chaihot Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 I have read other threads and searched and the only find was ... it is outdated and the links don't work. This request for information is for a THAI NATIONAL to find a school in the Pattaya area in the field of tourism to meet the requirements to obtain a Tourism of Thailand national tour guide license/certification card. Any help or direction is appreciated. My wife wants to get certified as a tour guide and I want to obtain a starting point on where to begin the search and the training. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isanbirder Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 The only place I know is Chiangmai University, which is hardly 'in the Pattaya area". I suggest you look for universities, hotel training schools, vocational colleges in your area... and make some enquiries from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 I will ask my gf she is a tour guide with a license card and has been one for a long time. But mind you its a hard job and you need contacts (friends) to get jobs. They mostly work freelance and get their jobs because of friends and recommendations. I am talking about the Thai market here and some foreigners (not many Europeans). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballbreaker Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Its my understanding they only have classes at universities in Bangkok several times a year. You must pass a written test and then verbal test in English before getting the license. I leaned this info from a past girlfriend that wanted to obtain her tour guide card several years ago. This was back when the Russians were starting to invade Thailand as tourist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Croc Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Lady I know was working in Pattaya, but studied at a uni in Bangkok. She could only get a job working with Indian tour groups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orchis Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 To participate in the exam you have to have a bachelor's since a few years. The difficulty is not as much the exam as the networking to get the plum jobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangkokburning Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 There are no real schools in the Pattaya area - its PATTAYA! Go to hospitality college and then get the lic. There is a building that has been there forever at Victory Monument - Girl Guides Of Thailand. By the Queens appointment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orchis Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 ^^ Those are the Girl Guide Scouts, a youth movement like the Boy Scouts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payboy Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Suan Dusit Rajabhat University - several campuses nationwide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaccha Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 They need to take a tour guide course to receive a licence. These are mostly at universities. Several universities in Bangkok (e.g. Siam Unviersity and Stamford University) offer these. They are normally in the Summer term. They are conducted in English. To digress, a Tour guide is a restricted profession and not open to foreigners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangkokburning Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Oh tahnks for that :-) Yes, no way farang will get a lic to be a tour guide. Don't even waste a breath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewlyMintedThai Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Unless they have Thai citizenship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Suan Dusit Rajabhat University - several campuses nationwide. yes that is where the gf got her license Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaihot Posted March 11, 2012 Author Share Posted March 11, 2012 Thanks for the replies. I did find another thread that had more discussion, although all links are not valid any more. Unfortunately, there is still no CLEAR documented answer about the requirements so I will have her start making calls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaihot Posted March 11, 2012 Author Share Posted March 11, 2012 8-month "Fast Track" program in Bangkok culminating in "Licensed Tour Guide" certification. http://www.stamford.edu/programs/tour-guide-training-certificate-program/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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