About STGA

THE ONLY PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP BODY FOR FULLY TRAINED ACCREDITED TOURIST GUIDES IN SCOTLAND

VisitScotland is delighted to endorse the Scottish Tourist Guides Association as the professional membership body for fully trained and accredited tourist guides in Scotland. STGA accredited guides are passionate ambassadors for Scotland and in providing our visitors with information and inspiration, help deliver a memorable experience for them. February 2009


VisitBritain is pleased to recommend Blue Badge Guides; Britain's official professional Tourist Guides.March 2009
This Government sets great store by ensuring that people working in tourism are appropriately qualified and motivated to deliver the best possible service.I know that the Scottish Tourist Guides and your Blue Badge course are immensely respected the world over. I congratulate you on continuing to set the standard in this March 2008

ONLY the Scottish Tourist Guides Association in Scotland and the Institute of Tourist Guiding in England and Wales accredit courses for professional Blue Badge, Green Badge and Yellow Badge tourist guides, and set the standard, qualification requirements and accreditation for professional tourist guides.

In Scotland ONLY the STGA is recognised as the membership association for professional, qualified and accredited tourist guides by the World Federation of Tourist Guide Associations (WFTGA) and the Federation of European Tourist Guides Association (FEG).

The STGA Coat of Arms guarantees quality the Lord Lyon King of Arms and his court protect its use.

The STGA has almost 500 members.

BLUE BADGE GUIDES

or Ordinary National Members, are fully trained and insured to guide throughout the whole of Scotland

GREEN BADGE GUIDES

or Regional Affiliates, are trained, accredited and insured to guide within particular regions of Scotland

YELLOW BADGE GUIDES

or Site Affiliates, are accredited to STGA standards for specific local routes, visitor sites or attractions

 

HOMECOMING 2009

The STGA is in partnership with Homecoming 2009 - a celebration of Scottishness, the Scottish world Diaspora and the 250th anniversary of the birth of our national bard, Robert Burns.

WFTGA

The STGA is the Scottish representative as part of the UK delegation in the World Federation of Tourist Guide Associations. Almost 50 countries worldwide belong to this body to work towards high standards of professionalism in tourist guiding. In 2003 we hosted the WFTGA Convention in Dunblane. An STGA delegate will attend the Convention in Bali in January 2009. The current president of the WFTGA is also a Scottish Blue Badge guide.

FEG

The STGA belongs to the Federation of European Tourist Guide Associations and has been a player in recent developments in Europe regarding the new CEN (Comite Europeen de Normalisation) rulings on European standards relating to tourist guiding and the training of tourist guides.

For more information about the STGA contact us online, call 01786 44 77 84 or email info@stga.co.uk.


Whatever your interest we have the guide for you

Our collective interests and individual expertise reflects a wide range of special interests which include:

bullet pointScottish Architecture
bullet pointGardens
bullet pointArchaeology
bullet pointArt & Music
bullet pointFolklore
bullet pointOutdoor Pursuits
bullet pointFootball
bullet pointCastles
bullet pointAgriculture & Land Use
bullet pointLocal & Family History
bullet pointLiterature
bullet pointGolf
bullet pointHill Walking & Snow Sports
bullet pointWhisky

To find out more about guides own particular interests please look for more details on the Find A Guide pages on this website or consult the STGA Guide List.

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