BTEC International Level 2 Travel and Tourism

Unit 1: The UK Travel and Tourism Sector — assessment criteria

BTEC International Level 2 Unit 1 (The UK Travel and Tourism Sector) — 30 Guided Learning Hours.

Internal / Optional30 GLH10 criteria3 learning aims
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Assessment criteria

Reproduced verbatim from the Pearson specification — the same grid the assignment brief carries. A unit grade is the highest band where all criteria in that band (and every band below it) are met.

Pass

5 criteria
A.P1Describe the reasons why people travel
A.P2Explain the main types of tourism, giving examples of why people travel
B.P3Assess how different types of tourism contribute to the economy of a selected country
C.P4Explain the interrelationships between different types of organisations within the travel and tourism industry
C.P5Analyse the advantages and disadvantages of interrelationships between different types of travel and tourism organisations

Merit

3 criteria
A.M1Task 2:
B.M2Evaluate the importance of different types of tourism to the economy of a selected country
C.M3Evaluate the extent to which a selected travel and tourism organisation has benefitted from its interrelationships with other travel and tourism organisations

Distinction

2 criteria
AB.D1Learner Assessment Submission and Declaration
C.D2Learner Assessment Submission and Declaration

Command verbs in this unit

The verb decides the depth expected — that is what separates Pass from Merit and Distinction work on the same learning aim.

DescribeExplainAssessAnalyseTaskEvaluateLearner
Pearson's ladder runs Identify → Describe → Explain → Compare / Analyse → Evaluate / Justify / Assess. A Merit or Distinction criterion on the same aim always implies the Pass beneath it: an “evaluate” answer that never first “explains” fails, however polished it reads. Hover a verb for what it demands.

Learning aims

  • A. Explore the main types of tourism and the reasons people travel
  • B. Understand how tourism contributes to a country’s economy
  • C. Explore the roles and interrelationships within travel and tourism organisations

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