Tour Guide Course

The Faculty of Tourism, University of Social Sciences and Humanities will open a training course, granting short-term certificates in Tour Guide Profession - a certificate of eligibility to be granted a Tour Guide card.Subjects: According to the Short-term Training Framework Program on Tourist Guide Profession, issued under Decision No. 1416/QD-BVHTTDL dated April 14, 2009, the training subjects are specified as follows:1. Training period 1 month:Students are those who have a university degree in Tourism or higher but are not majoring in tour guiding.2. Training period 2 months:Students are those who have a high school or college degree in tourism other than tour guiding or a university degree or higher in economics, social sciences and humanities.3. Training period 3 months:Students are those who have a secondary school diploma, college degree in another major or a university degree or higher in natural sciences, engineering and technology.*Extended Object: Final year students may be considered if they have a need and have a certificate confirming that they are a final year student. Before being considered for a course certificate, students must submit a notarized copy of their Graduation Certificate.Study time: EveningThe profile includes: - 02 3 x 4 photos (full name, date of birth, place of birth written on the back of the photo) - University/college diploma in Tourism majors/ or high school (notarized) - Transcript (notarized) - Application form (according to the form available at the faculty)Contact:- Office of Tourism Department, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Room 111, Building A, 336 Nguyen Trai - Thanh Xuan - Hanoi. Phone: 0438584605.Tuition:- 1 month course: 1,600,000 VND - 2 months course: 2,500,000 VND - 1 month course: 3,600,000 VND (This tuition fee is for studying at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities. If studying locally, students must pay additional accommodation and travel expenses for the lecturer). The above tuition fee does not include the actual internship fee of the students. Students will have to cover their own internship expenses for the 5-7 day internship according to the training program. Expected time to open the next short-term class: End of October 2011