ORCA in conjunction
Sunshine Coast TAFE and representatives of the scuba
diving, hospitality, tourism and boating industries, has
recently developed a Recreational Dive and Marine
Industry Operations Course bridging the gap between
industry demand and appropriate training. The program
provides participant with unique career path
opportunities combining highly regarded Hospitality,
Tourism, Sport and Recreation qualifications with dive
instructor-level training
Industry Information
| Marine Tourism
Marine tourism is a leading sector of the tourism
industry and over the last 20 years the industry has
become more based on holidays with a diverse range of
adventure activities becoming more popular. This
popularity combined with steadily increasing tourism
members has bought with it increased competition from
quality operators and has led to a strong demand for
multi skilled, job-ready staff what this all means is
that there are great opportunities for both casual and
full time employment across abroad range of job
descriptions.
A career in Marine Tourism will equip you to lead dive
tours, teach people to snorkel, drive boats and much
more. While a career in Marine tourism can be loads of
fun, the skills you’ll learn are real and
transportable!
| Hospitality & Tourism
Tourism and hospitality
is one of Australia’s strongest and most renowned
industries. Employing almost 500,000 people
and generating tens of billions of dollars annually, it
is a
major industry that is ever-changing and a continual
focus of government and business – not to mention
millions of tourists and holidaymakers.
The industry covers a range of products and services
that cater for a variety of people. With current labour
shortages within the industry as well as a predicted
boom in domestic tourism, there are more job
opportunities than ever before. Quite simply, the future
is looking bright and there has been a better time to
start a job in the tourism and hospitality industry
