PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE

27 MAY 2003

To update the Portfolio Committee on progress made in Tourist Guide registration and transformation

PURPOSE

PROGRESS SINCE

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ACT 9 Provincial Registrars appointed

More guiding associations showing interest in the new system

Tour Operators beginning to play a positive role in engaging registered guides

Quarterly meetings held by Registrars to discuss guiding issues

ROLE OF PROVINCIAL REGISTRARS

Develop training and development plans for tourist guides in their respective provinces

Organize establishment of representative associations in each province

Establish relationships with tour operators

Develop tourist guide transformation strategy in each province

TRANSFORMATION OF THE GUIDING SECTOR

DEAT to train 300 guides nationwide in 2003-2004 and additional 300 guides will be trained each year until 2006DEAT to train 60 HDI tourist guide trainers nationwide Tour operators engaged in providing internships for new guides from disadvantaged backgrounds 20 additional Amathuba students undergoing training in GermanyOpportunities for HDI training sourced by DEAT through inter-government bilaterals

REGISTRATION IN PROVINCES PROVINCE TOTAL HDI Guides Other Guides

Gauteng 1556 215 1341

Free State `16 3 13

Northern Province

327 97 230

North West 104 25 79

Western Cape 1925 352 1573

Northern Cape 50 12 38

Mpumalanga 695 174 521

KwaZulu Natal 603 114 489

Eastern Cape 337 58 279

TOTAL 5613 1050 4563

TRANSFORMATION TARGETS 2003-2004

PROVINCE No: HDI Guides to be trained

Actual HDI’s trained

Comments

Mpumalanga 108 TBC

Free State 25 TBC

N. Cape 10 TBC

E. Cape 90 56 Pending registration

Gauteng 180 TBC

N.West 84 40 Pending registration

KZN 40 TBC

Limpopo 50 TBC

W. Cape 35 TBC

Total 622 96

CONCERNS

Delay of tourist guide certification

Assessment fees too high

Shortage of assessors in general

Shortage of HDI assessors

No HDI training providers in the guiding sector