PTDC To Organize Tour Guides Workshops To Provide Employment

News Desk

Islamabad: Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) has planned to organize a series of tour guides training workshops under the National Tour Guide Training Program with an aim to fill the gap of trained tour guides and provide opportunities for unemployed young people to get jobs in the field of tour operation.

The series of training workshops are being arranged in collaboration with the Department of Tourist Services (DTS), Sustainable Tourism Foundation Pakistan (STFP), College of Tourism and Hotel Management (COTHM), and Pakistan Association of Tour Operators (PATO). The workshops will be held under the supervision of the World Federation of Tour Guides Association (WFTGA).

Extensive Tour Guides Training Program’s first two weeks are slated to take place in Islamabad from March 18–31.

On special request, some deserving low-income applicants may receive partial scholarships. March 12 is the last day to submit an application.