The travel and tourism industry offers a variety of exciting career opportunities, both within Australia and around the world. With our range of industry-integrated courses you can launch your career as a tour operator, travel agent, or travel consultant, or take the next step and unlock a sales, marketing, or management role in the industry.
Tourism is a major contributor to the nation’s economy. With international visitation to Australia growing at nearly three times the rate of global travel, Australia now makes more money selling tourism services to inbound visitors than it makes from exporting coal. Domestic tourism is also seeing strong growth with domestic travel growing at its fastest pace since formal records began in 1998.
TAFE Queensland offers a range of tourism courses with specialisations available in tourism management, travel, and tourism. We also offer a number of introductory and advanced language courses perfect for your next international trip. No matter where you want your tourism career to take you, TAFE Queensland can help you get there.
View tourism and travel courses- Inbound tour coordinator
- Ride attendant
- Tour operations manager
- Travel agency manager
- Travel consultant
- Visitor information officer
If you're thinking of studying a diploma, certificate IV, or certificate III course you may be eligible for funding through the TAFE Priority Training Program (TPTP). This funding is available to eligible students who enrol in applicable programs after 1 July 2018.
Popular courses
Take your career in tourism and travel to the next level and get qualified to work as a tour operation or travel agency manager.
Boost your career in events, tourism and travel with this advanced double qualification that will give you the skills to become a tour operation or travel agency manager, and much more.
Kick start your career in travel with this entry-level course that will qualify you to work in a range of tourism and travel careers. Apply today!
Popular courses
Take your career in tourism and travel to the next level and get qualified to work as a tour operation or travel agency manager.
Boost your career in events, tourism and travel with this advanced double qualification that will give you the skills to become a tour operation or travel agency manager, and much more.
Kick start your career in travel with this entry-level course that will qualify you to work in a range of tourism and travel careers. Apply today!
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