Course Title: Work as a guide
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2016
Course Code: TOUR5014C
Course Title: Work as a guide
School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences
Campus: City Campus
Program: C3293 - Certificate III in Conservation and Land Management
Course Contact: Bruce Partland
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99258323
Course Contact Email: bruce.partland@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 90
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
There are no pre-requisites for this Course.
Course Description
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to work effectively as a guide. It covers key legal, ethical, safety and professional development issues that must be considered by
guides in their daytoday work. It is an essential skill for all guides and underpins all guiding activities.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
SITTGDE001B Work as a guide |
Element: |
1. Apply knowledge of the guiding sector. |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Conduct day-to-day guiding activities in a manner that takes account of the roles and responsibilities of different types of guides. |
Element: |
2. Guide tours according to safety, ethical and legal requirements. |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Conduct day-to-day guiding activities according to the legal requirements governing the industry. |
Element: |
3. Develop guiding skills and knowledge. |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Identify and use opportunities to update the knowledge and skills required by guides. |
Element: |
4. Communicate with tourism industry operators in English |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Articulate information clearly using industry acceptable language. |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
Guiding best practice
Theory: What does the audience want?
Teaching Schedule
Last Thursday and Friday of each month
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Assessment will be based on direct observation of on-the-job work processes; Third party endorsement by work supervisor Matthew Butt and / or Aboriginal mentors; class-room exercises and quizzes.
Assessment Tasks
Written Case study (Tyrendarra
Practical demonstration of guiding skills.
Assessment Matrix
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