Launched in 2003, the Virgin Atlantic/GTMC
Fares and Ticketing Level 1 and Level 2 programmes set
the standard in manual Fares and Ticketing training
for people who want to enhance their travel industry
skills or join the travel industry. Centres can run
any of the programmes below.
Overview
The programmes have been developed
by some of the travel industry's top course writers.
The result is a fresh contemporary approach and a
thoroughness for which Virgin is famous. The objective
is to provide training programmes leading to valuable
qualifications that demonstrate professional competence
on the part of the holder; qualifications that not
only improve the promotion and employment prospects
of the student, but also help build the staff skills-base
that will ensure the long term continued expansion
of the wider tourism and travel sectors. Both programmes
are accredited by City & Guilds as part of their Tourism
qualifications.
- Centres can administer the
exams at any time
- Exam results are issued within
three weeks of CTH receiving the exam
- Centres can receive guidance
and support from an experienced Fares and Ticketing
trainer
- Each teaching centre is provided
with a separate lecturer's support pack with additional
student exercises
- Successful students issued
with a Virgin Atlantic/GTMC certificate
- Centres receive a CD-Rom with
Virgin Atlantic/GTMC Fares and Ticketing images,
logos and promotional guidelines
Virgin Atlantic/GTMC Train the Trainer
Centres are required to have suitably
qualified and experienced lecturers/trainers to teach
on CTH programmes. CTH offers appropriate training
for the Virgin Atlantic/GTMC Fares and Ticketing programmes
on request.
The duration of the course required
will be assessed on each lecturer/trainer's previous
experience. Please contact Travel Programmes for further
details at travel@cthtraining.com
Information can also be obtained about training for
the Star Alliance Galileo/GTMC programmes.
Virgin Atlantic/GTMC Open Examinations
Virgin Atlantic/GTMC candidates who
have completed the programme with a self-study centre
can arrange examination dates via their centre for
the following days:
27th June 2008
26th September 2008
12th December 2008
Please contact Travel Programmes for
further details at travel@cthtraining.com
Fares and Ticketing Level 1
Level 1 introduces you to the world
of the travel industry. By using extracts from selected
industry publication, students will be taught how
to price and document various itineraries, according
to the customer's requirements.
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On completion of this module,
students will
be able to:
- Define IATA geographical
areas and Global Routing Indicators
- Interpret various airline
codings
- Identify differing fare
types and their characteristics
- Select the lowest applicable
fare for point to point itineraries with reference
to fare rules
- Calculate fares applying
the fundamental principles of the mileage
system
- Construct fares using NUCs
and the IATA Rates of Exchange for a range
of currencies
- Interpret all ticket types
- Complete MPDs/MCOs for
airport ticket issue
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Fares and Ticketing Level 2
This has been designed to give you
a thorough understanding of fare construction principles,
building on the Level 1 knowledge with step by step
stages of new principles of fare construction, which
enables you to calculate and recognise more complex
fares.
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On completion of this module,
students will
be able to:
- Construct fares for multi-sector
journeys, applying the mileage system, higher
intermediate points and minimum fare checks
- Apply add-ons to construct
unpublished fares
- Calculate fares for journeys
with surface sectors
- Calculate fares for journeys
involving side trips
- Assess fares for journeys
involving different classes of service
- Construct special fares
for multi-sector journeys with and without
surface sectors
- Complete automated and
manual fare calculation areas in detail
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