The key progression paths for BTEC Higher National Diploma in Travel and Tourism Management learners are:
• To progress to an honours degree programme, such as a full time degree in Travel and Tourism, or related areas.
• To provide opportunities for full time learners to gain a nationally recognised vocationally specific qualification, gaining knowledge, understanding and skills in the field of travel and tourism to enter directly into employment in this area.
The assessment of this BTEC qualification is criterion-referenced and centres are required to assess the learners' evidence against published learning outcomes and assessment criteria. This gives transparency to the assessment process and provides for the establishment of national standards for each qualification.
The assessment of the BTEC qualification is at unit level and there is no overall grade foe the BTEC Higher Nationals. This allows for learners to access the qualification in a unitised approach, if this is appropriate.
The assessment is against the published learning outcomes and assessment criteria which centres are expected to make available to learners. Assessment of achievement at Merit and Distinction level should be based on the application of the generic grading criteria to the evidence presented. These grading criteria will require a qualitative improvement rather than a quantitative increase in the evidence presented.
The BTEC Higher National Diploma in Travel and Tourism Management is a 16-unit
qualification of which eight are core units. In addition, eight specialist units must be chosen, there is a choice of seventeen units.