Certificate IV in Guiding

About the course

Our Certificate IV in Guiding is delivered as a dual qualification in conjunction with the Certificate IV in Outdoor Recreation.

If you’ve got a passion for the outdoors and an appetite for adventure and eco-tourism, this is your course. Open up career pathways to adventure tourism, international guiding, outdoor recreation and education with this qualification. As an outdoor adventure guide, tour guide or tourism specialist you will be highly sought-after by Victorian and Australian tourism operators.

Our course prepares you for the demands of the industry. It focuses on equipping you with a wide range of outdoor activity training at both guide and instructor levels. Learn specific skills in areas such as bushwalking, canoeing, snow sports, rafting, climbing, abseiling, mountain biking, risk management, navigation and trip planning. Develop the capabilities required to plan and deliver adventure tourism programs for a wide range of clients.

Make the most of our vast network of supportive employers, industry bodies and employment opportunities to gain practical industry experience and become ‘job ready’ before you finish your course. Gather on-the-job experience and further develop your guiding techniques within placements in different workplace settings. This way you’ll position yourself for the best possible employment opportunities.

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Course Details

Intake Dates & Course Length
Career Outcomes
Entry Requirements
Applying
Pathways & Accreditation
Fees & Finance Options
Course Structure
Last updated:
29 Jan 2020 at 12:00AM AEST

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Intake Dates & Course Length

February

Full time: 12 months (class days and times are variable, students will spend half their time in class and half on specific field-based adventure programs to gain practical activity skill acquisition)

For information regarding dates such as enrolment, orientation and study breaks please visit the Academic Calendars page.

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Career Outcomes

After successful completion you may wish to apply for roles such as:

tour guide
cultural guide
heritage guide
interpretive guide
nature-based guide
tour director
tour manager
walking guide
specialist activity guide
eco adventurer within Australia’s Adventure Tourism industry

Upon successful completion of the course, you will be eligible for registration with key industry bodies including Canoeing Victoria, Australian Professional Snow sports Instructors and Outdoors Victoria.

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Entry Requirements

You must be 18 years of age.

Entry into this qualification without prior outdoor recreation industry experience or formal qualifications is not recommended.

PRE-TRAINING REVIEW

To assist prospective students to determine whether a course is suitable and appropriate for the individual needs, Box Hill Institute will assess all students’ language, literacy and numeracy and digital literacy by asking you to undertake a self-assessment review prior to the enrolment.

A course advisor will discuss the outcomes of the review and make recommendations about whether the course is suitable for you, and identify additional support where required.

Applying

Direct entry and VTAC

Recognition of Prior Learning is available.

Pathways & Accreditation

Successful completion will enable you to apply for the Diploma of Outdoor Recreation, Diploma of Sports Development, Diploma of Fitness or the Diploma of Events. You may apply for entry into a degree in tourism, outdoor education, sport science or human movement.

This course is government accredited and has national recognition

The qualification is aligned with the Australian Qualification Framework (AQF) level 4

Fees & Finance Options

This training is provided to eligible individuals with funds made available by the Commonwealth and Victorian Governments

	Government Subsidised Concessions	Government Subsidised Standard	Full Fee
Tuition Fee	$503	$2,516	$8,921
Service Fee	$160	$160	$160
Core Skills Support Fee	$80	$80	$80
Material Fee	$723	$723	$723
Retain Course Items	$0	$0	$0
Total Course Estimate	$1,466	$3,479	$9,884
Payable Estimate (at commencement)	$1,466	$3,479	$9,884

^* Does not apply to VETDSS or Short course students.

^** Does not apply to VETDSS, International students, Short Courses, Graduate Degrees , or re-enrolling students who re-enrol in the same course.

^***Retained Course Items are purchased by the student once prior to commencing. The course items bought by the student become the property of the student. Such items retain a generic application for other purposes outside the student's course of study (e.g. textbooks).

Student tuition & materials fees published are indicative, and subject to change given individual circumstances at enrolment. Fees listed are at 2020 rates and may increase annually over the duration of delivery. Advertised start dates and delivery locations are subject to viable student numbers. For more information please contact our Course Advisors on 1300 BOX HILL.

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