Arctic Guide 1
About This Course
Introduction
This course goes through the basic knowledge and skills to professionalize your work as a guide, whether you have previous experience or you’re just about to start. It offers an introduction to the most relevant subjects and can be used to complement in-house company trainings.
Subjects are divided into 4 pillars: quality, safety, social responsibility and environmental respect. You can see the specific lectures below.
Workflow
Before the training, registered participants will have access to digital learning materials so they can start learning on their own.
The course will take place during the given dates at the University Museum. There, participants will review their skills and knowledge.
On the final day of the course there will be a theoretical exam.
Passing the exam is mandatory to receive the recognition.
You can learn more about the recognition here.
Lectures and Workshops
Check out the curriculum section.
Exam
A theoretical exam will allow you to demonstrate your knowledge of the subjects. You are not expected to know everything, but the most important things and where to find the details.
Schedule
Day 1
8:00 Registrations
9:00 Course starts
16:30 course ends
Day 2
8:30 Registration
9:00 Course starts
16:30 Course ends
Day 3
8:30 Registration
9:00 Course starts
16:30 Course ends
Day 4
10:00 Registration
10:30 Exam starts
11:30 Exam ends
12:00 Social Lunch
13:00 Course ends
Each day, except for the last one, has a 30min pause to eat at around 13:00. Participants can bring their food or get something at the museum’s cafeteria.
During the week of the course free access to the museum exhibitions during the opening hours of the museum is included to all participants.
Dates
Prices
Standard price 4.000kr
Price with subsidy from Fylkeskommune Troms: 2.000kr
Tromso Guideforening Member’s price: 1.000kr
Learning Objectives
Material Includes
- Digital reading material, book references and web sites to go in depth. It will be sent out by email 7 days before the start of the course.
Requirements
- First Aid Course
Target Audience
- Guides at the beginning of their career who want to make sure they have the absolute minimum knowledge to start guiding.
- Guides who have guided before but want to reinforce their knowledge.
- Any guide interested in understanding the environmental and social impact of tours and how to improve it.
- Companies who want to complement the in-house training of their guides.
