Industry Recognition
Accreditation enables Tour Guides to gain industry based credentials to support their formal training or guiding experience.
Several Tour Guide accreditation programs are already in place, and others are currently being developed for protected natural or cultural areas. GOA aims to include all of these in one linked framework for national Tour Guide accreditation - called Guides of Australia - follow the link on the left hand menu of this page.
Other existing programs include:
Tour Guide Awards
Tour Guides are now recognised in several Tourism Awards programs. GOA aims to have similar recognition for Tour Guides in all States and Territories.
Rainforest Habitat National EcoGuide Australia Award for Excellence
Northern Territory
Western Australia
Certification
Sustainable Tourism Accreditation Programs
As part of its commitment to implementing the Queensland Ecotourism Plan
2003-2008, Tourism Queensland supports the follo...