Weekly update

Hello
I have been very busy this week. I took a group of students to a beautiful location in Tannadice as we had heard that the hotel was almost hewn out of the hill and all the buildings are very tastefully designed.
I wanted them to experience a trip which would fit into the Tourism Unit:
Planning and Sustainable Tourism Development--which was do-able overnight and didn't cost too much.
It matched our expectations and we were lucky with the weather.
What a beautiful part of the world!
A side effect which was also very positive, was developing their team spirit and research skills as I asked them to note lots of things about the hotel operation and the area itself
However 2 days out of college plus 2 days last week at staff development takes its toll and I have been chasing my tail for the last 10 days
hope all those who drop by have a lovely holiday and I'll see you in May
Gen

Hello Janet

Hi Janet,
I have replied to you within the original blog posting, but perhaps I should have done so via a new post---I'll check this out with our Blog guru. In the meantime --the reply is in there and a quick summary to say thanks for dropping by and I hope to talk to you again soon
Gen

Weekly update

Good afternoon
It is now 1645 and I have been attending a Quality Network event in Glasgow for SVQ Management as I have a few candidates undertaking this programme. As with the Travel and Tourism QN events they are very useful and I particularly like the SQA practice of issuing delegates with a certificate for CPD files.
I wonder what other methods of CPD we should be looking for as travel and Tourism practitioners. Does anyone manage to get into industry (different sectors may be more accessible than others )? If so has it been beneficial? I think even a few days in a term every year, devoted to shadowing employees in industry, would be hugely beneficial for us.
Surely it can't be that difficult to organise as part of our timetables at the beginning of each session. I think also the employers would be able to tell us exactly what they are looking for in our programmes and we can feed all sorts of information to out learners. Once I have completed my GU Project, I would like to explore the feasibility of this exercise in greater detail. Love to hear from you
Gen

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I just pressed the next blog tab and ended up in Spain and then Germany!!

I have been working on my Project this morning
I have written a case study, which I hope will encourage all sorts of skills among learners. I asked a colleague to vet/moderate/verify it and that got me thinking what is the difference between these terms
Anyone got a simple answer???.
My QM cannot attend my network meeting so I am trying to get A.N.Other before I publish the programme--Hope I can??
Genevieve