Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Who are the course writers and tutors for this course?
Written and taught by international ecotourism professionals, including –
- Melissa Leistra – Hospitality teacher with 2 decades experience teaching commercial cookery and food and beverage, health and nutrition. Experienced in the hospitality industry.
- Alison Pearce - Masters degree in ecotourism. Substantial experience.
Will I learn about people and resource management?
Yes. In the course, you will learn to organise people and manage resources. Tourism businesses are mostly about introducing clients to nature in a safe and controlled context. To do this properly often requires engaging and organising the right staff in a way that delivers a preconceived and well managed service. To do this requires learning - firstly for yourself as the tour manager; then for your tour guides in the context of each tour.
Many tourism businesses are considered micro-business. That is they may be a one or two man business, or may employ casual staff seasonally while a few may employ a great many staff. Like any business, the ecotourism operation will only be as good as its staff, and considering the unique positions that the ecotourism staff will occupy, it is one business where it is imperative that the staff employed are of the highest quality and reliability.
How Do I Enrol?
- Enrolling is easy - just go to the top of this page and select your study method and payment option.
- If you have any questions about studying with ACS, or want to know more about any of our courses, get in touch with our specialist tutors today. They will be happy to answer your questions and look at different study options to fit in with your goals.