{"id":1259,"date":"2021-12-03T16:26:30","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T16:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drtomstours.com\/?p=1259"},"modified":"2022-05-29T11:32:10","modified_gmt":"2022-05-29T11:32:10","slug":"its-official-i-have-the-badge-to-prove-i-am-a-belfast-green-badge-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drtomstours.com\/index.php\/2021\/12\/03\/its-official-i-have-the-badge-to-prove-i-am-a-belfast-green-badge-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s official; I have the badge to prove I am a Belfast Green Badge Guide!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My Green Badge has arrived today and I&#8217;m very proud. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Green Badge is a qualification awarded by the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.itg.org.uk\/\">Institute of Tourist Guiding<\/a>&nbsp;(ITG) that assesses the skills and knowledge of guides and certifies them to lead tours in a designated geographical area such as Belfast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Being awarded the Belfast Green Badge qualification means that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>my skills, knowledge and conduct have been assessed as meeting ITG professional standards to safety, expertly and competently to guide and lead tours.<\/li><li>I am subject to professional standards and expectations of the ITG to keep my knowledge up to date an behave in a professional and courteous manner.<\/li><li>I am serious and professional about tour guiding, invested time, money and effort to learn by leading industry professionals and want to learn and develop as a tour guide within a community of qualified guides.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I started the course in the Autumn of 2020 and it was administered by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nitga.co.uk\/?gclid=CjwKCAjw3riIBhAwEiwAzD3TiSVW1q4RhNytofpBcEj5U0yzKhxd0HluwG1XfVniVnetw-cPLOjH6hoCTOoQAvD_BwE\">Northern Ireland Tourist Guide Association<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you fancy booking a tour with me, drop me a line at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:contact@drtomstours.com\">contact@drtomstours.com<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-gbb9b13\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e6 section-gbb9b13 gutentor-element gutentor-element-image text-align-center-desktop\"><div class=\"gutentor-element-image-box\"><div class=\"gutentor-image-thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"normal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/drtomstours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG-e1638546169564-300x185.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My Green Badge has arrived today and I&#8217;m very proud. 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