Come and study Tourism with us in English! You will have great opportunities to work in various tourism companies, such as hotels and other establishments providing accommodation, spas, health and wellness services, meeting and congress and tourism centers. The tourism industry is a vast playground with endless opportunities.
This program is for you to develop your skills into an international expert with strong customer service attitude, good language skills and ability to work in different cultural environments. Communication and interaction skills are the most important skills of a hospitality professional, who is responsible for the wellbeing, comfort and safety of guests.
As a Tourism Service Agent, you will serve and guide customers in both Finnish and in English. The hospitality professional does, with a big heart, customer service work in various tourism service companies and accommodation establishments with a variety of business ideas. You may also work at tourism sales and advisory organizations, travel or tourism offices, tourist resorts, information points, central reservation agencies, transport companies or companies organizing tourist activities. For example working in a hotel includes checking guests in and out, making room reservations and invoicing. In addition, introducing and selling products and services, guiding customers to use the local travel services are essential part of the hospitality professional.
During the studies you can also take part in international student exchanges and working life projects and do on-the-job learning either in Finland or abroad. These studies are carried out during daytime and also in the evenings or weekends. These studies provide expertise especially in hotel services and tourism environment as well as the customer service and English language skills.
These studies provide expertise in hotel services and tourism environment as well as the customer service and English language skills.
Content of the degree
The scope of the Vocational Qualification in Tourism Industry is 180 competence points. The qualification is composed of vocational units (145 competence points) and common units (35 competence points).
Tourism Service Agents who have completed the Vocational Qualification in Tourism Industry work in hotels or other establishments providing accommodation, national, regional or local tourism sales and advisory organisations, travel or tourism offices, sales services, tourist resorts, sales and information points, central reservation agencies, transport companies or companies organising tourist activities.
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Available training
Vocational Qualification in Tourism Industry
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Tuition fees for upper secondary education
If you are a citizen of a country outside the EU and EEA, you may have to pay tuition fees for vocational education.
More information about tuition fees: https://www.tredu.fi/en/studying-at-tredu/for-applicants/
Opintopolku/Studyinfo: https://opintopolku.fi/konfo/en/sivu/tuition-fees-for-upper-secondary-education
Further Information
TreduNavi Admission Services
e-mail: tredu.haku@tampere.fi
tel +358 40 170 5649
Merja Helin, Guidance Councellor
e-mail: Merja.Helin@tampere.fi
tel +358 40 825 7240