Essential Guide Skills Course + Certificate
A field-tested program designed to elevate your career in adventure travel.
Elevate Your Skills
The Essential Guiding Skills Course delivers the foundational frameworks used by veteran guides for planning and facilitating successful trips.
Gain clarity around your leadership strategies, boost your communication skills, and learn to expertly manage people, operations and risk – all in just 8 hours of self-paced online learning.
If you desire a lasting and rewarding career in adventure travel, this dynamic course is designed for you.
Additional Course Details
Class 1: An Insider's Look at Professional Guiding
Class 2: Understanding and Exceeding Guest Expectations
Class 3: Group Management that Works
Class 4: Risk, Reward and Real-world Decisions
Class 5: Storytelling and Developing a Sense of Place
Class 6: Professionalism, Ethics and Your Reputation
How You'll Benefit
The Essential Guide Skills Course speaks directly to the reality of being a guide: delivering incredible guest experiences while juggling complex logistics, managing group dynamics, and overcoming unexpected complications.
After completing this course, you'll have the knowledge and confidence to step into any adventure leadership role with confidence and purpose.
Understand how to approach key guiding demands, like:
- How do I lead with confidence in difficult situations?
- How can I manage challenging guests?
- How do I turn a basic itinerary into something meaningful and memorable?
- How do I make defensible risk management decisions?
- How can I score better on guest evaluations?
Professional Guide Certificate
Completing this course and exam earns you the Professional Guide Certificate—a mark of dedication, capability, and professionalism.
It signals to employers, peers, and guests that you take your work seriously.
Whether you've just entered the industry or are seeking new roles, this certificate will make you stand out.
My Promise to You
Hi, I'm Colby, your instructor and a professional Expedition Leader with over 20 years of field experience. You can learn more about me here.
This is the training I wish I had early in my career. This course is grounded in practical frameworks and strategies used by top-tier guides worldwide. You’ll receive clear guidance and useful insights while gaining the ability to step into your next guiding role with purpose. And if you’re not satisfied, I’ll refund the course fee—guaranteed. Let's start today.
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