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Employers ‘out of touch’ with college efforts


MY blood started to simmer when I read ‘Have you got much to learn’ about travel and tourism courses in further education colleges (Travel Weekly September 20.



Have employers any idea how far things have moved on in colleges?Many colleges have invested in in-house travel agencies where students use computer reservation systems to make real bookings. There is no reason why a student on work placement should spend time making the tea My blood really boiled when I saw the Thomson Pro-Action advertisement for children’s reps, promising the chance to achieve NVQ 2 and 3 Travel Services – in six months. Now who is not taking qualifications seriously?



Sally Butler, St Austell College, Cornwall


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