About the course
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
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Last updated:
16 Oct 2019 at 01:00PM AEST
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.
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.
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.
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
| Tuition Fee Type | Estimated Annual Fee |
| Gov. Subsidised - Standard | $2,425.00 |
| Gov. Subsidised - Concession | $485.00 |
| Full Tuition Fee | $8,830.00 |
| Service Fees | Estimated Annual Fees |
| Service & Amenities* | $155.00 |
| Core Skills Support** | $75.00 |
| Annual Material Fees | $722.85 |
| Retain Course Items*** | No fee applies |
** 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).
Annual student tuition & material fees as published are subject to change given individual circumstances at enrolment. Fees listed are for 2019 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.
Course Structure
Certificate IV in Guiding - 17 units (11 core and 6 elective)
Certificate IV in Outdoor Recreation - 31 units (15 core and 16 electives)
There is one unit common to both courses so in total you will study 47 units (25 core, 22 electives).
- SITTGDE006 DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN THE GENERAL AND REGIONAL KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED BY GUIDES100.0 hours
- SITTGDE002 WORK AS A GUIDE90.0 hours
- SITTGDE004 LEAD TOUR GROUPS30.0 hours
- SITTGDE005 PREPARE AND PRESENT TOUR COMMENTARIES OR ACTIVITIES70.0 hours
- SITTGDE011 COORDINATE AND OPERATE TOURS70.0 hours
- SITTGDE012 MANAGE EXTENDED TOURING PROGRAMS70.0 hours
- SITXCRI001 RESPOND TO A CUSTOMER IN CRISIS30.0 hours
- SITTGDE001 INTERPRET ASPECTS OF LOCAL AUSTRALIAN INDIGENOUS CULTURE100.0 hours
- SITTGDE010 PREPARE SPECIALISED INTERPRETIVE CONTENT ON CULTURAL AND HERITAGE ENVIRONMENTS80.0 hours
- SITTTSL002 ACCESS AND INTERPRET PRODUCT INFORMATION65.0 hours
- HLTAID003 PROVIDE FIRST AID18.0 hours
- SITXWHS001 PARTICIPATE IN SAFE WORK PRACTICES12.0 hours
- SITXWHS002 IDENTIFY HAZARDS, ASSESS AND CONTROL SAFETY RISKS30.0 hours
- SITXCCS007 ENHANCE CUSTOMER SERVICE EXPERIENCES40.0 hours
- SITXCOM005 MANAGE CONFLICT20.0 hours
- SITXCOM002 SHOW SOCIAL AND CULTURAL SENSITIVITY20.0 hours
- SITTPPD003 COORDINATE AND OPERATE SUSTAINABLE TOURISM ACTIVITIES70.0 hours
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