Have you seen our excellent facilities?
We have some of the best facilities for travel and tourism students including:
A career in this customer-focused industry can offer you a world of opportunities! What’s not to like about seeing different travel destinations, meeting new people and helping them to experience new adventures?
Our range of vocational courses in tourism and travel will help prepare you for a career in the travel industry, with excellent facilities and expert level support from staff and employers, you will gain the skills and knowledge required to begin working in the travel industry.
If you enjoy helping others and have a friendly and enthusiastic personality, a career in travel and tourism is a great option! You will need to be good at problem solving, able to work well in a team, have a strong customer focus and excellent organisational skills.
You'll study this subject full-time at Ashington campus and will have access to a replica aircraft cabin with seats and overhead lockers and highly experienced staff who have worked in all areas of the travel and tourism industry.
We work with the following employers to help you gain real work skills: major airports and airlines, local tourist information centres, travel agencies, tour operators.
overall pass rate for vocational and technical courses*
*Northumberland College student achievement rates, 16-18 year olds, 2022-23
We have some of the best facilities for travel and tourism students including:
Replica aircraft cabin with seats and overhead lockers
Highly experienced staff who have worked in all areas of the travel and tourism sector
Northumberland College, as part of college group EPNE, receives an Outstanding rating across the board in its latest Ofsted inspection.
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