Career as Travel Tour Guide Courses Job Opportunities India

Career as Travel Tour Guide & Courses

Traveling has become very easy these days. Many opportunities have opened because of the growth of travels and tourism industry. Another option is tour travel industry is working as a tour guide; yes the jobs are there in the market and offer cool salary and entertainment. It require good communication and also a challenging job. As tour guide must have deep knowledge of the tourist destinations, associated with art, architecture and cluttered.

Details

Tour guide training courses are conducted by tourism offices of government of India, held in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and kolkata. To be able for this course you need to have graduate degree from any stream. In the end of the course a license is given to the students. Many institutes of India provide the short term course for graduates. A tourism and travel administration/managements courses are offered by several institutes.

Career prospects - Job Opportunities

A tour guide can easily find job opportunities in tourism departments and tourism directorates of the union and state governments. Beside it, a tour guide can work in the private sector with travel agencies and tour operators. To work as travel journalists or travel writers is one of the good options for a tour guide and tour guide can also work as a freelancer too. So start a self employment is good option in this sector.


Earning of a tour guide totally depend on the skill abilities, professionalism and of course on the customer satisfaction. They can earn Rs. 30,000 to 40,000 and even more in the three to four months of the season when tourist comes in a big quantity.


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Career as Travel Agent Courses Job Opportunities in India

Career as Travel Agent Courses Job Opportunities

Travel agent is the person who work for travel agencies and also work for their clients, offers end to end travel services and solutions. Its his duty and responsibility to arrange transportation, car rentals. Nowadays travel agents make use of computers to give the information to their clients related with cost, schedules, and routes and confirmation of reservation etc. In short it’s a travel agent responsibility to pick the tourist from the destination point and to offer all the required services like train or airplane tickets, other tickets. Unfortunately if the client wants to get change his ticket or want any other day’s ticket then its travel agent who change the ticket. The clients notify the travel agents to make other arrangements if one not satisfied with the arrangements. A travel agent spent his most time working with the computer or telephone completing paperwork, and conferring with clients and making travels arrangements.

Qualification:-

To be a travel agent its necessary to have a good, excellent communication skill, customer service skills, sales skill. He/Shee needs to have great patience, cool temperament to work under stress. Many travel agencies hire travel agents from a business school, university, vocational school or collage in hospitality of tourism and travel. An agents need to know how to run a business profitably. In the upcoming years the importance of computer is going to be increase rapidly.

Certification and advancement

Some of the employees start their career from clerk or receptionists in the travel agencies. Having some experience and some formal training they can take on grater responsibilities and eventually and probably the duties of agent.
To start your own agency one need to have experience in an established agency as have can easily get formal approval from suppliers or corporations, such as airlines, ship lime, or rail lines to extend credit on reservations and ensure payment.

Job prospects


The jobs opening s of travel agents comes normally in vocation and summer season no only in India but all over the world. The salary and job responsibility depends on the qualification and experience of the person.

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CBSE Grading System X 10 9 Class from 2010-11 Introduced

CBSE Grading System Introduced in X and IX class

Finally Grading system in CBSE X class has been introduced and will work form the next year 2010-11. The board exams now have become optional for x and new system called continuous and comprehensive evaluation (CCE) has been approved based on grades. There would be two assessment during a year called as formative and summative assessment.

About Formative Assessment: it will be based on class work, homework, assignment and project work done by the students.

Two evaluations would be there each in first and second term and will carry 10 marks.

In summative assessment based on the term end examination:

There would be one term end exam for each term. The first term end exam will carry 20 marks and second will carry 40 marks.

There would be total 9 grades for class IX and Xth. Grade for a student would be based on the marks obtained in formative and summative assessments. Here is the complete detail of grading system.

Marks Obtained Grade
95 and above A1
90 to 94 A2
85 t0 89 A3
80 to 84 B1
70 to 79 B2
60 to 69 C1
50 to 59 C2
33 to 49 C3
Less than 33 D


There will be only two terms in a year. So the examination burden would be less as compare to the previous one. Let see what will be the impact of this grading system. As per the pole conducted on this website, students still wants to boards exams in x class as compulsory.



