Courses & subjects: Leisure, Sport, Travel & Tourism

Love sport? Leisure? Travel? Want to make a career out of it but don’t fancy starting at the bottom of the ladder? A BTEC Higher National in your chosen area will give you the skills you need to fast-track into management positions. A huge range of courses exist within this field, all designed to meet your specific area of interest, such as: Sport & Leisure Management Sport Science, Sport Therapy or Sport Coaching Travel & Tourism Management

Whatever you choose to specialise in, a BTEC Higher National in Leisure, Sport, or Travel & Tourism will teach you some fundamental business practices and skills, including:

• Business strategy
• Business finance
• Marketing
• Managing people
• Business law

As part of your course you might conduct a feasibility study on a new service, draw up a business plan or devise a promotional campaign in your chosen industry.

Whatever area you specialise in, all BTEC courses involve real work experience and work-based projects. This means the skills you are learning are the ones employers want.

To find out more, download our fact sheets on BTEC Higher Nationals in Leisure and Travel & Tourism.

Your BTEC Higher National – stepping stone to a degree
If you want to carry on studying after your Higher National, you can. Many of our students decide to do just that, and with a BTEC Higher National you can often go straight into the second or even third year of a related degree.