Field Training Programs in Tour Guiding For University Students: A Case Study of King Saud University Program

Abouelata MI

Published on: 2025-01-08

Abstract

Field training in tour guiding plays a crucial role in preparing students and trainees for the labour market. This paper studies and analyses, in details, the field training program for tour guiding students at King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The paper covers all aspects related to this training program in terms of objectives, implementation, training sites, skills acquired, training team, and other program elements. This paper concludes that this training program is, in general, a very good program in terms of planning, implementation, and training sites, the paper also concludes a recommendation for further analytical study through a SWOT analysis to identify the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of this training program.