The Seven Wonders of the world are amongst the most visited places on earth and this concept serves well as one of the best ways to understand tourism. The tourist is attracted by a particular tourist destination, be it cultural, religious, historical, geographical or any other personal reason. Therefore at its most fundamental, while the human race continues to want to explore and experience, tourism will continue to grow.

In Australia tourism is an $81 billion industry and employs around 464 500 people, 4.6% of the total employment. More than 90 per cent of tourism-related businesses employ about 20 staff, including substantial numbers of young people and people from non-English speaking backgrounds. The Diploma of Tourism offers all students a balanced integration of theory and practical training, combining a number of carefully selected nationally recognised vocational units providing students an opportunity to put their learning into practice even while they complete their course.

Through our integrated work experience program, students also become familiar with the practicalities of working in the tourism industry in areas such as tour operations, government agencies, clubs, airlines or tourism offices. Students throughout the work experience program are required to develop their own leadership styles consistent with a Diploma level qualification.