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TOURISM AS A CAREER

PRESENTATION TOPORTFOLIO COMMITTEE

2 NOV 2010

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THE 29 APPROVED SUBJECTS • SCIENCES: IT / CAT / Mathematics / Mathematical Literacy /

Life Sciences / Physical Sciences• BCM: Accounting / Business Studies / Economics• HSS: Geography / History / Religion Studies / Life Orientation• AGRICULTURE: Agric Sciences / Agric Management

Practices / Agric Technology• ARTS: Dramatic Arts / Visual Arts / Music / Dance Studies /

Design• TECHNOLOGY: Engineering Graphics and Design / Electrical

Tech / Civil Tech / Mechanical Tech• SERVICES: Consumer Studies / Tourism / Hospitality Studies• LANGUAGES (11 official and 15 non-official)

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SUBJECT REQUIREMENTS• Seven subjects = 4 compulsory + 3 choice subjects– 4 compulsory subjects: 2 X Official Lang + Maths / Maths Lit + LO

• One Language = HL • Other Lang = FAL or HL• One of the 2 Lang = LoLT

– 3 other subjects: any 3 from list of approved NCS subjects• Max. of 2 Languages = Official and/or non-official• May offer one non-DoE examined subject in place of one NCS subject

• Provisos– Additional subjects

• Offer for all 3 years (Gr.10-12)• Meet internal and external assessment requirements in each subject

– Only one Language per Language group– A Language cannot be taken on different levels– May not take both Mathematics and Mathematical Literacy

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE NSC IN GR.12

Tourism: National Curriculum Statement Grade 10-12

• Tourism is the study of the activities, services and industries that deliver a travel experience to groups or individuals

• It includes the behaviour and motivation of tourists, the businesses which serves tourists and the economic, social and environmental impact of tourism on South Africa

Topics in the subject Tourism• Types of tourists and the purpose of their travelling• Tourism sectors: transport, hospitality, attraction,

travel organising and support services• Map work in a tourism context• Foreign exchange concepts and the buying power

of different foreign currencies• The influence of world time zones on travel • Tour planning

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• Foreign exchange concepts, different foreign currencies• The influence of world time zones on travel • South Africa and the SADC countries as tourism

destinations• World famous icons and World Heritage sites• Ecotourism and protection of the environment• Marketing of tourism products• Technology in tourism• Customer care and the value of service excellence

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TOURISMNumber of schools

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TOURISMNumber of grade 12 candidates

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TOURISM Grade 12 throughput 2009 - Number of learners per level

L1: 0-29

L2: 30-39

L3: 40-49

L4: 50-59

L5: 60-69

L6: 70-79

L7: 80-100

Number of learners

Pass rate in %

EC 1190 2535 2291 1413 719 316 134 8598 86.2 FS 96 521 864 842 435 196 35 2989 93.7 GAU 568 2267 4106 4270 2781 1277 483 15752 96.4 KZN 1650 5319 6981 5066 2579 975 258 23015 92 LIM 952 2215 1900 1021 423 176 46 6733 85.9 MPU 805 2412 2880 1956 879 275 102 9309 91.4 NW 9 205 560 586 430 274 123 2187 99.6 NC 87 278 396 322 192 86 21 1382 93.7 WC 150 671 1204 1220 761 432 149 4587 96.7

NAT 5507 16423 21182 16696 9199 4007 1351 74552 92.42008 Number of learners 68 666; pass % 91,8%

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TOURISMImprovement from 2008 – 2009

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Broad aims of Hospitality Studies

• Hospitality Studies is the study of various interrelated themes in the hospitality industry.

• The subject includes hygiene, food production, food and beverage service and client service.

• Knowledge of these themes will help learners to succeed in a career path in the hospitality industry.

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Topics in Hospitality Studies• The sectors in the hospitality industry and career

possibilities in the different sectors

• Cultural and other influences on South African cuisine

• Menu planning and costing

• Food commodities

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Topics cont..• Food purchasing, storage and control

• Food preparation and cooking techniques

• Managing resources

• Food and beverage service and customer care

• Hygiene, safety and security in a hospitality industry environment

HOSPITALITY STUDIESThroughput 2009

Number of learners per level

L1: 0-29

L2: 30-39

L3: 40-49

L4: 50-59

L5: 60-69

L6: 70-79

L7: 80-100

Number of learners 2009

Average %

EC 138 322 337 189 68 38 13 1105 43.4

FS 1 13 64 125 73 37 8 321 56.7

GAU 19 239 781 1027 567 266 69 2968 54.5

KZN 114 584 1142 1038 519 216 54 3667 50.7

LIM 52 134 128 168 119 53 35 689 40

MPU 159 189 196 254 162 75 20 1055 47.8

NW 0 7 67 152 104 39 10 379 57.5

NC 37 31 48 40 27 8 1 192 49.5

WC 1 32 129 180 129 93 36 600 58.9

NAT 521 1551 2892 3173 1768 825 246 10976 51.714

HOSPITALITY STUDIESNumber of schools

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HOSPITALITY STUDIESNumber of learners

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Career opportunities

• The Tourism curriculum in schools is a broad overview of the tourism industry

• Learners are not trained at school level for a particular career in the tourism industry

• The Tourism subject in school exposes learners to a wide range of opportunities in the tourism sector; they may access any of the many tourism sectors to pursue a career

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Partnerships• The Department of Tourism– Participate in the annual Career Expo targeted at Grade 11

learners to expose them to careers in Tourism– PDEs liaise with provincial departments of Tourism to sponsor

field trip for learners, support teacher training, etc

• Global Travel and Tourism Partnership– Supports tourism education in schools, through international

competition for Grade 11 learners– Develop training materials and support teacher training in Tourism

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