New Zealand Diploma in Tourism and Travel (Level 5)

Your workload

This programme consists of teacher-directed learning hours (384), student-managed learning hours (786), and authentic work experience learning hours (30). 

Teacher-directed learning hours

The hours we expect a student to be engaged in learning opportunities facilitated by a teacher who is physically present with the learners. These hours include any face-to-face activities in classrooms including tutorials and required online learning activities delivered synchronously with teacher facilitation. 

Student-managed learning hours

The hours we expect a student to engage in learning activities without the presence of the teacher and where the student is required to self-manage to complete a learning activity within the expected timeframe. Student-managed learning hours may be in face-to-face and online modes. The learning activities may be designed by the teacher but carried out by a student alone or in groups, for example in a student-managed project, asynchronous online learning or preparation of an assessment task. 

Authentic work experience learning hours

The hours we expect a student to be engaged in learning opportunities focused on work. These might be real work experiences or they might be interactive learning activities that have been designed to replicate as much as possible the tasks or activities or settings of real world work. In other words activities that are designed to ‘feel’ like a real work place situation. These may take place on campus or off campus and be face-to-face or technology-enhanced.

Entry requirements 

Academic requirements

• Minimum NCEA Level 2 including 10 literacy credits, or equivalent.  
• We prefer that you have NCEA Level 3. 

English Language requirements

• If English is not your first language, you must provide:
  • New Zealand University Entrance OR
  • Overall Academic IELTS 5.5 with no individual band score lower than 5.0 (achieved in one test completed in the last two years), OR
  • Acceptable alternative evidence of the required IELTS (see here for NZQA proficiency table and here for list of recognised proficiency tests).

If you need to improve your English Language skills, we offer a wide range of English programmes. 

Don't meet the entry requirements?

Our New Zealand Certificate in Study and Career Preparation Level 4 offers the perfect pathway into this programme.

Want your existing skills recognised?

If you have extensive knowledge and skills due to practical experience in this area, please ask us about our recognition of prior learning process. You may have already gained credits towards this qualification and could achieve it in a shorter timeframe. Please email info@op.ac.nz or call 0800 762 786.

Additional costs

You will be required to purchase a corporate uniform which will cost approximately $300. You can arrange directly with our supplier. See here for further details.

Tuition fees

The tuition fees shown above are approximate only. There may be a slight fee increase per year once Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) rules and guidelines are applied. These fees also don’t include additional costs or living costs.