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NATH Qualification for Guides
Tour Guide Apprentice Programme The NATH Training Programme for Apprentice Tour Guides is an industry supported NATH initiative aimed to open the first full vocational training to the now formally established profession of tour guiding. Young Namibians who seek to become involved in a crucial aspect of the Tourism Industry will now be able to spend two years combining classroom education with practical training in the field. With the combination of social skills and subject knowledge this profession requires from tour guides, training will ideally entail a formal education in a classroom situation linked to a real working environment. With in-service training presenting itself as a way out, trainee tour guides will require both apprentice employment and financial support to pay for the training and subsequent assessment to obtain the National Qualification. Upon completion, young successful apprentice graduates will be able to obtain a formally recognized qualification as level three National Guides. With tourism now the largest growing sector of the Namibian economy, this qualification will secure employment and open SME possibilities in the field of self employment. Twenty-four modules make up a total of 78 formal classroom training days that are required to train apprentice tour guides for a Level Three Guide Qualification of the NQF framework. Spread over two years this amounts to 8 weeks of formal training per year. In addition, trainees will take part in a seven day training tour to different areas in Namibia. NATH is a proud member of the Federation of Namibian Tourism Association (FENATA) as official academy for tour guide training. It has track records of distinguished service to the industry and aims to remain the training provider of choice to Namibians in the tourism industry. |
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