: Institute of Tourist Guiding

The Institute accredits Tourist Guide training programmes. It does not run training courses, these are generally organised by local tourist guide associations, specific sites or other local organisations in response to demand for new guides in their specific areas.

Owing to the ongoing public health crisis, please contact Course Directors for revised start dates for courses scheduled to start between April 2020 and August 2021.

Institute courses are open to all applicants. You do not need previous guiding experience or qualifications, except in the case of Train the Trainers courses. Courses planned or pending approval are listed below, while courses that are currently running or that run regularly are linked to in the side bar.

Courses recruiting, pending final approval or planned:

Course	Course name / region	More information and contact	Enrolment closing date and status
Blue Badge	Cumbria	Prospectus Application Form Applications and other enquiries to: cumbriabbtraining@btinternet.com	Course Approved Applications extended until the end of May 2021. Introductory courses for existing applicants start April 2021 and June 2021, for applications received after 16th April.
Blue Badge	Devon & Cornwall	Prospectus Application form Send application forms to: training@ptgtraining.co.uk	Course approved. Applications currently open. Course planned commencement: July 2021
Green Badge	Chester	Prospectus Application Form Contact: chestergbcourse@gmail.com	Course approved. Course start date postponed owing to COVID-19. Moved to October 2021. Applications still open. Interviews in Spring 2021.
Blue Badge	East Midlands	Website Application Form Prospectus	Course ratification required Applications of interest currently open. Course planned commencement: April 2022
White Badge	Early Black History in Southampton	Contact: Dr Cheryl Butler	Course Approved Applications of interest currently open. Course planned commencement: May 2021

For more details about our qualification definitions see Our Qualifications Explained

Please note that the Institute accredits courses but does not run any itself. These are usually provided by local tourist guide associations, specific sites or other local organisations in the visitor economy, in response to demand for new guides in their areas.

If you cannot see a course that aligns with your preferred city, area or region, you may want to contact the relevant organisation(s) listed with the British Guild of Tourist Guides to register your interest in any upcoming or planned courses.If you wish to run a course with Institute accreditation, please review the materials here.

The British Guild of Tourist Guides - Project 2020 - Bursary