HND Travel and Tourism
The SQA HND in Travel and Tourism consists of a total of 30 Unit credits. Each Unit credit is designed to take about 40 hours teaching and learning (though it may take more or less time than this).
An SQA HND in Travel and Tourism can gain you entry in to an English speaking university.
SQA’s prestigious qualifications are recognised worldwide.
Course Tutor Guide (including Course Framework)
Title: HND Travel and Tourism
Code: GG27 16
Download: Travel and Tourism Course Tutor Guide (including Qualification Framework)
Version Change - March 2019
Qualifications Guidance 2020-21
- Supporting the delivery, assessment and verification of SQA units, session 2020–21
- Guidance on gathering key evidence for Higher National Graded Units in session 2020–21
- HN Graded Units - centres FAQs
- HN Graded Units - learners FAQs
Internal Assessment Guidance 2020-21
A Guide for Tutors
Communication Units
This document is aimed at tutors who are teaching learners whose first language is not English.
The purpose of this document is to provide a selection of formative exercises that will:
- provide interesting exercises to motivate learners
- increase learners' confidence in their ability to communicate effectively in English
- prepare learners to successfully pass the summative assessments
Communication Units in HNCs and HNDs
Research Skills
The guide provides support for developing good practice in how the Research Skills unit might be delivered, scheduled and assessed. It contains guidance on delivering the Research Skills Unit both on a stand-alone basis or integrating with other Units, and provides customised checklists for integration with various Graded Units.
Notification of changes
Unit Specifications
- Air Travel (F6VY 34)
- Air Travel: Advanced (F6VX 35)
- Applying Marketing Principles in Travel and Tourism (DK0E 35)
- Business Accounting (F84M 34)
- Communication: Business Communication (H7TK 34)
- Creating a Culture of Customer Care (H1F0 34)
- Developing Skills for Personal Effectiveness (DF4D 33)
- Developing the Individual within a Team (F86Y 35)
- Economic Issues: An Introduction (F7J8 34)
- Economics 1: Micro and Macro Theory and Application (F7J6 35)
- Economics 2: The World Economy (F86E 35)
- Information and Communication Technology in Business (HH87 35)
- International Tourist Destinations (DK07 33)
- Information Technology: Applications Software 1 (D75X 34)
- Marketing Planning in Travel & Tourism (DK04 35)
- Planning and Sustainable Development in Tourism (DK02 35)
- Presentation Skills (HH85 35)
- Retail Travel Practice (H11R 34)
- Tour Guiding Resort Represenation (DJ9T 34)
- Tour Operations (DJ9P 35)
- Travel and Tourism: Graded Unit 1 (H319 34)
- Travel and Tourism: Graded Unit 2 (H31A 35)
Two additional mandatory units
Workplace Communication in English (H8T2 33)
Research Skills (F60A 34) – Finish date 31/07/2022
Research Skills (J1NC 34) – Start date 01/08/2019
Research Skills Unit: A Guide for Tutors
This guide provides support for developing good practice in how the Research Skills Unit (F60A 34) might be delivered, scheduled and assessed. It contains guidance on delivering the Research Skills Unit both on a stand-alone basis or integrating with other Units, and provides customised checklists for integration with various Graded Units
