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Level 1 Introduction to Business and Travel Skills

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Overview

This qualification is for young people, who would benefit from exploring different possible career options, while building up a set of employability skills useful across sectors, prior to progressing to more specialised vocational learning in a specific sector at a higher level. Learners will develop their skills in a range of subjects and these skills will be achieved through a variety of written and practical tasks and activities.

Learners on the programme will study maths and English alongside to further enhance and develop skills in preparation for employment. Learners are expected to have an interest in business and travel.

How you’ll learn

A range of units including:

  • Customer Service Skills
  • Digital Marketing
  • Supporting Business Meetings
  • Communication Skills for Work
  • Airline Services
  • Planning a Trip to a Visitor Attraction
  • The UK Travel Industry
  • Working in Travel and Tourism
Entry and progression

What you need and where it leads

  1. Entry requirements
  2. This course Level 1
  3. Further study

Entry requirements

4 GCSEs grades U to 1.

Not sure you meet these? Talk to us and we will help you find the right starting point.

Further study

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At this college

At Doncaster College

Careers it can lead to

  • Leisure and Travel Service Occupations £23,700 a year
  • Travel Agents £13.14 an hour
  • Air Travel Assistants £26,600 a year
  • Finance Officers £27,400 a year
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  • Book-keepers, Payroll Managers and Wages Clerks £25,700 a year
  • Rail Travel Assistants £42,300 a year
  • Human Resources Administrative Occupations £25,300 a year
  • Financial Administrative Occupations £24,600 a year

With further study or experience

  • Human Resources and Industrial Relations Officers £28,000 a year
  • Financial and Accounting Technicians £63,100 a year
  • Human Resource Managers and Directors £48,700 a year
  • Management Consultants and Business Analysts £43,100 a year
  • Travel Agency Managers and Proprietors £33,000 a year
  • Chartered and Certified Accountants £39,100 a year

Typical pay is the UK median for each job (Lightcast, October 2026).

For parents and carers

Supporting your child’s journey

A Friendly, Welcoming Place

Students are often surprised by how friendly and welcoming college is. It's a supportive community where they'll build genuine friendships and feel part of something.

About student life

Learning Support

If your child has additional learning needs, our support team works with them from day one. Adjustments are put in place early so they can get the most out of their course.

About learning support

GCSE Support Built In

If your child needs to resit GCSE English or Maths, it's built into the timetable, not bolted on as an extra. They'll get structured support alongside their main course.

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Qualifications That Count

These are nationally recognised qualifications with real academic weight. Your child will develop practical skills and knowledge that employers and universities genuinely value.

Your next step

Apply now, come and see us first, or ask us anything.

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Applications for September 2027 are open. Apply online in 10 minutes.

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What happens after you apply

1

You apply

Apply online and you’ll get a confirmation email.

2

You meet your tutor

We’ll invite you to an interview to talk through the course and your plans, and make sure it’s right for you.

3

You get an offer

We’ll email you a conditional or unconditional offer.

4

You get ready to start

Come to a taster session in the summer, then enrol in August, bringing your results.

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