Challenges in Education of Tour Guides and Tour Managers Izazovi U Edukaciji Turističkih Vodiča I Organizatora Turizma

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  • Mitja Gorenak
  • Irena Gorenak
چکیده

The following article examines different educational systems for tour guides in Slovenia as well as abroad. Based on the survey carried out among tour guides and tours managers in Slovenia their opinion on the usefulness of knowledge gained in the process, their viewpoint on the current form of education and the level of difficulty of obtaining a license for a tour guide or tour manager was investigated. In addition, their viewpoint on proposed new contents and forms of education was examined. Finally, a two-way system of education for tour guides, i.e. professional tour guides and part-time tour guides and tour managers, was proposed. Sažetak Članak istražuje različite obrazovne sustave za turističke vodiče u Sloveniji, kao i inozemstvu. Na temelju ankete provedene među vodičima i turističkim pratiteljima u Sloveniji istraživali smo njihovo mišljenje o korisnosti znanja stečena u procesu, njihova gledišta o trenutnom obliku obrazovanja i razinu težine dobivanja dozvole za vodiča ili turističkih pratitelja. Osim toga pregledano je njihovo stajalište o predloženim novim sadržajima i oblicima obrazovanja. U konačnici predložen je, dvosmjerni sustav obrazovanja, profesionalnog turističkog vodiča, odnosno skraćeno radno vrijeme turističkog vodiča i turističkog pratitelja.

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تاریخ انتشار 2012