Tour Guides escort visitors on sightseeing, educational and other tours, and describe and explains points of interest.
Occupation description
Tour Guides escort visitors on sightseeing, educational and other tours, and describe and explains points of interest.
Occupations considered suitable under this ANZSCO code:
- Regional Guide
Tour Guide is a VETASSESS Group D occupation.
This occupation requires a qualification assessed as comparable to the educational level of an Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Certificate III or higher.
A positive assessment of both qualification level and employment duration is required for a positive Skills Assessment Outcome.
* Highly relevant paid employment duration (20 hours or more per week)
* Your period of employment may have occurred prior to you completing the qualification at the required level. If this is the case, you must have at least one year of highly relevant employment at an appropriate skill level within the last five years. The remaining three years of pre-qualifying period may be within the last ten years.
Pathways 1–3
minimum years of post-qualification employment highly relevant to the nominated occupation, completed at an appropriate skill level in the five years before the date of application for a Skills Assessment.
Pathway 4
minimum 4 years of relevant employment required – Three years of relevant employment (can be outside the last 5-year period) in addition to at least one year of highly relevant employment within the last five years before applying.
A positive assessment of both qualification level and employment duration is required for a positive Skills Assessment outcome.
Qualification & employment
AQF Certificate III
Focus areas include:
- Guiding, Tourism
- Travel and Tourism Studies
Employment
Escorts visitors on sightseeing, educational and other tours, and describes and explains points of interest.
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