Course info

These qualifications are targeted at individuals working within the tour guiding industry but have no formal qualifications.  It is also ideally suited to those unemployed individuals who want to enter the tour guiding industry.

Many individuals do not want to become Field Rangers (the ‘foot soldiers’ of conservation practices) and especially not Field Guides (the ‘Jeep Jockeys’ that take guests on guided activities) however, this course lays the foundation of conservation practices, they are the quintessential foundation required to enter into the conservation field and to land a position within a top conservation institution. This course most definitely opens doors to a career in conservation.

Anyone achieving these unit standards will be able to:

• Identify prominent plants and animals. 
• Demonstrate an understanding of basic animal behavior patterns and ecological principles. 
• Identify and interpret obvious signs and sounds. 
• Point out and explain evidence of human habitation and briefly relate cultural history. 
• Point out the most prominent stars, planets and constellations. 
• Demonstrate the ability to orientate him/herself in the natural environment. 
• Establish needs, limitations, and expectations of tourists. 
• Identify and assess locally accessible heritage resources and plan a guided experience. 
• Provide informed and entertaining commentary. 
• Apply a set of professional ethics. 
• Ensure the health and safety of tourists on the guided experience with legal requirements. 
• Ensure legal requirements pertaining to the guided experience are adhered to. 
• Reflect on the guided experience. 

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