Industry-Based Content & Units of Competency
The qualifications listed in the proposed Framework are based on units of competency developed by industry making the training content relevant and responsive to industry need. As the qualifications rise through the levels (Certificate II to Advanced Diploma), so the choices of units of competency that exist within the packaging rules vary to respond to the changing workplace nature of the tasks that need to be completed.
1. A student enters the Tour Operation field unsure of what their final career might be.
2. The student elects to enrol in a Certificate II in Tour Operation (Guiding), an entry/base-level qualification in the Secondary Labour Division of Tour Operation.
3. The student is required to take five Core and Generic competencies plus six additional functional competencies from Tour Operations or Tour Guide Services.
4. The student can select competencies to steer them in the direction of their anticipated career and/or to reflect the current needs of their workplace, but the final choice is theirs