What are the requirements for applying for a small-language tour guide?

1. Introduction to the exam

Formal tour guide certificate, also known as tour guide certificate. It refers to a tour guide certificate issued by the tourism administrative department of the people's government of a province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government after signing a labor contract with a travel agency or registering with a tour guide service company. A person holding a formal tour guide certificate can be a full-time tour guide or a part-time 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 who has language proficiency in a specific language. Although he has not obtained a tour guide qualification certificate, but because the travel agency needs to hire him to temporarily engage in tour guide activities, the travel agency shall apply to the tourism administrative department of the people's government of the province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government to obtain it. 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.

2. Registration conditions

Abide by the Constitution, love the motherland, adhere to the Four Basic Principles, have a senior high school, secondary vocational school or above degree, be in good health, and have the knowledge to meet the needs of tour guides Citizens of the People's Republic of China and language expression ability.

3. Examination content

1. Comprehensive knowledge of tour guides: It is a written test. The main contents are:

(1) Tourism policies, regulations and annual current events Politics

(2) Tour guide business (including tourism case analysis)

(3) Basic knowledge of national tour guides and local tour guides

(4) Chinese language and literature Basics (required for candidates in Beijing and Hunan)

(5) Tour guide foreign language (required for foreign language candidates, not required for Chinese language candidates)

2. Tour guide service ability: for on-site The exam, that is, the oral test, mainly includes:

(1) Tour guide’s ability to explain;

(2) Tour guide’s standardized service ability;

(3) Tour guide’s special Problem-solving and adaptability;

Foreign language candidates must take the "Tour Guide Service Ability" test in the language they are applying for, and also take the oral interpretation test (Chinese to Foreign and Foreign to Chinese). < /p>

Oral exam teaching materials: local tourist attractions guide words, guide standard services, guide adaptability and emergency incident handling

5. Examination time

Decided by each province based on its own situation . The exam is usually held between October and December. For example, Guangdong Province took the exam twice last year, so candidates should ask the local tourism bureau for the registration and exam time.

6. Registration time

Each province will decide based on its own situation. Registration is generally from June to September each year.

7. Registration Procedure

Anyone who meets the registration requirements can register directly at the recruitment office of the local tourism bureau. The registration procedure is as follows:

1. By the applicant Obtain and fill in the "National Tour Guide Qualification Examination Registration Form" from the Tourism Bureau's Guidance Examination Office

2. The candidate will be assessed and passed by the human resources department of the unit where the candidate is located (unemployed personnel will be handled by the street office), and the opinions will be signed and sealed.

3. Applicants must present their ID card and provide a copy of their academic certificate, and their comments will be checked and stamped.

4. Applicants must provide a recent health certificate issued by a district or county-level hospital and pay relevant fees.

5. In order to adapt to the new situation of talent flow, qualified candidates are allowed to take the tour guide qualification examination in places other than their registered residence as appropriate. When registering, such candidates should provide a "temporary residence permit" and a specific letter of certification and examination opinions from their current employer; those who do not have an employer in a non-registered location are not allowed to register.

6. The registration procedures for candidates who have obtained the "Tourist Qualification Certificate" (limited to international society certificates) and apply for additional examinations in other languages ??are the same as those for new candidates.

8. Application materials

Each candidate must prepare two (three for grade examination) one-inch bareheaded, front-face, color photos, which should be attached to the registration form and admission ticket.

9. Tour Guide 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:

( 1) Official tour guide certificate, also known as tour guide certificate. It refers to a tour guide certificate issued by the tourism administrative department of the people's government of a province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government after signing a labor contract with a travel agency or registering with a tour guide service company. A person holding a formal tour guide certificate can be a full-time tour guide or a part-time 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.

(2) Temporary tour guide certificate.

The so-called temporary tour guide certificate refers to a person who has language proficiency in a specific language. Although he has not obtained a tour guide qualification certificate, but because the travel agency needs to hire him to temporarily engage in tour guide activities, the travel agency shall apply to the tourism administrative department of the people's government of the province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government to obtain it. 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

X. Certificate renewal

Tour guide The validity period of the tourist guide certificate is 3 years. You must apply to the tourism administrative department of the people's government of the province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government to go through the procedures for renewing the tourist guide certificate 3 months before the expiration of the validity period.

11. Registration conditions for level examinations

1. The tour guide level examination shall be assessed at the elementary level, intermediate level and advanced level.

2. Anyone who meets the requirements of the "Tour Guide Level Examination" Those who meet the "Occupational Grade Standard" can apply directly or through the unified organization of their travel agency to the Tourism Bureau Guidance and Examination Office. Those who have obtained the "Tour Guide Qualification Certificate" for more than one year can apply for junior tour guide; those who have obtained the "Junior Tour Guide Certificate" for more than two years You can apply for an intermediate tour guide; the "Advanced Tour Guide Certificate" exam is held from time to time.