Diploma120 credits
Level 5 diplomas in Tourism, Hospitality and Aviation
Six programmes: OTHM offers Tourism and Hospitality Management and Airline, Airport and Aviation Management as Diplomas and Extended Diplomas, and Qualifi offers Hospitality and Tourism Management in both forms. The Qualifi programmes are shorter on paper (four and eight units) while the OTHM programmes follow the six-per-level pattern, so unit count alone is a poor guide here; compare credits and total qualification time where published.
Diplomas and Extended Diplomas in this sector
The Tourism, Hospitality and Aviation programmes as data
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| Compare | Ofqual no. | Open | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level 5 Diploma in Airline, Airport and Aviation Management6 units · Level 4 qualification or equivalent · facts only | OTHM | Diploma | 120 | Tourism, Hospitality and Aviation | 610/6601/1 | ||
| Level 5 Diploma in Hospitality and Tourism Management4 units · Level 3 qualification or equivalent · facts only | Qualifi | Diploma | 120 | Tourism, Hospitality and Aviation | 603/4404/0 | ||
| Level 5 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management6 units · Level 4 qualification or equivalent · facts only | OTHM | Diploma | 120 | Tourism, Hospitality and Aviation | 610/1522/2 | ||
| Level 5 Extended Diploma in Airline, Airport and Aviation Management12 units · Level 3 qualification or equivalent · facts only | OTHM | Extended Diploma | 240 | Tourism, Hospitality and Aviation | 610/6602/3 | ||
| Level 5 Extended Diploma in Hospitality and Tourism Management8 units · Level 3 qualification or equivalent · facts only | Qualifi | Extended Diploma | 240 | Tourism, Hospitality and Aviation | 610/3386/8 | ||
| Level 5 Extended Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management12 units · Level 3 qualification or equivalent · facts only | OTHM | Extended Diploma | 240 | Tourism, Hospitality and Aviation | 610/0336/0 |
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Choosing within Tourism, Hospitality and Aviation
Start from what you hold
A Level 4 qualification in a related subject points to a Diploma; a Level 3 qualification points to an Extended Diploma. This decides more than anything else on the page.
Then read the unit lists
Where both awarding bodies offer a programme in this sector, the unit titles show how each frames the subject. Open two programme pages in separate tabs, or use the compare tool.
Then check the hours
Total qualification time is published for most OTHM programmes and not for most Qualifi ones on their web listings. Where the figure is missing, the specification PDF linked from the programme page has it.
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Tell us your highest qualification and we will say which of the 120-credit Diploma and the 240-credit Extended Diploma LSPM's entry criteria open to you, and how to start the application.