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IITTM Courses and Programmes

IITTM - Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management: - It is organization under ministry of Tourism and Culture. It is one of the top most and premier institute in India. IITTM offers education, research and training in management of travel, tourism and other allied sectors. It is counted one of the top B Schools in the country. IITTM offers four types of Post Graduate Diploma Programmes (PGDM) and the programmes are approved by AICTE. IITTM offer accommodation facility for both girls and boys.

Fee Structure:

Fees for PGDM (S) and for PGDM (IB)

For the first year the fee would be around Rs. 1,04,000
For second year it would be around 1,03,000
and for the last year

Fees For PGDM (TT) and PGDM (TL)
Rs around 80,000 in first year and Rs.53,000 for the second year.

Eligibility:

A graduate in any discipline of a university or equivalent

Course Duration:

20 months or 4 semesters.


IITTM Mission is to provide education, development of quality human resources for tourism and other allied services.

Institute also offers campus recruitment in good companies which pays higher salary packages. Currently IITTM is offering change to earn at the time learning as we all know that Commonwealth Games 2010 are going to be organized in India.


University provide specialization in various courses and these are,
International Business
Aviation Management,
Tourism Management
Marketing Management
Tourism and Hospitality Services,
T Enabled services
Air Cargo Operations and many more to name

For more information, course details, fee information and admission procedure you can visit the official website www.iittm.org/


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People often plan a tour during vacation. Normally they don’t have enough information about historical or other place like where to stay, name of the hotels, routes maps, type of food available, mode of transport, distance from their place of residence etc. so this is the job which means as a tour operator you will have to plan the entire tour for them.


As a good tour operator you must have each and every type of information, knowledge of various places of tourist interest. You must have the ability to organize all the facilities which a tourist need or want. It is your duty to make you client satisfied or happy. Another good feature that a tour operator must have is good communication and understandability. You would also need to have understanding of and knowledge of other language as you would have to face tourist from many countries, but its not compulsory to have the knowledge of each and every language, but if you have then it will be your plus point. You must have a reliable transporter who does not have any bad habits and must be punctual. It’s your duty to be in constant touch of your client till he leave for home.

Travel & Tourism Course details


You need to pursue a specific course for that which will provide you everything and other necessary information with practical experiences. You will also be taught to speak various other languages. It will give a professional outlook; it will teach you how to behave with your client. A degree or diploma or certificate courses in travel and tourism give one a professional outlook and provide an edge over others. Minimum qualification of this course is 10+2 pass. While for others its bachelor’s degree.

Institutes for Travel and Tourism Courses

Any course related with tourism and travel sector can gives you an insight into tour operations. There are so many collages and institute are available which offer such course in travel and tourism.

Here is the list of some good Institute and colleges

Government of India tourist offices
Indian institute of tourism and travel management (IITTM) new Delhi kolkata and gwalior ,
kurukshetra university, haryana;
Delhi university
Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu,
MS University, Baroda. Ect

How much you can earn ?


One can easily earn 8000-15000 per month in starting and can move further as per their ability. After 5 to 7 years of experiences one can set up his own tour operation.


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Now yoga will be introduced in Schools as compulsory

Now students would be taught yoga in the school soon. Yes, Soon it is becoming compulsory in schools to teach yoga to students in physical education. NCERT is ready with the syllabus and teacher guide. Test book are being prepared for the same.


Many schools in Bangalore teach yoga to students. It has been said that text books may be too bulky as physical education is practical oriented and if all the methods, technique in the books, it would results in bulky books. Few schools teach yoga during assembly but its not compulsory but there is not especial yoga teachers in the school for guidance.

Yoga is very important for each and every one and from the 1st class a student should be taught yoga. The problem of stress and tension in a growing child is a big problem and it can be avoided with the help of yoga. Students could not find time for yoga classes after the school so it would be a right decision to teach yoga in the school for all the classes.



