OTHM Level 5 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management
Qualification Number: 603/2333/4

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    Completion Rate

    90.1%

    Course Pass Rate

    95%

    Submission Rate

    88%

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    Duration

    36 months or less

    Pedagogy

    Online

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    Course description

    The objective of the OTHM Level 5 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management qualification is to enable learners’ development as managers within the tourism and hospitality industry, with a lifelong-learning orientation. It enables learners to critically apply contemporary knowledge and theories to the management of complex problems. Successful completion of this qualification will equip learners with the specialist skills and technical terminology to develop their management skills and to progress to further study or employment.

    Entry requirements

    For entry onto the OTHM Level 5 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management qualification, learners must possess:
    ⦁ Relevant NQF/QCF/RQF Level 4 Diploma or equivalent
    ⦁ Mature learners (over 21) with management experience (learners must check with the delivery centre regarding this experience prior to registering for the programme)
    ⦁ Learner must be 18 years or older at the beginning of the course
    ⦁ English requirements: If a learner is not from a majority English-speaking country must provide evidence of English language competency.

    Equivalences

    OTHM qualifications at RQF Level 5 represent practical knowledge, skills, capabilities and competences that are assessed in academic terms as being equivalent to Foundation Degrees, Higher National Diploma (HND) and Year 2 of a three-year UK Bachelor's degree.

    Qualification structure

    The OTHM Level 5 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management consists of 6 mandatory units for a combined total of 120 credits, 1200 hours Total Qualification Time (TQT) and 480 Guided Learning Hours (GLH) for the completed qualification.

    Mandatory units
    ⦁ Contemporary Issues in Tourism and Hospitality (20 credits)
    ⦁ Marketing Management (20 credits)
    ⦁ Customer Relations Management (20 credits)
    ⦁ Operations Management (20 credits)
    ⦁ Finance Management (20 credits)
    ⦁ Human Resource Management (20 credits)
    Duration and delivery

    The qualification is designed to be delivered over one academic year for full-time study but it is also flexible in its delivery in order to accommodate part-time and distance learning.
    The qualification is delivered face-to-face, through lectures, tutorials, seminars, distance, online by KIMT.

    Assessment and verification

    All units within this qualification are internally assessed KIMT and externally verified by OTHM. The qualifications are criterion referenced, based on the achievement of all the specified learning outcomes.
    To achieve a ‘pass’ for a unit, learners must provide evidence to demonstrate that they have fulfilled all the learning outcomes and meet the standards specified by all assessment criteria. Judgement that the learners have successfully fulfilled the assessment criteria is made by the Assessor.
    The Assessor should provide an audit trail showing how the judgement of the learners’ overall achievement has been arrived at.

    Progression

    Successful completion of Level 5 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management provides learners the opportunity for a wide range of academic progressions including OTHM Level 6 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management. As this qualification is approved and regulated by Ofqual (Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulation), learners are eligible to gain direct entry into Final year of a three-year UK Bachelor’s degree programme.