Applicants must be at least 18 years of age on or before 1st July in the year of proposed entry to the course.

• Applicants should have obtained a minimum of 64 UCAS points for the full time course or 56 UCAS points for the part time option. Achieved through the completion of A-Levels, National Awards, Access or other alternative approved level 3 qualifications.

• Applicants must have attained at least 15 points at Level 2 or above (e.g. GCSE) or have alternative approved qualifications. In addition, applicants must provide evidence of competence in written and spoken English Language. For entry to this programme, applicants should have attained a C/04 grade in GCSE English language.

Where an applicant does not hold the formal academic requirements for entry to the programme but can demonstrate relevant experiential learning across a range of industries, they may apply for admission through the College Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL) process. In such cases, contact the Course Director for the programme who will advise further.

To be eligible to commence study on the HLA Pathway, applicants must have secured full-time paid employment in a relevant hospitality or tourism sector.

Course International Entry Requirements:

International students (for whom English is not their first language), must demonstrate their competence in written and spoken English at IELTS – Academic 6.0, with minimum 5.5 in all four elements of the test. Trinity ISE - Pass at Level 3 (with a Pass in each component) also meets this requirement for Tier 4 visa purposes.

Students will be assessed on a regular basis throughout the course, using a range of appropriate assessment methods which typically include:

• Written coursework

• Practical work

• Class tests

• Seminars

• Presentations

Learners will complete a period of Work Based Learning and complete a project whilst on placement.

On completion of the course successful Learners may progress to Honours Degrees such as International Travel & Tourism Management at Ulster University. Bridging options for final year entry are possible subject to academic performance and mapping of modules or pathway undertaken. Learners can progress into employment in a wide variety of organisations at junior or duty management level.

Note: It is the responsibility of the applicant to check each University’s admission and progression requirements before enrolling on a course at the College.

2025/26 fees:

Full-time: £2,800 (payable for each year)

Part-Time: £285 per 20-credit module and £570 per 40-credit module

HLA: N/A

During your course you may be required to purchase course textbooks and incur additional costs for uniform, field trips, printing, photocopying and binding. The overall additional costs incurred to support your studies may be in the region of £100 or more per year.