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Introduction to Abacus | Online Course

Introduction to Abacus

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Subject: Travelling

Online Interactive fast paced yet thorough introduction to using the Abacus GDS

The main tool of the Travel Industry, the Computer Reservation System is also called a Global Distribution System or GDS. This is the key skill of travel industry employees and these reservations systems are used on a daily basis by airline, travel agency and tour company employees. If you need to learn these skills fast (with a particular job in mind) or need a course to complement university management qualifications then this accelerated course will help you gain insight and understanding into the use...

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Online Interactive fast paced yet thorough introduction to using the Abacus GDS

The main tool of the Travel Industry, the Computer Reservation System is also called a Global Distribution System or GDS. This is the key skill of travel industry employees and these reservations systems are used on a daily basis by airline, travel agency and tour company employees. If you need to learn these skills fast (with a particular job in mind) or need a course to complement university management qualifications then this accelerated course will help you gain insight and understanding into the use of the Abacus reservations system and all reservations systems. Be prepared to work hard and you will learn heaps!

Course Name: Introduction to Abacus GDS

Duration: 40 Hours online including final assessment.
On average this will take 2 – 3 months to complete.

Unit of Competency: Control reservations using a computer reservations system.

Competency Code: SITTTSLOO1A

What you will learn:

On this course you will learn how to check for airline seat availability, make, amend and cancel client bookings, quote airfares, issue e-tickets and many more travel industry processes – you will actually be doing what Travel Industry Employees do each day while learning a great deal about the airline and agency sectors.

PREREQUISITES

This is a stand alone course, with no formal prerequisites

If you know something about the industry and how it works it will be a great help.

If you are not currently working in the industry you should consider taking the Introduction to Travel & Tourism course as well to give you the background to the travel industry that will be helpful.

PC and keyboard skills are however, considered necessary for travel industry employment. To improve keyboard skills why not take a Typequick course?

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Hayton College courses are accessed from a computer using the internet.

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This session is taught online

When

This is a self paced course. The course coordinator will contact you shortly after your enrollment to help you get started.

Where

Online

Type

  • 1:1 / Private Lessons

Price: $325.00

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The teachers

Travel and tourism industry training that gets results

...for a career change ...to improve job skills...

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Travel and tourism industry training that gets results

...for a career change ...to improve job skills ...for industry qualifications

Hayton College is one of Australia's leading training colleges, specialising in industry recognised Travel and Tourism training courses - all delivered online.

About Hayton College

Hayton College is one of the travel and tourism industry's leading training colleges. Established by travel industry professionals in 1976, Hayton now delivers online courses to thousands of students each year.

Hayton College India is offering online courses for the travel and tourism industries that are localised for the Indian market. The new operation will be headed by up industry veteran S.N. Mathur and a team of travel industry specialists.

The announcement was featured in eGlobal News.

Hayton Travel College has offered training in the essential skills of the travel industry since 1976. Starting with IATA accredited and industry recognised Travel Consultant courses, Hayton developed into an Australia-wideprivate training provider through the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s - delivering classroom training courses to airline personnel, travel agents and employees of many travel related companies as well as beginners with no previous experience of the Travel Industry.

Our courses are developed by industry professionals, in conjunction with key industry bodies, associations and businesses.

Around 90+% of students graduating from pre-employment courses for school leavers have found work in this exciting industry which means Hayton has many contacts within the industry.

In addition, Hayton College is an associate company of an International Travel Sales and Marketing firm which has extensive experience in travel sales, marketing and reservations for Airlines, Hotels, Car Rental and other travel products. The course development is planned with input from travel industry employees and managers from many major travel companies. Trainers and writers are all industry personnel whose extensive travel and training experience are an integral part of the learning process offered by the College.

Hayton graduates enter the industry with well-developed technical skills, which means an easy and confident transition to the workplace. Hayton College is the travel industry recommended training provider for first-time travel job seekers. The College also supplies industry training to major airlines and travel companies in Australia and the South Pacific.

The skills learned are used in the global market and qualifications are recognised internationally, this means you can be confident transferring the course skills into the global market place. As well as graduates in the South Pacific Hayton Online has graduates in such far flung places as Outer Mongolia, Dubai, Moscow, Israel and the United Kingdom.

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