QUALIFICATION, SUBJECT AND TIME TABLES
Since 2007 NATH has been authorized to conduct training for National Tour Guides for the National Guiding Certificate at Level 3 on the NQF. In 2011 bilateral discussions between South African and Namibia with regard to Tour Guiding and cross-border licensing for guides resulted in a need to align these qualifications.
Since then the current Level 3 National Guiding Certificate Qualification and future Namibian Qualifications for Tour Guides have involved a number of discussions and planning. These discussions and workshops included stakeholders in the private and public sectors in open meetings.
On September 25, 2013 the “retooled” Unit Standards for the Level 3 National Guiding Certificate were approved by the NQA Council and will now be brought onto the National Qualifications Framework. They are significantly more “volumnous” in the amount of learning, material, subject knowledge, assessment and homework that will be needed in future. There will be a 50-60% increase in learning volumes and therefore also costs in order to obtain the Level 3 National Guiding Certificate.
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Students who have embarked on their Level 3 National Guiding Certificate training in 2013 will be allowed to continue that training until full completion of all courses needed for the full qualification, provided they accomplish this in 2014.
Knowing that this will bring many current students into NATH with a request for courses to complete their current level 3 Qualification, NATH will concentrate on providing sufficient opportunities for courses.
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Subjects offered by Namibian Academy for Tourism and Hospitality (NATH)
170 Health and safety 171 Work with colleagues and customers 172 Communicate with others in English 173 Information on the socio-economic and political structures of Namibia 174 Provide customer care 176 Perform routine workplace estimations and calculations 177 Apply First Aid 178 Convey information about different cultures and traditions in Namibia 179 Comply with ethical and legal responsibilities 180/1203 Prepare to conduct an extended tourist experience 181/1206 Conduct an extended tourist experience*** 182 Demonstrate knowledge off the tourism industry and related jobs 183 Information on personalities, current events, destinations and attractions 184 Practice environmental sustainability 185 Demonstrate knowledge of and convey information of Namibian flora 186 Demonstrate knowledge of and convey information of Namibian fauna 187 Demonstrate knowledge of and convey information of Birds in Namibia 188 Convey information about the history of Namibia in tourist guiding 189 Convey information on the physical environment of Namibia 190 Convey information of the night sky of Namibia 191 Plan, prepare, cook and serve meals outdoors (bush kitchen) 192 Set up and operate a temporary camp for tourists on tour (bush camp) 194 Guide an extended desert tour in Namibia (desert guiding)*** 328 4×4 tour vehicle in off-road tours*** 1202 Prepare to conduct a short tour 1205 Conduct a short tour 1210 Guide a in wetland habitats of Namibia*** 1211 Guide a in marine habitats of Namibia*** 1213 Operate and maintain vehicle 1214/1215 Urban and Rural Communities 1216 Guiding in a foreign language*** 1217 Environment awareness Other Courses
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