TasTAFE
Certificate III in Guiding
Nationally Recognised Vocational Education and Training (VET)Looking for a career that allows you to share your passion for Tasmania with others? Then this course may be for you.
This course has two distinct streams – general tour guide or bushwalking tour guide. You have the option to choose to enrol in one of the following:
The General Tour Guide Stream is designed to give people the knowledge and skills to work as a tour guide in Tasmania in the following contexts: bus tour guide; local cruise-boat guide; tourist attraction guide; city walking guide.
Delivered from Hobart, the Bushwalking Tour Guide Stream is designed to give people with recreational bushwalking experience the knowledge and skills to work as tour guides on one to four-day bushwalking tours on Tasmania’s iconic walking tracks.
Delivery mode
TasTAFE offers this course through the following delivery modes:
Blended
Combine the flexibility of online learning with the support of on campus learning.
Locations
- 59 Collins Street, Hobart
- Unit 1/93 Paterson St, Launceston
Entry requirements
Domestic Students
- There are no mandated entry requirements.
Course fees
$1,846
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$1,846
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Career opportunities
The Certificate III in Guiding will prepare you for the following roles.
Tour Coordinator
A Tour Coordinator organises tourist visits to towns, tourist attractions or special places of interest. You might coordinate bookings, organise tr...
Tour Advisor
A Tour Advisor helps to plan tourist visits to particular areas or attractions. You’ll liaise with visitors to determine their interests and plan i...
Exhibition Coordinator
An Exhibition Coordinator oversees the running of special exhibitions, museums or displays at places of interest. You might organise setting up and...
Museum Attendant
A Museum Attendant provides assistance to visitors at a museum or cultural centre. You might take groups on tours of the facility and provide infor...
Tourism Officer
A Tourism Officer works in various sectors of the tourism industry offering assistance to visitors and tour groups. You might help tourists plan th...
About TasTAFE
TasTAFE is a not-for-profit government business that operates under the TasTAFE (Skills and Training Business) Act 2021.
It is the largest public provider of vocational education and training in Tasmania and is governed by a Board consisting of up to seven members appointed by the Minister for Skills, Training and Workforce Growth.
We strive for learner success by being a leading education and training provider. One that is contemporary in its delivery, closely connected to industry and reflective of our community’s diversity.
We want TasTAFE not only to respond to change but lead the way. We are raising our ambitions to meet new and evolving expectations, where TasTAFE can be a place of innovation creating new ways of training, finding solutions, delivering differently and increasing access for all.
We believe very strongly in our values and strive to deliver training that prepares our learners to take up employment for the first time, gain a promotion or change careers. We are committed to meeting industry demands and enabling Tasmanians to gain the skills and qualifications they need for the state’s workforce and the community to succeed and prosper.
