TOUR GUIDE COURSE

Have you ever wanted to work as a Tour Guide or in tourism? Are you a passionate historian who would love to share your enthusiasm with visitors to Dublin? Or perhaps you just want to learn more about the capital city of Ireland and have good fun along the way? If any of this sounds like you, then our course is for you!

The new course will start on 7th November 2023.

This highly acclaimed course, led by the renowned Dublin historian Pat Liddy, is designed to help you learn everything you need to conduct top-class tours of Dublin City and the surrounding areas to a professional level. It is open to working tour guides and complete beginners alike.

The course covers a mix of Irish and Dublin history, works on developing your guiding skills – on foot and by coach – and includes discussions and guest sessions with our current working tour guides and industry contacts, as well as familiarisation visits to many Dublin attractions and areas of the city.

This course is an excellent hands-on experience with an emphasis on practical training with many modules presenting a fresh look at Irish/Dublin history, accompanied visits to the principal visitor centres in the city, talks from experts on every aspect of tour guiding, insights into running your own guiding operation and, principally, a programme of mentored training walks around all the districts of Dublin city centre. Weekly assignments and ongoing assessments will be part of the course.