Tourist guides show visitors around places of interest like cities, historic buildings and art galleries. On a day to day basis a tourist guide guide people around a castle, gallery, historic house or garden, escort groups of tourists around a site, give information about the history, purpose and architecture of a site, accompany groups on day tours to a number of places of interest, answer questions and suggest other places to visit and much more.

The main routes to get into this role are:

• An apprenticeship- there are many different degrees you could undertake in many different areas. 

• A college course- there are different diplomas that you could undertake to become a tour guide. 

• Volunteering- organisations like the National Trust and English Heritage offer opportunities to gain experience as a tour guide through volunteering.

• Applying directly-  you can apply for tour guide jobs directly if you've got qualifications and experience.

• Specialist courses run by private training organisations

You may be able to gain some of the skills needed in this role through apprenticeships like:

• Level 2 Customer service practitioner

• Level 3 Event assistant

• Level 3 Cultural learning and participation officer

This is dependent on the company and area, you will also usually need to go through an interview process when applying for a degree apprenticeship in aerospace engineering. 

Apprenticeship Finders

https://careerfinder.ucas.com/searchjobs/?Keywords=tour+guide&radialtown=&LocationId=&RadialLocation=5&NearFacetsShown=true&CountryCode=

https://www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship

Interview Help 

https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/interviewing/tour-guide-interview-questions

https://www.betterteam.com/tour-guide-interview-questions