WFTGA Hands On Tourist Guiding Course: Brunei
Iris Barry and Mary Kemp Clarke are conducting the first WFTGA training courses in Brunei, sponsored by Brunei Tourism. Training, during Novemberย 2008 will include Hands On Tourist Guiding and Train the Trainer. For more information check the link below http://www.bt.com.bn/en/home_news/2008/11/24/tourist_guides_accredited_internationally
Draft CEN Standard for the Training and Qualification of Tourist Guides
EN 13809 OF THE EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDISATION (CEN) The final meeting of WG5 the European committee working to create the above standard took place in Athens on 26th & 27th April 2007. Tourist Guide experts for the various countries attending included Rosalind Newlands (WFTGA President) and Tom Hooper (FEG Chairman) UK; Efi Kalamboukidou Greece; […]
UNITED KINGDOM – Institute for Tourist Guiding launched
The Department of Trade and Industry, with the support of the Department of Culture, the English Tourism Council and the Wales Tourist Board has given its final approval for the establishment of the Institute of Tourist Guiding. The establishment of the Institute is considered by many inside and outside the profession to be the most […]
UGANDA – Successful Bird Guide Training
For many years, Uganda has suffered from the lack of recognised trained Bird Guides. This made Uganda an unpopular destination to many who would be interested in Birding. The Uganda Bird Guides Club, together with Nature Uganda and Uganda Breweries Ltd. Has been working on overcoming this long-time problem. It all started in 2001, when […]
National workshop in Indonesia
On October 4-6, the Indonesian Tourist Guide Association arranged its 6th National Workshop, which was attended by 150 members from all over Indonesia. They discussed about the standards of competence of tourist guides, and the program and courses in 2004. KC Tan, the former president of Tourist Guides Association of Singapore, attended the workshop and […]