Blue Badge tourist guide

[1] The initial certifying organization, originally called the Guild of Guide Lecturers, was founded to identify qualified tourist guides for the Festival of Britain in 1951.

[1] In 2002, the Institute of Tourist Guiding was established to accredit tourist guide training programmes, assess qualifications and language proficiency, accredit trainers, and award badges.

In Scotland, the Scottish Tourist Guides Association (STGA) sets the standards and accredits all the training courses.

They study for up to two years at university level, taking a comprehensive series of written and practical exams which qualify them to become Blue Badge Tourist Guides.

[4] To qualify, potential guides must complete an extensive curriculum and pass exams.