Tour Guide
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.
HOW TO BECOME A TOURIST GUIDE
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
APPRENTICESHIP OPTIONS
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