
SITTTSL009 | Process travel-related documentation | 26 |
SITXCCS002 | Provide visitor information | 35 |
SITTTSL004 | Provide advice on Australian destinations | 40 |
SITTTSL005 | Sell tourism products and services | 35 |
SITTTSL006 | Prepare quotations | 30 |
SITTTSL007 | Process reservations | 30 |
SITTTSL008 | Book supplier products and services | 20 |
BSBITU306 | Design and produce business documents | 80 |
SITXFIN001 | Process financial transactions | 25 |
Total nominal hours for elective units | 426 | |
Total nominal hours for the qualification | 508 |
Course fees
Domestic Students
2021 Indicative fees for this course:
VET Tuition Fees: $1,778.00 (for students who are eligible and receive an NT domestic subsidised place); or
Domestic Full Fees: $7,620.00 (for domestic full fee places).
Fees will vary according to your choice of units.
Please note: a limited number of NT Government subsidy places are available for eligible NT domestic students so contact us now to secure your place for 2021.
The following Fees are applicable to this course:
Domestic Students
VET full fees are applicable to this course.
2021: Information about fees for non-subsidised VET courses are available in the VET Student Guide.
NT Government subsidised places are available for this course.
2021: VET Tuition Fees for 2021 will be charged at $3.50 per nominal hour for subsidised training. More detailed Information about 2021 VET Tuition fees for eligible NT residents will be published in the 2021 VET Student Guide or VET Fees.
In some circumstances this course may be available as fee-for-service. Please contact the relevant team to discuss delivery charges for this program.