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Demonstrate knowledge of wholesale travel consultant role
responsibilities, and complete consultancy tasks
Level
3
Credits
5
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of
the role responsibilities of a wholesale travel consultant, and complete
consultancy tasks in a wholesale travel environment.
This unit standard is specifically designed for use within a wholesale travel
environment.
Subfield
Tourism
Domain
Travel
Status
Registered
Status date
17 October 2008
Date version published
17 October 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2013
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
ServiceIQ
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0078
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
Consultancy tasks may be completed electronically, manually, by facsimile, or
telephone, or any combination of these, and must be in accordance with travel
industry workplace policies and procedures.
2
This unit standard may be assessed against in a travel industry workplace when
appropriate situations arise, or in a training environment if simulated workplace
conditions are able to be provided that reflect the standards of a travel industry
workplace.
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Definitions
Travel industry workplace policies and procedures refer to documented instructions
about workplace expectations, these must include but are not limited to – customer
service delivery, personal presentation, legislation, organisational structure, business
objectives.
Wholesale travel environment refers to those workplaces involved in inbound and
outbound travel. In the travel industry these workplaces are also known as outbound
tour operators, general sales agents (GSAs), inbound tour operators and/or domestic
tour operators.
Components refers to the individual parts of the overall package and may include but
is not limited to – flights, accommodation, transfers, rental cars, cruises, rail and/or
coach journeys, sightseeing.
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Recommended texts for this unit standard are the ServiceIQ training resources. A list
of these and an order form can be obtained from ServiceIQ, PO Box 25522,
Wellington 6146, or by telephone on 0800 868 636, or available at
http://www.serviceiq.org.nz.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Demonstrate knowledge of the role responsibilities of a wholesale travel consultant.
Performance criteria
1.1
The role responsibilities of a wholesale travel consultant are described in
accordance with travel industry workplace policies and procedures.
Range
responsibilities may include but are not limited to – answering
enquiries, quotations, bookings, amendments, cancellations.
Element 2
Complete consultancy tasks in a wholesale travel environment.
Performance criteria
2.1
Specialist divisional product knowledge is demonstrated in accordance with
travel industry workplace policies and procedures.
Range
2.2
respond to specialist division enquiries;
evidence is required for three enquiries.
Quotations are prepared in accordance with travel industry workplace policies
and procedures.
Range
evidence is required for four quotations, each with a minimum of
three different components.
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2.3
Bookings are made in accordance with travel industry workplace policies and
procedures.
Range
2.4
Amendments to bookings are processed in accordance with travel industry
workplace policies and procedures.
Range
2.5
evidence is required for four bookings, each with a minimum of
three different components.
evidence is required for two amendments.
Cancellations to bookings are processed in accordance with travel industry
workplace policies and procedures.
Range
evidence is required for two cancellations.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the ServiceIQ qualifications@serviceiq.org.nz if you wish to suggest
changes to the content of this unit standard.
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