TOUR GUIDING FUNDAMENTALS - MICRO CREDENTIAL TRAINING COURSE (SYDNEY)

Kickstart Your Career in Tourism or refresh your skills, with

Tour Guiding Fundamentals Microcredential Course

Australia’s tourism industry is growing rapidly, and so is the demand for skilled tour guides.

Reflecting this critical need, tour guides have been added to the National Occupation Shortage List, highlighting the growing opportunities in this field.

To address this demand, Tour Guides Australia is delivering the Tour Guiding Fundamentals Course, a streamlined program designed to equip participants with essential skills and knowledge

The best job in the world is calling!

Whether you’re looking to refresh your guiding skills, explore a career change, decide your next move as a graduate, or share your regional knowledge as a volunteer or retiree, this course is your gateway to success.

The 3Day 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.

The 3-day course will be provided as follows:

Day 1 - Monday 27 October 2025 - Theory

Day 2 - Tuesday 28 October 2025 - Theory and assesment prepwork

Day 3 - Thursday 30 October 2025 - Theory and practical assessment

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

1. Cultural and social awareness

2. Customer service

3. Occupational health and safety

4. Safety and legislation

5. Storytelling

6. Organising a tour

Regular price $750

Early Bird $595

Regular price $2000 (3 staff)

Early Bird $2000 (4 staff)

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.

Your Tour Guiding Fundamentals course registration includes with Tour Guides Australia until 30 June 2026.

This is an important way you can remain connected to the tour guide industry and to be supported in your career journey.

Your successful completion of Tour Guiding Fundamentals course 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.

Recent participants found these aspects of the course most valuable:

• tools to become confident tour leaders
• everyone shared their experiences and tips so generously
• access to industry professionals
• learning from other participants
• working in small groups
• presentations from current working tour guides
• how to deal with difficult situations

Benefits

**Locations around Australia **Micro credential training **Small learning groups** Maximum learning and engagement **Practical, relevant, responsive to industry needs **Become job-ready ** Small class size! EARLY BIRD pricing available! Enrol now to guarantee a place!

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