Demand for official business travel management course exceeds initial forecasts
Requests for enrollment for the Official Training Degree in Business Travel and International Events are surpassing expectations. Numerous working professionals in the world of Business Travel and Tourism students have shown interest in the online course organized by Forum Business Travel, in collaboration with UNED and MPI Spain, which starts in December.
“We are very pleased with the number of registrations we have recorded. We knew that there was a great interest in the sector in grouping and systematizing knowledge that companies now value more than ever,
she said,Natalia Ros, founding partner of Forum Business Travel (FBT).
Part of the success of this unique training offer in Spain is the cost of the course: 700 euros, plus 210 euros of teaching materials. The amount can be financed through funds from the Tripartite Foundation or from the scholarships granted by the UNED. In addition, the tuition fee includes one year of free subscription to the Spanish chapter of Meeting Professionals International(MPI) under the student mode.
The syllabus is mainly aimed at professionals or students interested in the management of business travel and the organization of international corporate events, and includes subjects such as the development of a travel program, the legal aspects of Business Travel, new technologies applicable to this segment, event management and future trends and challenges. At the end of the course, a final project is proposed.
According to Oacute;scar García, founding partner of FBT and author of Módulo I: “the Official Degreeón has aroused a lively interestés in the sector due to the role that Business Travel is acquiring as an engine of growth of Spanish exports, in a clear process of internationalization towards emerging markets”.
This trend is driving “a demand for better-trained professionals for increasingly complex management,” García stresses.
The Forum Business Travel course has a online format n n n eminently practical orientation. It will start next December 3rd and ends on July 31st, 2013. After completing its 6 modules you will obtain the official qualification of Training in Business Travel and International Events, awarded by the National University of Distance Education (UNED). It consists of 20 ECTS credits (European Credit Transfer System), corresponding to 500 teaching hours.