Foreign Language Tour Guide Qualification Certificate

How to obtain the National Tour Guide Certificate and the Foreign Language Tour Guide Certificate

1. Candidates who want to obtain the National Tour Guide Certificate can go to the "People's Republic of China and the National Culture Register online at the registration website designated by the "Ministry of Tourism", and a certificate will be issued after passing the exam.

2. The tour guide exams in each province are commissioned by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. They are the same, but the exam areas are different. They are universal across the country and can also be used in other provinces.

3. The foreign language tour guide certificate only has different language choices. You can directly apply for the foreign language tour guide certificate, or you can apply for the conversion to the foreign language tour guide certificate after obtaining the Chinese tour guide certificate.

4. Candidates taking the National Tour Guide Qualification Examination must take both the written test and the on-site test. Candidates who have obtained the Chinese "Tour Guide Qualification Certificate" and need to switch to a foreign language (hereinafter referred to as "Additional Exam Candidates") only need to take the on-site exam.

(1) Extended reading for foreign language tour guide qualification certificate:

Registration instructions for the 2018 National Tour Guide Qualification Examination:

1. Candidates are asked to read the Ministry of Culture and Tourism carefully , the registration notice for the 2018 National Tour Guide Qualification Examination issued by various provincial tourism authorities.

2. Click on the unique registration URL: registration system. When registering, please make sure to select the entrance of the province where you will take the exam.

3. Candidates are requested to ensure that the registration information is complete and accurate. If false information is found, the exam qualification will be cancelled. Those who have passed the exam and obtained the qualification certificate will have their certificates withdrawn.

4. After the candidates complete the online registration, the provincial tourism authorities will conduct a qualification review on the candidates from 9:00 on June 25 to 17:00 on September 21, 2018. After passing the qualification review, the candidate's relevant information cannot be changed.

5. Only candidates who pass the qualification review can pay the fee. The payment standards and methods shall be subject to the notice of the provincial tourism authorities. The deadline for payment is 17:00 on September 28, 2018. Fees will not be refunded after payment is made.

6. Candidates can log in to the registration system from 9:00 on November 9 to 17:00 on November 16, 2018, and download and print the admission ticket.

7. Candidates please keep the paper admission ticket and electronic printout properly. After 17:00 on November 16, 2018, the download and print function of the admission ticket will be closed, and the registration website will no longer provide admission tickets. Replacement service. Candidates who do not bring their admission ticket on the day of the examination will not be allowed to enter the examination room.

The difference between the foreign language tour guide qualification examination and the general tour guide qualification certificate

1. Students who have obtained the Chinese tour guide qualification certificate can continue to register for the foreign language tour guide examination, provided that they must have the certificate. During the exam, only foreign language speaking and written exams exclusive to foreign language tour guides will be tested.

2 Students who do not have a Chinese tour guide qualification certificate must first take the relevant exams for Chinese tour guides. After obtaining the scores and certificates, they can then take the foreign language tour guide exams.

3. If your spoken English is good, the foreign language tour guide examination process will be relatively smooth.

4. The admission rate of social candidates for the examination is based on the development of the local tourism industry in recent years, the demand for tour guides, the admission rate of local tourism schools and colleges, and the average examination score. Compared with students from professional schools, the admission rate of social candidates is lower.

5. Tour guides holding foreign language tour guide certificates can lead domestic and inbound groups. Chinese-speaking tour guides can take domestic groups, but not inbound groups. However, both of them can try to take a group tour through a travel agency with outbound qualifications. The guide must be a registered tour guide and must exchange for a group leader's certificate.

6. Without a group leader’s certificate, neither Chinese-speaking tour guides nor foreign-language tour guides can lead groups out of the country.

What materials are needed to take the foreign language tour guide certificate test?

Written test materials: "Tour Guide Service Skills", "Tour Guide Basic Knowledge", "Tour Guide Regulation Knowledge", "Jiangsu Tour Guide Basic Knowledge"

Interview materials: "On-site Examination Book"

Foreign language tour guide certificates are divided by language. Commonly used languages ??mainly include English, French, Korean, Japanese, Russian, and German. Non-common languages ??mainly include two language groups. : One is the European language family, which mainly includes Spanish, Portuguese, Czech, Albanian, Polish, Serbian, etc.; the other is the Asian-African language family, which mainly includes Japanese, Korean, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Malay, etc. Lai, Burmese, Thai, Sinhala, Hausa, Swahili, etc. Generally, the foreign language tour guide certificate is tested in English. The foreign language tour guide examination generally tests two subjects:

1. In addition to the public subjects that the foreign language tour guide candidates should take, there is also a foreign language written test; the oral test part includes scenic spot explanation (foreign language explanation) and contingency question and answer (Chinese) Answer) Two ways, full score is 100 points.

2. Candidates applying for the foreign language tour guide qualification as a Mandarin tour guide must provide a copy of the Mandarin tour guide qualification certificate when registering.

Contents of the Tour Guide Qualification Examination: Written test

1. The examination subjects for Chinese candidates are two subjects: "Tourism Professional Ethics and Policies and Regulations" and "Tour Guide Basic Knowledge and Tour Guide Service Standards";

2. The examination subjects for foreign language candidates are 3 subjects: "Tourism Professional Ethics and Policies and Regulations" and "Basic Knowledge of Tour Guides and Tour Guide Service Standards". In addition, candidates in English, Japanese, Russian and Korean need to Take the written test in the corresponding language. There is no written test in other languages.

