This course is designed to provide vocational training for people who intend to become tourist guides. The TIC has invited several training institutes to tender for the conduct of the course. Students who have completed the course are allowed to take the examinations under the Tourist Guide Accreditation System to be organised by the TIC and apply for the Tourist Guide Pass if they pass the examinations concerned.

1. 18 years old or above;
2. Holders of the Hong Kong Permanent Identity Card, or holders of the Hong Kong Identity Card who are not subject to any condition of stay; 
3. Form 5 graduates or equivalent, or above; and
4. Grade E or above in Chinese Language or English Language (Syllabus A) in the HKCEE, or equivalent, or
   Level 2 (Grade E before 2007) or above in Chinese Language or English Language in the HKCEE, or equivalent.

Part I (119 hours)

• Hong Kong's tourism industry and tour-guiding concepts (14 hours)
• Professional ethics of tourist guides (7 hours)
• Tour-guiding skills (38.5 hours)
• Tourist behaviour and cultural characteristics (17.5 hours)
• Knowledge on Hong Kong (35 hours)
• Knowledge on mainland China (7 hours)

Part II (70 hours)

• Field trips, practical exercises and evaluation

Interested parties please contact the training institutes direct for the commencement date and venue.

Training institutes organising the Pre-service Tourist Guide Training Course (Phase II):

Training institutes	Tel. No.	Course fee
Caritas Community & Higher Education Service	2146-4225 / 2339-3767	HK$4,222
HKFTU Occupational Retraining Centre	2715-6671	HK$7,000
Hong Kong Travel & Tourism Training Centre	2808-2646	HK$7,200
The Hong Kong Association of Registered Tour Co-ordinators	2807-6512	HK$7,280
Hong Kong Christian Service Kwun Tong Vocational Training Centre	2389-1238	HK$7,300
Hong Kong College of Technology	2711-9296 / 2380-2832 / 2926-1222	HK$7,560
School of Hospitality of IVE	2370-5370	HK$7,600
Hong Kong Ecotourism & Travels Professional Training Centre	2116-1971	HK$8,000
Hospitality Industry Training and Development Centre of VTC	2538-2200 / 2757-5808	HK$8,100