Tourist Board Training - programme of events

Tourist Board Training (TBT) develops and co-ordinates innovative, flexible and sustainable learning opportunities and recently became a Learndirect Scotland branded learning centre by meeting the high quality of standards required.

TBT’s workshops are designed to enhance the skills of tourism operators and have been developed to recognise the growing niche markets and also to ensure that all tourism operators are maximising the potential benefits to their business. These workshops provide the first step in accessing VisitScotland Quality Assurance Welcome Schemes.

Courses will be held on the following dates:

Ancestral Tourism:
14th June – Dunfermline
June - Orkney

Anglers Welcome:
29th May - Benbecula
8th June – Grampian

Cairngorms Connections:
12th June – Ballater
28th June - Blairgowrie

Children’s Welcome:
1st June – Isle of Lewis
1st June – Aviemore
4th June – Grampian
13th June - Drumnadrochit

Film Crews Welcome:
25th May – Dalkeith – Pilot Course
25th June - Stirling

Watersports Welcome:
22nd May - Stornoway
13th June – Peterhead

Wildlife Tourism:
30th & 31st May - Barra
24th May & 7th June – Moray Area
30th May & 11th June - Aviemore

TBT also provide product knowledge courses:

Scotland Yours to Discover
Why not try our FREE online learning workshop? To register, please contact TBT.

Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park Product Knowledge Pack
For further information on this distance-learning course, please contact TBT.

Coming soon in 2007:

Ancestral Tourism Online
This course has been developed to give participants an introduction to Scotland’s ancestral tourism initiative and equip them to provide advice and assistance to ancestral tourists locally. It is aimed at frontline staff in tourism businesses including accommodation establishments, restaurants, pubs and visitor attractions. The online product is currently being piloted so please look out for the launch of Ancestral Tourism Online in June 2007.

Cairngorms Connections Online
The online course will provide information about the tourism product in the Cairngorms National Park (CNP) and will increase the learner’s awareness of the importance of good knowledge and customer relations in promoting Scotland’s National Parks. The online product is currently being piloted with the official launch of Cairngorms Connections Online taking place soon so watch this space!

More details are available at: www.visitscotland.org/eventsconferences_events_list-new.htm

If you are interested in attending any of our forthcoming workshops or would like further information on our range of workshops, please contact TBT on tel: 01294 313 006 or email: tbt@tbt.visitscotland.com

Categories: National