Resources designed to support learners of the new next generation BTEC First in Travel & Tourism specification*. Covers all core and mandatory units and a wide selection of optional units. (Units 1-10 in the Student Book and Units 11-13 on the Pearson website.) Each unit of the Student Book is presented in topics to ensure the content is accessible and engaging for learners. Covers of all the underpinning knowledge and understanding needed at level 2 to ensure that learners are fully prepared for this course. Activities in each unit provide support and clear direction for learners and can be used in the classroom or for independent work. New Assessment Zone guides learners through both internal and external assessment. Practice assignments and assessment guidance help learners to achieve their potential in internally assessed units. We can confirm that Units 11-13 are now available online to everyone who purchases the Student Book. * From 2012, Pearson's BTEC First qualifications have been under re-development, so schools and colleges could be teaching the existing 2010 specification or the new next generation 2012-2013 specification. There are different Student Books to support each specification. If learners are unsure, they should check with their teacher or tutor.

Covers eight optional units, providing the breadth to tailor the course to learners' needs and interests in conjunction with Student Book 1. Achieve your potential: Assessment activities in each unit give students plenty of practice to deepen their knowledge and understanding, and grading tips for every activity help them achieve the best possible grade. Edexcel's Assignment tips: Written and verified by experts in the BTEC team, there's invaluable unit-by-unit advice on how students can get the most from their BTEC course. Put yourself in the professionals' shoes: WorkSpace case studies take learners into the real world of work, showing them how they can apply their knowledge in a real-life context. Advice from former students shows current learners how they can make their BTEC experience a stepping stone to success.

Covers all mandatory and nine optional units, providing the breadth for tutors to tailor the course to their learners' needs and interests. Achieve your potential: Assessment activities in each unit give students plenty of practice to deepen their knowledge and understanding, and grading tips for every activity help them achieve the best possible grade. Edexcel's Assignment tips: Written and verified by experts in the BTEC team, there's invaluable unit-by-unit advice on how students can get the most from their BTEC course. Put yourself in the professionals' shoes: WorkSpace case studies take learners into the real world of work, showing them how they can apply their knowledge in a real-life context. Advice from former students on how current students can make their BTEC experience a stepping stone to success.

Covers the full Diploma including in-depth coverage of the four mandatory units and 11 most popular optional units, giving you the breadth to tailor the course to your learners' needs and interests. Assessment activities give practice for all grading criteria for the units covered, with Edexcel's own grading tips - written and reviewed by BTEC experts - to help learners achieve their potential. WorkSpace case studies throughout reflect the work-related nature of the qualification so that learners are more able to put theory into practice in real-world settings. Edexcel's assignment tips written and verified by BTEC experts offer invaluable unit-by-unit advice on how learners can get the most from their BTEC course.

The Student Book and ActiveBook has clearly laid out pages with a range of supportive features to aid learning and teaching: Getting to know your unit sections ensure learners understand the grading criteria and unit requirements. Getting ready for Assessment sections focus on preparation for external assessment with guidance for learners on what to expect. Hints and tips will help them prepare for assessment and sample answers are provided for a range of question types including, short and long answer questions, all with a supporting commentary. Learners can also prepare for internal assessment using this feature. A case study of a learner completing the internal assessment for that unit covering 'How I got started', 'How I brought it all together' and 'What I got from the experience'. Pause Point features provide opportunities for learners to self-evaluate their learning at regular intervals. Each Pause Point point feature gives learners a Hint or Extend option to either revisit and reinforce the topic or encourage independent research or further study skills. Case Study and Theory in Practice features enable development of problem-solving skills and place the theory into real life situations learners could encounter. Assessment Activity/Practice features provide scaffolded assessment practice activities that help prepare learners for formative assessment. Within each assessment practice activity, a Plan, Do and Review section encourages supports learners' formative assessment by to making sure they fully understand what they are being asked to do, what their goals are and how to evaluate the task and consider how they could improve. Dedicated Think Future pages provide case studies from the industry, with a focus on aspects of skills development that can be put into practice in a real work environment and further study.