WFTGA Cyprus International Training Centre (WFTGA CY ITC)
Training Courses Organized in collaboration with the Cyprus Tourist Guides Association and the University of Cyprus
The aim of the World Federation of Tourist Guide Associations (WFTGA) is to promote international standards for professional Tourist Guides and Tourist Guide trainers training around the world. In 2006 the Federation founded the first Training centre, in Cyprus. Today it operates as an international training centre in co-operation with the University of Cyprus, the Centre of Continuing Assesment and Education and the Cyprus Tourist Guides Association as the local host and organiser.
The Deputy Ministry of Tourism has been the main sponsor since 2006. Other sponsors who support the Centre's training programme are: The University of Cyprus, A.G Leventis Foundation, Cyprus Antiquities department, Nicosia municipality and Splus Travel Cy Ltd.
The WFTGA Cyprus International Training Centre gives the opportunity to people who want to refresh their guiding techniques or to become World Federation Tourist Guide Trainers to participate in its training programmes.
The Training Centre has already successfully organized training programmes in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 & 2019 and has trained so far over 180 participants from the following countries:
Abu Dhabi, Albania, Antigua, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Dubai, Egypt, Ethiopia, Germany, Greece, India, Iran, Ireland, Jamaica, Jordan, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Nepal, Norway, Oman, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Sweden, Thailand, the Netherlands, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay and the United States of America.
The programme combines an intensive course of practical guiding and the development of communication techniques and guiding skills-facilitated by WFTGA Accredited Trainers-with a variety of lectures given by professors from the University of Cyprus on subjects of interest to Tourist Guides and Tourist Guide Trainers.The purpose of the lectures is to sensitize the tourist guides so that they can interpret the cultural differences of people coming from the different countries and culture and help the visitors respect the country they are visiting and the places they are being guided through.
In this way, the World Federation of Tourist guide Associations promotes quality services that will ensure that the unofficial ambassadors of a country - the tourist guides- will reflect professionalism. The World Federation has a core of Accredited Trainers-Lead International trainers, International trainers, and National trainers- who are members of the World Federation Training Division and train according to the standards, ethos and policy of the WFTGA.
For any information: training@wftga.org
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Updated on 06/02/2021
