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Tourism Act 1993 (Act No. 72 of 1993)

Regulations pertaining to Tourist Guides

4. Training requirements

 

 

1) Training requirements for registration as tourist guide are--
a) in the case of a local tourist guide--
i) the Module 1 course - "General introduction to tourist guiding"; and
ii) the Module 2 course - "Theoretical- and practical knowledge relating to tourist guiding in a specific area within a region"; and
iii) Module 1 and 2 courses conducted by a training institution approved by the Board in the specific area or region;
b) in the case of a regional tourist guide--
i) the Module 4 course - "Theoretical and practical knowledge relating to tourist guiding in a specific region"; and
ii) the Module 4 course conducted by a training institution approved by the Board in the specific region;
c) in the case of a national tourist guide - the Module 4 course as applicable to all the regions in the Republic;
d) in the case of a specialist tourist guide--
i) the Module 3 course - "General introduction to tourist guiding for specialised tourist guides"; and
ii) the Module 3 course conducted by a training institution approved by the Board: On condition that the Board may acknowledge another course of equal value as a training requirement.

 

2) The stipulations of subregulations (a), (b) and (d) are respectively applicable to--
i) a local tourist guide who wishes to be registered for an area in a region other than the area for which he is registered;
ii) a regional tourist guide who wishes to register for a region other than the region for which he is registered; and
iii) a specialised tourist guide who wishes to register for an area or subject other than the area or subject for which he is registered.