Name: TOUR GUIDING FUNDAMENTALS - MICRO CREDENTIAL TRAINING COURSE (MELBOURNE)
Start: 2024-07-02T09:00:00+10:00
End: 2024-07-05T16:30:00+10:00
Location: Robert White Meeting Rooms 1-2, Scots' Hall

TOUR GUIDING FUNDAMENTALS - MICRO CREDENTIAL TRAINING COURSE (MELBOURNE)

A 3-day introductory course designed to provide foundation skills for people interested in a tour guide career.
About this Event
TOUR GUIDING FUNDAMENTALS

Are you new to the tourism industry?Do you aspire to be a tour guide - one of the most rewarding and enriching careers in the visitor economy?Would you like to be job-ready for employment?

Leading industry association, , is offering a short course designed to provide foundation skills for people interested in a tour guide career.

Many experienced tour guides left the industry during the COVID pandemic. With the return of international visitors, employers are seeking tour guides who are equipped to capably manage groups and deliver excellent service to guests.

The course is led by industry professionals who both train and work as professional tour guides. Additional insights and current real-world experiences from accredited tour guides working in a diverse range of settings across Australia, are embedded in the course and shared with participants.

Participants can expect to gain basic knowledge, skills and understandings across six themes that Tour Guides Australia recognises as minimum industry standards for entry-level professional tour guides:

Cultural and social awareness
Customer service
Occupational health and safety
Safety and legislation
Storytelling
Organising a tour

The 3-day course will run on non-consecutive days:

Day 1 - Tuesday 2 July 2024
Day 2 - Wednesday 3 July 2024
Day 3 - Friday 5 July 2024

Tour Guides Australia has undertaken professional tour guide accreditation and provided ongoing professional development for its members since 1985. It is a member-run organisation offering education, advocacy and career support.
ADDED BONUS!

Your course fee includes a complimentary Tour Guides Australia for the current year, valued at $50.00. This membership connects you with our peak industry association and provides opportunities for networking, jobs and further professional development.
Your successful completion of Tour Guiding Fundamentals may lead to accreditation with Tour Guides Australia and is aligned with a national strategy outcome to increase acceptance of micro-credentialing as a recognised and valued form of training in the visitor economy for tour guides. Participants will receive an industry-recognised certificate upon completion.

Morning tea and lunch is included each day.

This course is currently being offered in Melbourne, led by local professional tour guides working in the industry and with vocational education experience.

Recent participants found these aspects of the course most valuable: