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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 3 SMG 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 2021; SMG Course Online.

FREE Training Samples below.

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 Senior Marine Guide Course

Professional Level 3

COVID Global release Special for 2021.

COURSE COST

Option 1 : CMG Guide Certification = $299

Must have CMG qualification + 12 Months Experience

Option 2 : No Guide Certification = $499

No Qualification required + 24 Months Experience as a Guide

REQUIREMENTS:

Option 1 – Complete 12 Months as a WCA Level 2 Guide before applying.

Option 2 – Have 24 Months as Marine Guide- discuss the experience with the Guide Trainer so we can customise the course for you 🙂

Option 3 -Have 36 Months of Experience in a similar Industry – apply by email.

COURSE DURATION:

Online Course, 10 hours of WCA Training System learning
Online Course 10 hours of Species Specialty, Expert Guiding skills Training
1 hour of online Video Assessment and Review with Guide Trainer

2 hours with our Guide Trainer, assessment.
1 Hour of Video Exam with Course Director

Written Exam 2.5 hours, open Book 🙂

Extra tuition available at $50 an hour

WHAT DO I RECEIVE?

WCA Certified Marine Guide Certificate – PDF by email

WCA Training Record Book – Free Downloadable to print

Listing as WCA SM Guide – access to job listings

WCA Membership

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COURSE BENEFITS:

Career advancement as a professional Marine Guide
Recognition of your existing experience and skills
Focus on self-improvement and awareness of your attributes as a guide
Entry to WCA Recruitment page as an SMG Guide
Download WCA Training Record Book (TRB)
Record Valuable Sea time in TRB
Record WCA Training in TRB
WCA Senior Marine Guide Certificate (SMG)
Option to apply for Essential Skills Visa to live and work in NZ
Individual Partner membership alongside the world’s experts on whales and dolphins (worth £100!)
Option to get involved with Partner working groups

MODULES INCLUDE:

WCA Global Best Practice and local legislation (WCA Specialty)
Expert tips and advanced guiding techniques focused on self-improvement (effective communication, expert delivery of tour content, facts and information)
How to deliver excellent quality commentary that is engaging, even in the absence of wildlife or in difficult situations
Expert customer service skills
Methods for self-improvement as a marine guide
How to advance your career in the industry
Senior marine guide responsibilities and expected capabilities

REQUIREMENTS TO PASS THE COURSE:

Demonstrate you have worked a minimum of 12 months as a Certified Marine Guide with a WCA partner

OR

Demonstrate you have been fully employed a Marine Guide for 24 months prior to learning
Have extensive knowledge of 10 WCA specialties
Independently undertake full guiding trips, be able to work with and instruct/direct a second or assisting guide
Be proficient at completing various checklist systems and assist in making sure other staff are utilising these effectively
Supervise/delegate and work as a team with fellow guides, captains and other staff members to ensure that all tasks are completed in full
Provide exceptional customer service
Deliver excellent quality commentary that is relevant, factual, and engaging, even in the absence of wildlife or in difficult situations
Advanced guiding techniques, focused on continued self-improvement
Have a wide knowledge base on marine species encountered during tours, with an extended focus on delivery, content, and style
Quickly and accurately identify animal behaviours, respond accordingly, and be able to assert when an approach is not suitable
Fully understand and assert WCA best practice and local legislation on how to behave around marine mammals

Are you ready to be become a Senior WCA Marine Guide?

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Senior Marine Guide Course

Senior Marine Guide Course

(SMG)

Professional Marine Guides

WCA Training System

WCA Quality Assurance & Global Partnership

WCA Senior Marine Guide Course

Professional Level 3

COVID Global release Special for 2021.

COURSE COST

REQUIREMENTS:

COURSE DURATION:

WHAT DO I RECEIVE?

COURSE BENEFITS:

MODULES INCLUDE:

REQUIREMENTS TO PASS THE COURSE:

OR

Are you ready to be become a Senior WCA Marine Guide?

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