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 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
A detailed schedule will be sent out to participants before the course.
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
Target Audience
- Guides at the beginning of their career who want to make sure they have the minimum knowledge to start guiding.
- Guides who have guided before but want to reinforce their ground 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.
Curriculum
Working in Norway
Working in Norway
History of Norway
Norwegian Culture
Weather Forecast
Environmental Care
Social Responsibility
Regional Geology
Arctic Flora and Fauna
Northern Lights
The Sámi
Accessibility on Tour
Safety on the road
Emergency Services
Guidelines and Code of Conduct
Your Instructors
Tromsø Guideforening
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Adrien Mauduit
Masters of Science, aurora chasing guide & instructor, professional astrophotographer & cinematographer, science communicator, author, owner at Night Lights Films
Andrea Mathisen
Bachelor´s degree in Paramedicine (UiT). Working as an Emergency Dispatcher with the Fire Department since 2021.
Arbeidstilsynet Tromso
The Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority (Arbeidstilsynet) is responsible for ensuring that enterprises comply with the Working Environment Act and other relevant regulations.
Camilla Brattland
Sami culture and livelihoods, responsible for collection of folk music and yoik at the university museum.
Elina Hutton
PhD in tourism and Arctic issues in the changing world. Lecturer and researcher at UiT Business School. Guided first northern lights tours in 1994, nowadays more focused on visitor monitoring and management. Passionate about the little details in nature and believes in the transformative power of storytelling.
Jusshjelpa I Nord_Norge
The goal of Jusshjelpa is to improve legal aid services in Northern Norway. Jusshjelpa will have a social profile and provide free legal aid to those who need it most.
Max Berger
Guide, photographer, passionate science communicator and storyteller. Designing tours and educating guides since 2019; BSc Geology & Mineralogy TU Bergakademie Freiberg.
Known for integrating geological narratives into tours in a comprehensive and captivating way for guests of all ages and backgrounds.
Per Helge Nylund
Tromsø native, museum professional and science communicator. Master of Science in Botany and Master of Arts in Museum Studies. Training guides at and for the Tromsø Museum since 1999. Frequent presenter of Tromsø's history through city walks, talks and lectures, as well as funeral traditions through tours of cemeteries.
Petr Pavlis
Guiding for nearly 10 seasons (3 seasons for Czech Travel agency + 6-7 seasons in Tromsø), TGF leader, Master’s degree in Recreation, leisure time, well-being and Outdoor activities.
Sigmund Andersen
Study program manager for Bachelor Arctic Outdoor Life and Nature GuidingSubject coordinator for Arctic Nature Guide in Svalbard.
William Copeland
William has been providing weather information and teaching aurora guides for over a decade in Tromsø. His master is in Geology, specialising in marine geology and geophysics, and has worked at MET Norway and is now working back in tourism, primarily with aurora focus.
