Private tour guide training designed for you
Tour Guiding Fundamentals
Overview
Customise the course to your needs
Conveniently located at your offices
Flexible duration and course dates
Staff professional development
Tour Guides Australia’s nationally recognised course is led by industry professionals who both train and work as professional tour guides and are Accredited Professional Guide members of Tour Guides Australia.
The course has been endorsed by Austrade in the THRIVE 2030, the national visitor economy strategy, as a key pillar in building a sustainable tour guide workforce. We have worked with state and territory governments, Indigenous corporations, and both public and private tourism venues.
The course has been conducted from Arnhem Land to Hobart and we bring our expert trainers to wherever you are.
We also take a brief from you and adapt our course content to your specific needs and are flexible in how and for how long we deliver the course, from two to three days.
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.
This course is designed to get your team ready to start your career as a tour guide and is the recognised pathway to becoming an Accredited Professional Guide and member of Tour Guides Australia.
Your staff will also receive 12 months complimentary Affiliate membership of Tour Guides Australia and enjoy the benefits of membership and ongoing professsional development opportunities.
What’s included
Nationally recognised micro-credential
Small group learning for maximum engagement
FREE Affiliate Membership with Tour Guides Australia (valid until end of membership year) – includes access to professional development, discounted training, events & more
Why This Course Matters
Build confidence
Improve guest satisfaction
Boost your business’s professionalism
Get job-ready with practical, industry-relevant skills
Course Structure
The Visitor Economy
Cultural and Social Awareness
Storytelling
Tour Commentary
Organising a Tour
Customer Service
Interpretation
Emotional Intelligence
Occupational Health and Safety
Starting Your Career
Duration
2 or 3 day options
Face-to-Face or Hybrid Online options
Post-course check in
We will check in with your team after the course to identify any future training needs and provide ongoing professional development opportunities to your team members for 12 months.
Fees & Costs
Price on application
Ask us about sharing the costs with other local tourism operators or regional and local tourism organisations and state tourism councils.
Note: travel and accommodation costs may be charged in addition and at cost to the business.
What our students say …
“Thanks for a very interesting course.
You’ve helped me realise how many opportunities are out there.
It’s now up to me to make things happen.”
Ben M - Cairns
Some of the places we have visited …
Darwin * Eden * Hobart * Gove East Arnhem * Cairns * Mossman * Mackay
Melbourne * Sydney * Brisbane * Noosa * Hervey Bay * Moreton Bay
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