Competence to be demonstrated for the Further Qualification for Tourist Guides
Those who have completed the Further Qualification for Tourist Guides have
extensive skills to work in various guiding assignments in Finland and abroad
and capabilities to develop their vocational skills.
Tourist guides are experts who guide groups and individual customers and
provide guide services in an independent, responsible and customer-oriented
manner. They act flexibly and respond in rapidly changing guiding situations.
A more specific description of a tourist guide’s work is provided in Appendix 1.
Those who have completed the qualification may find employment as specialised
guides focusing on a specific leisure interest or theme, as guides at domestic
or international destinations and tour leaders, for example.