Review of Cook Islands Tourism unit standards

FIELD SERVICE SECTOR

Review of Cook Islands Tourism unit standards

Subfield	Domain	Id
Tourism	Cook Islands Tourism	16875-16884

The Aviation, Tourism and Travel Training Organisation (ATTTO) has completed the review of the unit standards listed above.

Date new versions published July 2006

Planned review date December 2009

Summary of review and consultation process

The review of these standards was undertaken because feedback and the moderation process had identified that there were a number of areas where amendments were required. The standards had been in use extensively within the Cook Islands secondary schools. Changes were required to make the standards relevant to addressing the needs of a visitor to the Cook Islands and to ensure that they were assessable.

An expert panel including Cook Islands secondary school teachers and a representative of the Cook Islands Tourism Corporation met in the Cook Islands in early 2004 to discuss the standards. Drafts of the amended standards were circulated through this panel. Following agreement by the panel, the standards were been signed off by the Cook Islands Ministry of Education and the ATTTO Tourism Training Council.

Main changes resulting from the review

· The content of unit standard 16879, Demonstrate knowledge of the tourism industry in the Cook Islands is adequately covered by unit standard 16875 and is referred to in unit standards 16880 and 16884; therefore this standard has been designated as expiring.

· The credit values of unit standards 16875, 16876, 16877, 16878, and 16884 have increased to better reflect their content and the time required for assessment.

· The level of unit standard 16878 has been increased from 1 to 2 to more accurately reflect the learning demand required.

· The titles of unit standards 16876, 16878, and 16884 have been amended to better reflect their outcomes.

Unit standard 16879 categorised as category D expires at the end of December 2007.

Impact on existing provider accreditations

None.

Impact on Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP)

AMAP 0078 has been updated to reflect the changes made to the standards.

Impact on existing qualifications

None.

Summary of main changes

All changes are in bold.

Key to review category
A	Dates changed, but no other changes are made - the new version of the standard carries the same Id and a new version number
B	Changes made, but the overall outcome remains the same - the new version of the standard carries the same Id and a new version number
C	Major changes that necessitate the registration of a replacement standard with a new Id
D	Standard will expire and not be replaced

Subfield Tourism

Domain Cook Islands Tourism

Id	Title	Level	Credit	Review Category
16875	Demonstrate knowledge of tourism in the Cook Islands	1	1 2	B
16876	Demonstrate knowledge of an element of Cook Islands’ culture and history in relation to tourism Demonstrate knowledge of Cook Islands’ culture and history in relation to tourism	1	2 3	B
16877	Demonstrate knowledge of the environment in relation to tourism in the Cook Islands	1	2 3	B
16878	Demonstrate knowledge of arts and crafts for tourism in the Cook Islands Demonstrate knowledge of, and produce, arts and crafts for tourism in the Cook Islands	1 2	1 3	B
16879	Demonstrate knowledge of the tourism industry in the Cook Islands	2	4	D
16880	Demonstrate knowledge of the Cook Islands as a travel destination	2	3	B
16881	Demonstrate knowledge of the history of world tourism and Cook Islands tourism	2	4	B
16882	Demonstrate knowledge of Cook Islands and world tourism destinations	2	4	B
16883	Demonstrate knowledge of Cook Islands tourism as an economic, socio-cultural, and physical process	2	6	B
16884	Demonstrate knowledge of the South West Pacific as a tourism destination Demonstrate knowledge of Pacific Islands that compete with the Cook Islands as tourism destinations	2	3 4	B

Key to review category

A