SIT30407 - Certificate III in Tourism (Visitor Information Services)
Certificate III in Tourism (Visitor Information Services)
This qualification provides the skills and knowledge for an individual to be competent in a range of well-developed tourism sales and operational skills.
Work would be undertaken in a visitor information centre where information is provided and where some planning of customer's travel and touring arrangements may take place. Centres can be stand-alone shopfront and office environments or can be attached to another facility, such as a winery or coffee shop.
The qualification reflects the role of skilled operators who apply a broad range of competencies in a varied work context, using some discretion and judgement and relevant theoretical knowledge. They may provide technical advice and support to a team.
The qualification is suitable for an Australian apprenticeship pathway.
Job roles
Individuals with this qualification are able to work in the visitor information sector of the tourism industry or for destination marketing companies who fulfil dual information and sales functions for particular tourism destinations.
Possible job titles include:
information officer
booking agent
sales consultant.
Prerequisite requirements
There are no prerequisites for entry to this qualification.
Subjects
QUALIFICATION RULES
To achieve a Certificate III in Tourism (Visitor Information Services), 18 units must be completed:
all 13 core units
5 elective units:
a minimum of 3 elective units must be selected from the list below
the remaining 2 elective units may be selected from this or another endorsed Training Package or accredited course
a maximum of 1 Languages other than English unit may be counted as an elective within this qualification.
In all cases selection of electives must be guided by the job outcome sought, local industry requirements and the characteristics of this qualification.
SIT30407 Certificate III in Tourism (Visitor Information Services)
The following table contains a summary of the employability skills required by the tourism industry for this qualification. The employability skills facets described here are broad industry requirements that may vary depending on qualification packaging options.
Employability skill
Industry/enterprise requirements for this qualification include:
Communication
Communicating with colleagues, customers and tourism product suppliers to provide local or regional visitor information; interpreting verbal and written information on tourism product conditions; determining and interpreting customer preferences to sell proactively and persuasively; empathising and negotiating acceptable solutions to customer problems and complaints; providing clear and accurate verbal and written information to customers and suppliers to ensure a positive tourism experience.
Teamwork
Working as a team member, giving and receiving instructions and understanding own lead role in servicing information needs of the visitor and selling local or regional tourism products; supporting other team members in their role in providing quality information delivery and sales service; respecting the cultural diversity of team members and seeking their assistance to service the culturally diverse needs of visitors to the local area or region.
Problem solving
Anticipating problems that may arise with the customer's local or regional tourism experience; mitigating problems by providing tailored information that meets customer needs; identifying and clarifying the extent of problems and requesting assistance from team members, supervisors and local tourism operators in solving operational or customer service issues; using predetermined policies and procedures to guide solutions to customer or supplier problems associated with the visitor's local or regional tourism experience.
Initiative and enterprise
Showing independence and initiative required to take a lead role in making tourism product sales, and providing local or regional information that meets or exceeds customer expectations; identifying and discussing a range of tourism product and service concepts to improve existing product and service options for the visitor information centre.
Planning and organising
Collecting, analysing and organising customer, product and supplier information to allow for efficient provision of tailored local or regional tourism information and effective selling and booking coordination; setting timelines, organising own work flow and using appropriate predetermined policies and procedures to guide the information provision, selling and booking processes.
Self-management
Understanding and complying with the legal responsibilities that apply to own role in providing visitor information and selling tourism products; knowing own job role and responsibilities in providing visitor information, selling and coordinating bookings for tourism products; organising own work time and priorities and seeking feedback and guidance from supervisors on success in effectively servicing the information and booking needs of visitor information centre customers.
Learning
Knowing the structure of, networks within and sources of new information on the local or regional tourism industry to enable the sourcing of ongoing learning opportunities; proactively seeking and sharing information with colleagues on new tourism products, services and local tourism operators.
Technology
Understanding the operating capability of, selecting and using computer systems, software and information networks that assist in providing visitor information, selling and coordinating bookings for local or regional tourism products.
Due to the high proportion of electives required by this qualification, the industry/enterprise requirements described above for each employability skill are representative of the tourism industry in general and may not reflect specific job roles. Learning and assessment strategies for this qualification should be based on the requirements of the units of competency for this qualification.
