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WORLD FEDERATION OF TOURIST GUIDES: LEVEL OF TRAINING OF ARMENIAN GUIDES HIGH ENOUGH
/ARKA/
May 10, 2011
YEREVAN
Level of training of Armenian guides is rather high, said the deputy
chairman of World Federation of Tourist Guides (WFTGA) Felicitas
Vresnig in the international press-center "Novosti".
>From April 30 to May 6 the first regional training courses for guides
took place. 11 Armenian and 11 Georgian guides attended the courses.
The courses were organized by the Armenian Guild of Guides with the
assistance of Yerevan office of German Society for International
Cooperation (GIZ) and Georgian program "Initiative of Economic
development" (USAID EPI).
"Armenia is developing and the guide must meet modern requirements, be
able not only to provide historical and architectural data, but have
special skills to report the tourists the things they are interested
in and compare the situation with neighbor countries", said Vresnig.
Head of Tourism and Economic Development of the Armenian Economy
Ministry Mekhak Apresyan said that such courses will provide a good
basis for conducting regular trainings and transformation of Armenia
into the training center of guides.
Today there are three certified guides by WFTGA system of international
class who are entitled to conduct training courses for tour guides
in the region.
All the graduates of current courses can work as certified tour guides,
and if desired, have opportunity to take additional exams and work
in Armenia as regional trainers of training guides by WFTGA system.
Currently,there operate 130 certified guides in Armenia. From January
1, 2011, by the Government's decision to simplify the license field,
the guides are no longer required to obtain relevant licenses.
However, the government submitted some legislative changes in tourism
industry, which suggest a new mechanism for training of guides.
From: A. Papazian
/ARKA/
May 10, 2011
YEREVAN
Level of training of Armenian guides is rather high, said the deputy
chairman of World Federation of Tourist Guides (WFTGA) Felicitas
Vresnig in the international press-center "Novosti".
>From April 30 to May 6 the first regional training courses for guides
took place. 11 Armenian and 11 Georgian guides attended the courses.
The courses were organized by the Armenian Guild of Guides with the
assistance of Yerevan office of German Society for International
Cooperation (GIZ) and Georgian program "Initiative of Economic
development" (USAID EPI).
"Armenia is developing and the guide must meet modern requirements, be
able not only to provide historical and architectural data, but have
special skills to report the tourists the things they are interested
in and compare the situation with neighbor countries", said Vresnig.
Head of Tourism and Economic Development of the Armenian Economy
Ministry Mekhak Apresyan said that such courses will provide a good
basis for conducting regular trainings and transformation of Armenia
into the training center of guides.
Today there are three certified guides by WFTGA system of international
class who are entitled to conduct training courses for tour guides
in the region.
All the graduates of current courses can work as certified tour guides,
and if desired, have opportunity to take additional exams and work
in Armenia as regional trainers of training guides by WFTGA system.
Currently,there operate 130 certified guides in Armenia. From January
1, 2011, by the Government's decision to simplify the license field,
the guides are no longer required to obtain relevant licenses.
However, the government submitted some legislative changes in tourism
industry, which suggest a new mechanism for training of guides.
From: A. Papazian