Assessor Resource
SITTPPD006B
Plan and develop ecologically sustainable tourism operations
Assessment tool
Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024
This unit describes a key product planning function for a diverse range of tourism and hospitality products and services and applies across many industry sectors.
Planning and developing ecologically sustainable tourism operations involve a strategic focus on the overall and long-term operation of a tourism product. It might be for a whole region or local area, for a particular tourism venue, or for individual touring product.
The unit has particular application to the accommodation, tour operating, cruise and attraction sectors and to those tourism products that are delivered in environmentally sensitive areas, many of which would be nature or ecotourism-based experiences.
This unit applies to senior tourism and hospitality industry personnel who operate autonomously and have strategic tourism planning and product development roles. These roles would include regional tourism manager, resort or hotel manager, operations or general manager, marketing manager, product development manager and owner-operator of any type of accommodation or tour operating business.
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to strategically plan ecologically sustainable tourism operations. It also requires the ability to establish and operate an ecologically sustainable tourism operation and to monitor any environmental impact it may have.
It builds on SITTPPD004A Plan and implement minimal impact operations, which is more operationally focused.
The work involved in this unit is subject to a range of regulatory requirements that relate to environmental sustainability at land management agency and federal, state or territory, and local government level. Therefore, training and assessment must take into account the specific requirements of environmental legislation as it applies to the product or destination.
No occupational licensing or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of endorsement.
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