Tour Guiding Operations

overview

The Tour Guiding Operations course aims to enhance learners’ skills across essential areas for effective tour guiding, covering tourism, geography, cultural heritage, customer service, and communication. Its main goal is to provide learners with comprehensive knowledge required for success in tour guiding. The program intends to equip learners with the necessary skills to pursue careers as professional tour guides, whether working for travel agencies or independently. Assessment methods include role-playing, oral presentations, and written assessments, ensuring a comprehensive evaluation of learners’ abilities.

key facts

Duration in Time

3 months (48 hours)

Starting

March 2025

Location

Montagne Blanche Campus
Rose Belle Campus
Rodrigues Campus

Why Choose This Path / Objectives?

Understanding activities and tasks of a tour guide.
Enhancing the technical skills and capabilities of learner to become a professional tour guide.
Building professional relationships and showing respectful attitude at work towards each other.
Be able to perform the tour guiding profession in travel agencies or independently.
Understanding customers’ needs, tour and travel resources and related services such as hotels, restaurants, transportation and additional services.

Entry Requirements

SC “O” level pass,

OR Grade 10 with minimum of 1 year experience in the field of Tour Guiding or related fields

OR Grade 9 with minimum 3 years experience in the field of Tour Guiding or related fields

OR Individuals having completed an SC or GCE

OR Any other Qualifications acceptable to the Board.

Course Content

Cultural Heritage Mauritius
Tour Guiding Techniques
Marketing
History and Geography of Mauritius/ Rodrigues
Customer Care and Communication
IT Essentials

Awarding Body

Career Opportunities

Tour Guide
Attraction Facilities

Fees

The course fee is Rs 20,000 per participant (all included – application fee/admin fee/course materials).

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Student Life

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