Kerala Tourism conducts short term training programmes for tour guides

Kerala Tourism department is inviting application for tour guide training programmes at state and regional levels.

There are 50 seats available for the state level course and 200 seats for the regional level.

Training centers will be in Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam, Thrissur and Thalassery. Last date to submit the application is 22^nd October 2018.

Duration for the state level course is 9 weeks and 4 weeks for the regional level. Course fees is Rs 25,000 for the state level and 9,000 for the regional level; 50 per cent of the fess will be borne by the tourism department.

Selection will be based on written test and interview. Those who complete the course successfully will get tourist guide license from the tourism department.

Regional level course will be available only for those in the same district.

For more information, visit www.kittsedu.org; Phone: 0471 2329539, 2329468, 2339178