Simon Faulkner

I originally studied International Tourism Management and International Marketing Management. Having finished my BA (Hons) Degree, I studied for my PGCE in Post Compulsory Education and Training. Upon completion of this course, I started work at a further education institution in Birmingham.

I joined University College Birmingham in April 2014 and began teaching on the Aviation and Airport Management degree. My key responsibilities are centred on my role as Year Manager, and lecturing on a number of diverse modules spread across the Aviation and Tourism disciplines.

Across Levels 4-7:

• Dynamic Tourism Environment
• Sustainable Tourism and Aviation Practices
• Managing Tourism Activity
• Tourism and Aviation Crisis Management
• Innovative Sustainable Tourism

I am interested in the Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, with particular regard to their use by UN Tourism.

I am currently the External Examiner for Newcastle Colleges Group on their FdA Tourism Management Programme and have previously worked with Newcastle Aviation College on the periodic review for their FdA Airline and Airport Management programme.

I have developed a strong collaboration with Birmingham Airport and their Sustainability department to create an assessment that our Level 5 Aviation students work on to develop sustainable practices at the airport.

With our Level 5 International Tourism Management students, I collaborate with SEED Madagascar, a not-for-profit organisation whose goal is to develop sustainable tourism policies 

Further, I have worked with Church Stretton Town Council and our International Tourism Management students to create strategies for how Church Stretton can develop a rural tourism strategy that benefits the host community of the village, local traders, and tourists.

I lead a group of students each year who compete in the United Nations World Tourism Organisation Student League. We came 10th out of 250 Universities globally.