: 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.

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	Devon and Cornwall	Module 1, Certificate in Cruise Ship Guiding now underway. The course prospectus can be found here	Course Approved
Blue Badge	East Midlands	For more information and to apply please contact the training team via this link	Course pending Applications open
Blue Badge	Liverpool	For more information about this course please see here for the prospectus or here for information on the course showcase day. The training team can be contacted via this link	Course Approved Applications Closed
Blue Badge	London	The London Blue Badge Course takes place each year. Further information on the course details on how to apply can be found here	Course Approved
Green Badge	City of London	The City of London Green Badge Course takes place each year. Further information on the course and how to apply can be found here.	Awaiting Accreditation
Green Badge	Cambridge	Please contact training@cambridgegreenbadge.org.uk for further information and to apply. Closing date for applications 13th September 2023. Course starts November 1st 2023	Course Approved
Green Badge	Canterbury	Interviews week beginning 15th January 2024, Course Start date October 2024 Please see Green Badge Course \| Canterbury Guided Tours for further information and how to apply	Course Approved
White Badge	Hull Museums	Interested candidates will first need to apply to be a museum volunteer. For further information please contact tina.mott@vhey.co.uk	Course approved Applications closed
White Badge	Sefton Park Palm House	Further details to follow.	Course Approved

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