Career Development Plan Report: Tourism Sector Analysis and Objectives

This report presents a career development plan focused on the tourism industry, analyzing sector trends, job opportunities, and ethical guidelines. It begins with an overview of the tourism sector, highlighting its employment statistics and the importance of technological skills. The report then outlines the author's career aims and objectives, specifically targeting a management position within the tourism sector, and details the key responsibilities and performance indicators associated with this role. It also emphasizes the importance of ethical guidelines in the industry, such as sourcing information and managing customer data. The report incorporates references to relevant academic sources to support its analysis and recommendations, providing a comprehensive overview of career development within the tourism industry.

Career Development Plan

Industry context
My primary career interest is marketing within Tourism industry where
I can use my skills to attract more customers and enhance my skills.

Sector overview
Statistics on sector employment trends:
Tourism industry has employed 460,000 people in the country and it is
still in requirement of skilled and talented candidates (Jakubik and
et.al., 2016).
Technology skill requirements:
 Technical issues comes when website crashes or hanged..
 good communication skills and computer operating techniques
are required.

Australian Tourism

Sector overview
Statistics on sector employment trends:
Tourism industry has employed 460,000 people in the country and it is
still in requirement of skilled and talented candidates (Jakubik and
et.al., 2016).
Technology skill requirements:
 Technical issues comes when website crashes or hanged..
 good communication skills and computer operating techniques
are required.

Continued..
Impact of emerging technologies on career development
Emerging technologies have helped in increasing knowledge and
remain update with the world.
Analysis of Job opportunities:
 Tourism contributes 4.7% in the GDP of Australia.
 Llarge scope of job opportunities in the country.

Continued..
Carrier aims and objectives:
To be part of the company which provides professional growth and
challenging and rewarding career while allowing me to utilize my
knowledge and skills.
Laws of tourism and travel industry:
Equal opportunity law:
 In this law, all the people are given equal opportunity to take
leisure of government policies.
 All are treated equally and take advantage of the government as
well tourism plans and policies.

Continued...
Target position:
Key responsibilities and performance indicators
 My target is to become manager and look after the activities that
affects tourism.
 I want to attract more customers by providing the best facilities.
Ethical guidelines:
 Collect information from proper sources
 Collect details of customers very accurately to operate business
activities.

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