DEADLINE NEARING SO HASTE IS ESSENTIAL
(Posted 08th August 2020)
Matoke Tours is introducing a specialist training program for Adventure Travel Guides. We are looking for experienced tour guides with a passion for active and cultural tourism, who want to gain in-depth knowledge about adventure tourism.
The deadline for submitting the application form is Sunday 9th August 2020.
Matoke Tours’ Adventure Travel Guide Training consists out of two courses:
Professional Tour Guiding Basics
Course duration 1 week – September 2020
- Introduction to Active tourism
- Introduction to Cultural tourism
- Introduction to Matoke Tours & Working with Matoke Tours
- Soft-skill development (such as high-level customer service, planning and intercultural communication)
- A customized 1-day First Aid training by the Red Cross, including certification
- Covid19 Standard Operation Procedures in tourism
- Anti Harassment training
- Assessment and certification of the course
- For female tour guides, an additional 6 days of training is offered, including driving courses, leadership training, self defence and more
Specialized field trainings
Course duration 3 years (3 weeks per year)
- For limited participants only, selection will be based on the assessment of the Professional Tour Guiding Basics course
- Specialization in Adventure Tourism (Cultural & Active Tours)
- Adventure traveler expectations & customer care
- Knowledge about Matoke Tours’ and its regional partners’ adventure travel itineraries
- Familiarization trips, each covering a different region in Uganda
- 2 regional trainings per year of 1-week each for a course of 3 years (a total of 6 regional trainings)
- It is intended to end the 3-year program with an assessment by the DIT and the Tourism Sector Skills Council.
- Completed online info or call 0772342672 (Connie)
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