Training courses for tourist guides and trainers
In-house, in our training centres or online: practical courses designed and delivered by qualified, experienced tourist guides.
Your training pathway
From practical guiding skills to training guides around the world.
Hands-On Tourist Guide Training: practical guiding skills, 7 days.
Qualify as WFTGA National Trainer, 14 days.
Qualify as International WFTGA Trainer, 7 days.
Appointed by the Executive Board on recommendation of the Training Committee.
All courses
Hands-On Tourist Guide Training (HOT)
Practical guiding skills for new guides and a refresher for experienced ones.
Train the Trainer (TtT)
For active tourist guides who want to train tourist guides in their own area.
International Train the Trainer (ITtT)
Progression for National Trainers who want to train tourist guides worldwide.
Site Guide Training (SGT)
For guides at one site: museum, national park, archaeological or UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Specialist Guiding Courses
Compiled and developed on request, for example cruise guiding endorsement.
Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
Live online sessions of around one hour, by guides for guides.
Practical, on site and face to face
During the global pandemic WFTGA piloted blended courses with online learning components. However, the WFTGA training ethos stipulates that a significant part of tourist guide training must be practical and must take place on site, through face-to-face, in-person training.
Online, we offer CPD sessions of around one hour for qualified guides and trainers.
Bring a WFTGA course to your destination
WFTGA can send trainers to you for bespoke in-house courses anywhere in the world.