Q&A - Career Guidance

“Tour Guide” - A job for dynamic young people

The “Tour Guide” industry is a field of study for dynamic people and trains students in the ability to operate tours, work as tour guides, and connect and coordinate with departments, relevant agencies, and other travel service units to implement travel plans and programs for passengers and other events related to tourism...

Enrollment activities at Dong Nam A College

 

With a modern economy like ours today, the concept of travel and tourism is quite familiar to some people who have the conditions to travel and explore destinations and scenic spots. Therefore, the “Tour Guide” industry is one of the professions that attracts dynamic young people who love to explore and travel.

In addition, travel and tourism is also considered a “smokeless industry”. This is one of the industries with the most potential and the most spearhead economic sector in the past decade that our country is looking to develop. Not only that, in recent years, tourism in our country has been increasing dramatically. Therefore, the human resources of the tourism industry are in great need, and this is also a profession that our government supports for development.

Mr. Tran Anh Tuan - Vice President of Ho Chi Minh City Vocational Education Association - Human resource forecasting expert shares about the Vietnamese tourism market.

 

When studying tourism at Dong Nam A College, students will be exposed to and learn from various sources of knowledge. The program is designed to meet the needs of learners in the context of integration and the demand for high-quality human resources of the labor market.

Students studying this major will study the foundation of culture - society, country, people and activities of the current Vietnamese tourism industry. Along with that, you will learn more knowledge about tourism professions such as tour guides, Vietnam tourist routes, Vietnam's historical and cultural relics, grasp knowledge about tourism marketing, payment operations, human resource management, financial management, travel management, regional culinary culture to easily penetrate the actual profession; Have the ability to convey and creatively apply knowledge and skills to handle and solve problems related to communication with tourists, first aid for tourists, buying travel insurance for tourists.

Benefits of choosing to study at Dong Nam A College

 

Apply soft skills in professional activities such as communication skills, skills in organizing exchanges and entertainment, skills in organizing events, and teamwork skills. Initially forming comprehensive management skills for tourism businesses and skills to handle situations in managing business operations, having the skills to analyze, synthesize and evaluate data information to solve practical problems in tour design and operation, service quality management, tourism service human resource management, accommodation business operations, travel business, transportation services, strategic management ...

The outstanding feature of the program is that learners will participate in many professional practice activities at accommodation - travel businesses; practical subjects of tourism routes in and outside the province, thereby helping learners to rub against the real working environment, improving professional skills associated with social needs.
The job of the tourism industry is very open, after graduating from school, students can take on positions such as tour guides, specialists in charge of accommodation departments, organizing conferences - events, managing - operating tour design, tourism business at facilities, working at entertainment service businesses, tourist areas, amusement parks..., presenting in front of crowds and explaining at tourist areas, museums, historical sites so that passengers can grasp the content... Working at transportation service businesses such as operations, ticket sales, service.

Opening of the Tour Guide class at the Vocational Education - Continuing Education Center of Ba Tri District - Ben Tre Province

 

According to Vietnam's tourism law, to become a tour guide, one must go to school and be properly trained in both knowledge and health and is in great need of people who are passionate and enthusiastic about the profession. Students can continue to study at a higher level in management, restaurant services, hotels, and domestic and international travel and tourism. They have the ability to quickly absorb and learn new knowledge to meet job requirements as well as the potential for higher positions.

ThS. Thai Thuy Chung