OCR Nationals

Leisure and Tourism

The OCR Level 1 Nationals in Leisure and Tourism have been developed to provide learners with an introduction to the skills, knowledge and understanding required to prepare for work in the leisure and tourism sector.

They have also been designed to help learners develop their personal skills in areas such as team working, career planning, communication and problem solving.

The learners carry out a range of tasks that have been designed to recognise their achievements in a modern, practical way that is relevant to the workplace.

Specification aims

These qualifications specifically aim to:

• 1 Develop learner's knowledge and understanding of generic, transferable skills that are essential for further education, occupational training or employment, i.e. basic skills, team working and problem solving.
• Develop learner's knowledge and understanding of the Leisure and Tourism sector and where selected, a chosen specialist pathway within that sector.
• Develop learner's knowledge, understanding and skills in contexts that are relevant to employment situations.
• Enable learners to develop the skills necessary to participate in real situations.
• Encourage progression by assisting in the development of skills, knowledge and understanding that learners will need to access further education opportunities or occupational training on a full-time or part-time basis.
• Promote interaction between employers, centres and learners by relating teaching and assessment to real settings.

List of Unit Titles

Mandatory units

• Unit 1 Working as a team in leisure and tourism
• Unit 2 Investigating leisure and tourism provision
• Unit 3 Introducing skills for working in leisure and tourism
• Unit 4 Investigating options for work in leisure and tourism
• Unit 5 Communication skills in leisure and tourism
• Unit 6 Problem solving in leisure and tourism

Optional units

Travel and Tourism specialist pathway

• Unit 7 UK visitor destinations
• Unit 8 Transport for tourism
• Unit 9 UK visitor attractions
• Unit 10 Hospitality in travel and tourism
• Unit 11 Travel sales
• Unit 12 ICT for travel and tourism
• Unit 13 Promotion for travel and tourism
• Unit 14 Looking after customers in travel and tourism

Sport and Leisure specialist pathway

• Unit 15 Developing sport skills
• Unit 16 Working in leisure centres
• Unit 17 Taking part in outdoor activities
• Unit 18 Promoting healthy lifestyles
• Unit 19 Investigating leisure entertainment activities
• Unit 20 ICT for sport and leisure
• Unit 21 Investigating leisure pursuits
• Unit 22 Promotion for sport and leisure
• Unit 23 Looking after customers in sport and leisure

Complementary optional units

This list contains units from other sector areas that you might like to take alongside your leisure and tourism qualification.

• Unit 24 Presentation software (ICT)
• Unit 25 Using the Internet (ICT)
• Unit 26 Software skills for collecting data (ICT)
• Unit 27 Taking part in voluntary care services (Health and Social Care)
• Unit 28 Taking part in health promotion activities (Health and Social Care)