Yoga is ancient art of keeping ourselves fit, healthy and fine. Not only students but all of us should bring it in our daily lives. Yoga education is not compulsory in the school but form the next academic year it can be compulsory in the schools. It would be really a good move for students.

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 CCE Grading system

Good news for CBSE Xth class students. Now the CBSE Board exam for 10th Class is going to be optional from the next year and it would also be confirmed with a formal announcement with all the details, like what would the new system to replace 10th class board exams etc. It would be announced most probably on coming Friday 28th Ausgust 2009.


From the sources it has been come to know that CBSE has prepared the format of an aptitude exam for class x and schools can use it for the test on the basis of understanding level in different subject. Grading system would be implemented instead of marks. but it also has been said that CBSE is conducting surveys whether students still wants board examination for Xth class or not. Only after that it would be finalized whether new system would be introduced or not?



There is also a provision that there may be two options for the students first those who want to opt for board and the second for those who don’t. There many be another provision of online certification. There would be online demand test for those who don’t want to take the board exams but also want to get the certificate later on. This certificate would be equivalent to Xth class certificate exam. Let’s wait and look at the final decision

Write your Comments and suggestions what you want ?
Grading System should be introduced ?
or
Board Exams should be continued ?

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Sainik schools are established by the sainik school society. These schools prepare students for NDA , National defence Academy. There are many Sainik Schools currently in India, around 24. Sainik Schools not only provide high quality education but also develop other skills in a student. The main object of Sainik School is to make a student able to lead a officer in defence services.



What facility a Sainik School have apart from excellent study?

Indoor Game
Boxing Ring
Horse Riding Club
Trekking and Hiking Club
Football and Cricket Field
Basketball Courts
Cross-Country Track
Parade Ground Etc.



It means a sainik school makes a student all rounder in every field whether it is education, discipline or sports. There are presently 24 sainik schools in India and these are situated in Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat. Orissa. Karnataka, Rajasthan, Nainital Uttarakhand , Assam , Bihar Manipur, Punjab, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Kunjpura, Haryana, Lucknow-Uttar Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Nalanda-Bihar ,Pungalwa-Nagaland, Purulia- West Bengal , Rewa-Madhya Pradesh, Rewari, Haryana, Tihra-Himachal Pradesh, Tilaiya-Jharkhand, Satara-Maharashtra.



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Military School India Common Entrance Test 2009 - CET 2009

The common entrance test for the military school of India will be held on 20th December 2009 for the admission of students VI in Rashtriya Military School.


What you need: Students should be 10 to 12 years old as on July 1, 2010. The students should pass the examination of 5th class from a Govt/ recognized school before the admission.
Age Relaxation: six month relaxation in age will be provided for the wards of personnel killed in action.


Deadline: the form can be submitted till 10th September 2009.

Application form and prospectus can be obtained from any Rashtriya Military School
Fee: The prospectus fee is 250 for general students and for SC/ST the prospectus will be available for Rs. 125 only.


The test is conducted for Ajmer, Dholpur, Chail, Belgaum, Bangalore for the admission in Class VIth.

Military School Chail is the oldest one and it was Previously known as King George Royal Indian Military College

Other Military school in India


Ajmer Military School.
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B.A in 3D Animation and Visual Effects from IGNOU

Earlier there are many private institutions which were offering Animation courses but there was not recognition for the course. There is good news for those who wants to get a degree in Animation courses. Yes IGNOU and MAAC announce the launch of a new animation degree course. The school of Journalism and New Media Studies at IGNOU ties up with MAAC or we can say that the world’s largest university ties up with the India’s premier animation institute to bring the quality education with degree, bachelor of Arts (B.A) in 3D Animation and Visual effects programme.

It will make you different from others, develop real animation skills and make you able to beat the competition. If you need more information about the Animation degree programme, courses you can SMS to MAAC delhi and send it to 56767.


Admissions are open till September 5th, 2009. The course is available at selected centers.
For prospectus and application forms are available in Pitampura, Anand Vihar, Gurgaon, Kamla Nagar, Noida, Preet Vihar, Rajuri Garden, South Extension, Faridabad etc.


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