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Question by yam: what does one have to do or to be fully equipped in applying for a tour guide job in the philippines?
aside from being a tourism graduate. are there any seminars or workshop to attend? any contact info, web links or contact numbers? any exams to pass? any affiliations that you need to be affiliated with?

Best answer:

Answer by divine
Additional Requirements for Accreditation of Tour Guides/ Tourism Frontliners from

http://www.tourism.gov.ph/dot/gen_rqrmnts.asp

1. Attended/passed the seminar conducted by the DOT
2. Certificate of Good Health from a licensed government
physician
3. National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Clearance

* For Mountain/Cave Guides to include:

1. Certificate of training on basic life support from the Philippine National Red Cross or its equivalent institution.
2. For Mountain Guides, a certification issued by the Mountain Guides Association of the Phils., Inc. (MGAPI) or any other recognized mountaineering organization by the DOT that the applicant has the necessary skills, equipment & experience in guiding.
3. For Cave Guides, a certification issued by Phil. Cave Guides Association, Inc. (PCGAI) or any other duly recognized caving organization by the DOT that the applicant has the necessary caving skills, equipment and experience in guiding.

* For Taxi Drivers/Frontliners to include:

1. Police Clearance
2. Barangay Clearance
3. Driver's License
4. LTFRB Franchise/ OR/ CR

To be fully equipped, you have to possess the following skills required in a Tourist Guide job description:

Arranges transportation and other accommodations for groups of tourists, following planned itinerary, and escorts groups during entire trip, within single area or at specified stopping points of tour: Makes reservations on ships, trains, and other modes of transportation, and arranges for other accommodations, such as baggage handling, dining and lodging facilities, and recreational activities, using communication media, such as cable, telegraph, or telephone. Accompanies tour group and describes points of interest. May assist tourists to plan itinerary, obtain travel certificates, such as visas, passports, and health certificates, and convert currency into travelers' checks or foreign moneys. May be designated according to method of transportation used as Guide, Cruise (personal ser.); or locality of tour as Guide, Domestic Tour (personal ser.); Guide, Foreign Tour (personal ser.).

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