Ukrainian Tourist Guides Association

Ukrainian Tourist Guides Association SAM System for Award Management Unique Entity ID: WQQGX6MN5FJ5 NATO Codification Tools CAGE: A1HUJ EU Programmes PIC NUMBER: (EU PARTNERS) NAICS Codes: 813920: Professional Organizations 611430: Professional and Management Development Training CAPABILITY STATEMENT • The main goal of the organization is to unite the guides on the basis of creating favorable conditions for the progression of the national tourist product by developing and promoting a high-quality excursion product, increasing the level of the guides professional skills, specifying their role and place in the educational process, raising the profile of the profession. • Improving the system of training and guides professional growth, creating conditions for the specialists, professional development and the mainstreaming of ethical standards of the profession. • Assistance in the process of forming a professional environment for guides in Ukraine; reforming Ukrainian legislation using the experience of European countries that are leaders of the tourism market, harmonizing Ukrainian standards with European Union legislations; evolving legal forms of self-organization and self-regulation of the tourism community; development of excursion business, in particular, excursion product in Ukraine; the establishment and maintenance of a national register of guides. Ukrainian Tourist Guides Association • Represents Ukraine in two international professional communities: the Federation of European Guides (FEG) and the World Federation of Travel Guides Associations (WFTGA) • Conducts training courses for beginners and professionals, lectures on history and culture, entrepreneurship, marketing, psychology, conflict resolution, as well as various workshops for the organization’s members.