3. Exam content: "Tourism Professional Ethics and Policies and Regulations" subjects include policies and regulations, professional ethics and current affairs politics, with a full score of 100 points; "Basic Knowledge of Tour Guides and Tour Guide Service Standards" includes national tour guide basics, The full score for local tour guide basics and tour guide business is 120 points (including 20 points for the tour guide business test), and the full score for foreign language subjects is 100 points.

The total score of the oral examination is 100 points. Candidates who apply for foreign language tour guide must explain and answer the test content in the language they apply for.

1. For explanation of scenic spots, randomly select 2 scenic spots from the 25 scenic spots in the newly published book "Selected Tour Guide Words of Liaoning". Each scenic spot is worth 20 points, and the maximum is 40 points.

2. Guide service standards and adaptability, *** select 4 questions, each question is 10 points, totaling 40 points.

3. 10 points for pronunciation, intonation and language expression ability.

4. 10 points for etiquette and appearance.

Exam reference books

1. Liaoning Province Tour Guide Qualification Examination Series published by China Tourism Education Press: "Tourism Policies and Regulations", "Basic Knowledge of Tour Guides", "Tour Guides A complete set of 4 volumes of "Service Standards" and "Selected Liaoning Tour Guide Words". Candidates can contact the tourism bureau of each city to purchase.

2. Reference books for foreign language written examinations

A series of foreign language books for tour guides published by China Tourism Education Press:

"English for Tour Guides" (edited by Lu Zhibao)

"Japanese for Tour Guides" (Editor-in-Chief Tie Jun)

"Korean for Tour Guides" (Editor-in-Chief Miao Chunmei).

Russian candidates can refer to the foreign language textbook "Russian" for the National Tour Guide Qualification Examination compiled by the Personnel and Labor Education Department of the National Tourism Administration. Candidates can contact China Tourism Education Press to purchase.

Can the Mandarin Tour Guide Certificate and the Foreign Language Tour Guide Certificate be taken together?

The Mandarin Tour Guide Certificate and the Foreign Language Tour Guide Certificate can be taken together. The Foreign Language Tour Guide Certificate is only an additional foreign language test. It is mainly Mandarin Tour Guide Certificate Examination.

If you already have a Chinese tour guide certificate, you can choose to take an additional test when registering. You only need to take the foreign language tour guide certificate interview. If you are applying for the exam for the first time, you can also directly choose the foreign language tour guide certificate exam. The written test part is the same as for Chinese candidates, and the interview part is the test in a foreign language.

Registration for the National Tour Guide Qualification Examination is conducted online. The registration process includes four steps: submission of registration information, review of registration information, payment of fees and printing of admission ticket.

(4) Extended reading for Foreign Language Tour Guide Qualification Certificate:

Examination subjects and examination syllabus:

Candidates taking the National Tour Guide Qualification Examination must take both the written test and the on-site test take an exam.

The written examination will be conducted via computer, and the subjects are policies and regulations (Subject 1), tour guide business (Subject 2), basic knowledge of national tour guides (Subject 3), and basic knowledge of local tour guides (Subject 4). The on-site examination subject is tour guide service ability (Subject 5). Subjects 1 and 2 are combined into one test paper for testing, and subjects 3 and 4 are combined into one test paper for testing. Each test paper is worth 100 points, and the test time is 90 minutes.

The on-site examination shall be carried out in accordance with the relevant provisions of the "National Tour Guide Qualification Examination On-site Examination Work Standards (Trial)". Candidates who have obtained the Chinese "tour guide qualification certificate" and need to switch to a foreign language (hereinafter referred to as "additional exam candidates") only need to take the on-site exam.

How to apply for the Overseas Tour Guide Certificate

Registration procedures:

1. Identity card (original), temporary residence permit is required for those from other provinces;

2. Educational certificate: Original copy of high school graduation or technical secondary school graduation (including) or above;

3. The latest health status certificate issued by a national hospital at the county (district) level or above (must include routine examinations and liver function, hepatitis B Two and a half inspections);

4. An electronic version of a recent 1-inch color photo without a hat, and registration is carried out online;

5. Pick up and fill out the "National Tour Guide Personnel" at the registration location Qualification Examination Registration Form";

6. Register at the tourism bureau where your household registration is located; college students should register at the tourism bureau where the school is located; those who work in other places must hold a temporary residence permit from the city where they work. Register with the Tourism Bureau;

7. Those who apply for the foreign language tour guide qualification examination must have a college degree or above in a foreign language major, or a bachelor's degree or above in a non-foreign language major.

(5) Extended reading of foreign language tour guide qualification certificate

According to the "Regulations on the Management of Tour Guides", tour guide certificates can be divided into two types: formal tour guide certificates and temporary tour guide certificates.

Official Tour Guide Certificate

Also known as Tour Guide Certificate.

A person holding a formal tour guide certificate can be a full-time tour guide or an official tour guide; he or she can be a regular employee of a travel agency or an employee of a travel agency. However, those who hold a formal tour guide certificate must pass the tour guide qualification examination and obtain a tour guide qualification certificate.

Temporary Tour Guide Certificate

The so-called temporary tour guide certificate refers to a person with language proficiency in a specific language. Although he has not obtained a tour guide qualification certificate, he is hired by the travel agency to temporarily engage in tour guide activities. , the travel agency applies to the provincial, autonomous region, and municipality people's *** tourism administration department to receive the tour guide certificate. It can be seen that the conditions for obtaining a temporary tour guide certificate are: first, having language proficiency in a specific language; second, the travel agency needs to hire him to temporarily engage in tour guide activities.