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How do you get a Blue Badge Guide?
To become a registered Blue Badge Tourist Guide working in London, you will need to take a course and gain accreditation from the Institute of Tourist Guiding. The Course: The course typically lasts about 18 months and involves lectures in London and practical site visits, along with periods of self study.
Do you need a Licence to be a tour guide UK?
You don’t need a licence to guide in London unlike, say a drivinglicences, taxi licence or to practice various forms of healthcare, etc. You just advertise yourself as a guide and there you go. Obviously reputation and recommendation will get you bookings so you want to be of decent quality.
What is a green badge guide?
Green Badge For those interested in working full or part-time guiding visitors at sites of interest and on walking tours in an area such as a town or city centre or specified countryside area.
What does a Blue Badge guide do?
Blue Badge Tourist Guides are the official, professional tourist guides of the United Kingdom. They wear a Blue Badge to indicate their professionalism. They are recognised by local tourist bodies throughout the UK, and by Visit Britain as Britain’s official tourist guides.
How do I become a walking tour guide?
How to Become A Tour Guide
- Step 1 – Determine whether you actually want this job, and have the skills necessary.
- Step 2 – Determine what kind of guiding job you want.
- Step 3 – Get training and licenses, if necessary.
- Step 4 – Get a travel guide job!
- Step 5 – Start working, and never stop learning!
How do you qualify as a tour guide?
You’ll need:
- customer service skills.
- excellent verbal communication skills.
- patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations.
- to be flexible and open to change.
- sensitivity and understanding.
- an interest and knowledge of history.
- a good memory.
- knowledge of English language.
What is a White Badge guide?
Broadly speaking they are as follows: a White Badge for guiding around a specific tourist site; a Green Badge for guiding walking tours and museum/gallery tours in a specific town/city, plus the Blue Badge that covers all of the above in a larger geographical area.
What qualifications does a tour guide need?
You’ll need:
- customer service skills.
- excellent verbal communication skills.
- patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations.
- to be flexible and open to change.
- sensitivity and understanding.
- an interest and knowledge of history.
- a good memory.
- knowledge of English language.
What is the difference between blue and green badge tourist guide?
Blue, Green and White Broadly speaking they are as follows: a White Badge for guiding around a specific tourist site; a Green Badge for guiding walking tours and museum/gallery tours in a specific town/city, plus the Blue Badge that covers all of the above in a larger geographical area.
What does the Northern Ireland Blue Badge mean?
Northern Ireland Blue Badge The Linen Industry in Northern Ireland, the Linen families of the Bann Valley and the Linen Industry in Belfast and especially the role of woman in the industry and the role of woman generally in the economic life of Northern Ireland. Cultural, historical, social, economic and political life of Northern Ireland.
What is a blue badge for guides?
When working guides wear the Blue Badge, it bears a symbol identifying the part of the country they are qualified for: In 2011 there were more than 2000 guides in the UK and around 500 in London. Over 500 of these are in Scotland.
How do I apply for a blue badge?
The Blue Badge Unit have had to change their working practices to deal with the COVID-19 crisis. This means that they recommend that where possible applicants should apply online. You can still use the hard copy application if you choose but there may be some delays with postal applications that are beyond their control.
What is the Northern Ireland Tourist Guide Association?
The Northern Ireland Tourist Guide Association was formed in 1992 and is the membership body for guides approved by the Institute of Tourist Guiding. In 2002 the Institute of Tourist Guiding was formed. It is responsible for the examination and registration of Blue Badge and Green Badge guides in England and Wales and Northern Ireland.