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Professional Marine Guides

Do you have a love of marine animals?

Would you love to share that passion with people from all over the world?

Then you should become a qualified tour guide – and get paid to do what you love!

The WCA Level 2 CMG Certificate is also accepted by New Zealand Immigration to allow you to apply for an Essential Skills VISA to live and work in New Zealand.

NOW available in 2020; RWDG Course Online.

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WCA Training System

WCA Quality Assurance & Global Partnership

E-Ko Tours has been selected by the World Cetacean Alliance to offer a series of qualifications offering career progression as a marine guide. From Level 1 to Level 5.

These Qualifications are recognized by all 120 partners of the World Cetacean Alliance – meaning your qualification can take you all over the globe.

These qualifications will build on existing courses offered by WCA partners wherever possible with the intention of ensuring consistency and trust for partners, for employees and all concerned with responsible tourism.

These courses ensure maximum applicability to other work situations, to opportunities through life-skill development and, through the prestige within the quality assurance systems, to other industries, too.

WCA Marine Guide Trainer Course

Professional Level 4

Marine Guide Trainer Practical Course - Guide Trainer Certification. Global release Special $799

Do you want to pass on your guiding experience and knowledge to new guides in the industry? The Guide Trainer level of the WCA Guide Career Path will allow you to achieve this, as you take on a hands-on training and supervisory role for trainee guides.

COURSE COST:

$ 799

COURSE DURATION:

5 days running a practical course with a WCA Course Director
You will be helping to Teach a Certified Marine Guide Course

WCA TRAINING FACILITY LOCATION

E-Ko Tours
1 Wellington Street
Picton, New Zealand,
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WHEN CAN I START THE COURSE?

Arrange Course Date and Book Online
Course Director available Monday to Saturday, 0800 – 2000
Appointments confirmed by email: training@marineguidetraining.com

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COURSE BENEFITS:

Continue a rewarding career, not only guiding but passing on your skills and knowledge to the next generation of guides
Have an active role in ensuring the WCA message is passed on, and guiding quality in the industry is maintained
Learn valuable teaching skills focused on real students
WCA Marine Guide Trainer (GT) Certificate that can be used to teach at any WCA Training Facilities across the globe
Gain valuable Sea time signed off as Guide Trainer
Learn how to apply a Check List System to reduce stress5 Tours out enjoying Dolphin or Whale Watching worth $645
50% Discount on any E-Ko Tours for 2 Years
Option to apply for Essential Skills Visa to live and work in NZ
Listing on the WCA Guide GT Recruitment page
Access to 120 WCA Partners Worldwide
Individual Partner membership alongside the world’s experts on whales and dolphins (worth £100!)
Option to get involved with Partner working groups

MODULES INCLUDE:

Familiarisation of the WCA guide career path and training methods
Full knowledge of WCA Training System
Knowledge of Speciality Courses use across the Globe, up to 15 items
Assisting a WCA Guide Trainer on a 5-day Practical Training Course
Undertake a supervisory role of students in training to be Marine Guides
Coordinate the Trainee Guide team, pinpointing areas of both strength and weakness – working with the team to ensure consistent quality and those learning goals are consistently met
Ensure consistent commentary content and delivery by all Guides
Complete Certified Marine Guide examinations and Certify your first Students

REQUIREMENTS TO PASS THE COURSE:

Be associated with a WCA training facility
Demonstrate you have worked a minimum of 12 months as a Senior Marine Guide with a WCA partner
Have exceptional organisational and leadership skills
Demonstrate you have the required teaching skills
Have extensive knowledge of 15 WCA specialties

Do you want to be become a WCA Marine Guide Trainer?

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Guide Trainer Course

Guide Trainer Course

(GT)

Professional Marine Guides

WCA Training System

WCA Quality Assurance & Global Partnership

WCA Marine Guide Trainer Course

Professional Level 4

Marine Guide Trainer Practical Course - Guide Trainer Certification. Global release Special $799

COURSE COST:

COURSE DURATION:

WCA TRAINING FACILITY LOCATION

WHEN CAN I START THE COURSE?

COURSE BENEFITS:

MODULES INCLUDE:

REQUIREMENTS TO PASS THE COURSE:

Do you want to be become a WCA Marine Guide Trainer?

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