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Train the Trainer Course CANCELLED

It is with a heavy heart that we have to inform you that the Train the Trainer Course, planned for March 2024, in Armenia had to be cancelled. Our colleagues in Armenia are facing severe geo-political and economic problems and up until now were unable the confirm sponsorship for the course. Hotel prices are extremely […]

Applications for Train the Trainer Course now open

The next open WFTGA Train the Trainer (TtT) Course will be offered in Yerevan, Armenia from 10 to 23 March 2024. Applications are now open via this link https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/TtTArmenia2024 This 14-day course is residential and accommodation is included in the course fee. Course fees are likely to be in the region of 2,500 EUR per […]

Training Handbook for Silk Road Heritage Guides

They are here! The printed copies of the Training Handbook for Silk Road Heritage Guides have arrived in the WFTGA library. First published in 2016, UNESCO and WFTGA set out to produce a revised and extended edition of this popular handbook, which is used in tourist guide training throughout Central Asia. The global pandemic meant […]

Train the Trainer and International Trainer Courses in Nicosia, Cyprus

The International WFTGA Training Centre in Nicosia, Cyprus offered both these last weeks, Train the Trainer and International Trainer Course; altogether 18 participants from 10 countries joined. WFTGA Training Committee is happy to see the successful distribution of high professional standards around the world.

“Tourist guide training in Iran in February. Report by Steve McAuley

In February this year, I was lucky enough to visit Iran to take part in a tourist guide training program. This was arranged by the Iranian Federation of Tourist Guide Associations in conjunction with WFTGA (World Federation of Tourist Guide Associations) to prepare guides for the next WFTGA meeting which takes place in Tehran next year. Thirty-six guides, […]

WFTGA Train the Trainer Course in Scotland

The WFTGA Train the Trainer Course, organised by the Scottish Tourist Guides Association (STGA) was delivered by WFTGA  Lead International Trainer, Rosalind Newlands and WFTGA National Trainer Patricia Blain.  It was attended by 8 STGA members: Linda Arthur, Robert Bowles, Margaret Hubbard, Ian Linn, Margaret McLeod, Alison Reid, Anne Robertson and Stewart Wood.  The Scottish […]

Cyprus Train the Trainer Course in November 2015 finalised

Cyprus Train the Trainer Course in November 2015 was just finalised with new National Trainers from Albania, Bahrain, Cyprus, Iran, Nepal, Slovenia. WFTGA congratulates all, including the facilitators, sponsors and helping hands!   Maria Aristidou Vice-President and Training Committee Chair CTGA (Cyprus Tourist Guides Association) Course Coordinator & Representative Cyprus International Training Centre – WFTGA