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About this course

This self-paced course introduces you to the world of health and safety for tour guides. It will prepare you to keep in mind essentiel health and legal requirements. You will further learn how to manage health, safety and risk while guiding. You will also be taking a close look at the challenges and management strategies for a tour guide during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

This course is the fifth of eight courses of the tour guiding learning pathway. If you want to follow that pathway, you can find the other seven modules here: onetwothreefoursix, seveneight. After completing the learning pathway, you will receive a digital credential ("open badge"), which can be shared on social media!

WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR? 

The course is intended for tour guides and prospective tour guides and anyone interested in the topic.

 

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN? 

  • You will get an overview of health and legal requirements for tour guiding
  • You will learn about the importance of assessing potential risks
  • You will learn how to manage health emergencies and crisis while tour guiding
  • You will learn how to cope with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic


HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU NEED TO INVEST? 

About 60 minutes.

 

CERTIFICATE 

The platform will automatically generate a certificate of completion once you complete all the modules.

 

FURTHER INFORMATION 

  • Course Developer: Commissioned and developed by GIZ Sector Project Cooperation with the Private Sector – Component Tourism for Sustainable Development. For developer information compare course imprint.
  • Contact Person: Should you have questions regarding the course, please reach out to the atingi support team via the helpdesk.
  • Content License: CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Course Publication Date: 14.12.2021


Disclaimer:  This course has been updated. If you started the course already, you can still finish it and receive a certificate. However, this version will no longer be maintained. Please find the updated version of this course here: Tour Guiding 5: Health & Safety for Tour Guides