Tawa College Tawa College

NCEA Level 3 Tourism 301

TOU301
Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Mr E. Clarke.

Recommended Prior Learning

Highly Recommended: Students have completed Tourism 201.


Tourism 301

This Star funded course is designed to increase student's awareness of knowledge and skills required for working in the tourist industry, a very important sector of our economy for earning overseas exchange and for employing many New Zealanders in a vast range of jobs. 

Standards covered are:

Explain the Importance of Māori Place Name, and use reo Māori greetings and farewells in tourism

Demonstrate knowledge of the South Pacific Islands as a tourist destination

Demonstrate knowledge of Asian countries as a tourist destination                                                                    

There is one assessment for each standard. They are based on the work done in the government-funded workbooks, it is important students complete the work in these books. The assessments are open book using the workbooks as their assessment resource. 

As students are doing a vocationally based course they are expected, just like employees, to have no unjustified absences, to wear appropriate clothing and have strong people skills including being polite and constructive, having well-developed self-management skills and being constructive team workers.  



Course Overview

Term 1
US 3727v10– Pacific Island Destinations
People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify suppliers used by the New Zealand travel industry to book travel products in Pacific Island countries; present information to customers about air transport and ground product, and related services available to visitors travelling to, from, and within Pacific Island countries; present information to customers about activities, attractions, and events in Pacific Island countries; and provide travel information for visitors to Pacific Island countries.

Assessment: Open book written

Term 2
US 26461v4 – Demonstrate knowledge of Asian countries as a tourist destination
- People credited with this unit standard are able to: locate Asian countries, and key cities, on a map; identify and describe attractions, activities and events in Asian countries; identify air transport and related services available to tourists travelling to, between or within Asian countries; identify and describe ground transport and accommodation available to tourists in Asian countries; identify travel products which can be pre-purchased in New Zealand, and their suppliers; and provide travel information for visitors to Asian countries.

Assessment: Open book

Term 3
US 31070v2
People credited with this unit standard are able to: explain the importance of Māori place names; and present a short mihi and poroporoaki in te reo Maori in a tourism context.

Explain the Importance of Māori Place Name, and use reo Māori greetings and farewells in tourism
- Present a short mihi (welcome) in Te Reo to manuhiri (visitors) in accordance with local tikanga (customs).
- Explain the importance of Māori place names in accordance with local history and/or or kōrero tuku iho. Explain the importance of correct
pronunciation of Māori place names.
- Present a poroporoaki (farewell) in Te Reo to manuhiri in accordance with local tikanga.

Assessment: A presentation

Term 4
Term 4 will be spent catching up and/or resubmissions

Learning Areas:

Social Sciences


Career Pathways

Holiday Park Manager, Hotel/Motel Manager, Deckhand, Outdoor Recreation Guide/Instructor, Hotel Porter, Maitre d’Hotel, Tour Guide, Travel Agent/Adviser


Contributions and Equipment/Stationery

There may be one or more day trips to Wellington.