A Career in Tourism

This badge was awarded for successfully completing the course ‘A Career in Tourism’ on atingi.org. The learner has developed knowledge about tourism as an industry, the different types of tourism, the various workplaces and what skills are required for different jobs as well as different career perspectives and how to get started in tourism. He/she is familiar with what it is like to work in tourism. This micro-learning course is designed as a professional development opportunity for people working in the tourism and hospitality sector and as a means for the recognition of prior learning.

Type of credential

This is a credential based on summative assessment.

General Learning Objectives

Understand tourism as an industry
Learn about different workplaces in tourism
Explore the skills required for working in tourism

Course Topic and Specific Objectives

Tourism as an industry
Career perspectives in tourism

Learning Activities

Self-paced e-learning featuring:

Text and multimedia presentations that introduce key concepts and apply them to the workplace
Links to public websites and videos to add depth and relevance
Interactive checkpoints within the course to test for knowledge and understanding

Assessments

There are several checkpoints for formative assessment embedded in the course. The course concludes with a final summative assessment consisting of 15 multiple-choice questions. Single or multiple answers are possible. Responses are automatically assessed. The assessment is regarded as passed if the examinee answered at least 80% of the questions correctly. Multiple attempts are permitted.

Estimated learning time

1-2 hours

Competency category

Industry/ Sector

Level

Novice

About the atingi eAcademy Tourism and Hospitality

The digital learning platform “atingi.org” by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) harnesses the tremendous potential of inclusive digitalization in education for everyone and everywhere by offering free and relevant learning content in the form of self-paced learning courses. atingi was developed by a team of digital experts at Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and works closely with Smart Africa, the African Union’s digital initiative, as well as many other partners from business, politics, academia, and civil society.

With 10% of global GDP tourism and hospitality is one of the key global economic sectors offering millions of employment opportunities worldwide. The atinigi eAcademy Tourism and Hospitality is an offer developed for digital professional development for tourism and hospitality professionals with the aim to recognize prior learning, upskill and make industry-relevant skills and competencies visible to employers. The atingi eAcademy Tourism and Hospitality operates in close cooperation with the private sector to ensure rigorously assessed skills and competencies of tourism professionals are relevant for finding or improving employment.

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Critical Information Summary - Self Report

Type of credential: Certificate – summative assessment
Title: A Career in Tourism
Issuer: atingi
Date of issue: see above
Description: see above
Learning outcomes: see above
Effort including assessment: 1-2 hours
Duration: 1 day or less
Prerequisites: None
Relevant learning resources: None
Type of assessment: Examination/Multiple Choice Questions
Participation: Online
Supervision: No
Identity verification: 1 factor
Quality assurance: Internal - project approval
Endorsement: No
Learner impact: Nonformal Certificate
Credits: None
Stackability: Designed to stack. Can be stacked to earn the ‘Introduction into Professions in the Tourism Sector’ Novice Badge.