Tourism and Heritage
Our Expertise
Tourism and Heritage Training in Museums, Galleries and Attractions in London
We are one of the leading vocational trainers for Tourism and Heritage workforce development in London. We have established training partnerships/centres at the Old Royal Naval College on the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site and Southwark Cathedral.
We work with employers, local communities and organisations to deliver employer demand-led training and courses in Tourism and Heritage.
We deliver Cultural Heritage NVQ’s and bespoke short courses on site for museums, galleries and attractions in London.
We also offer full time NVQ Level 2 and 3 Tour Guiding courses at the Old Royal Naval College training centre. Tutors are also accredited to deliver Welcome Host, Welcome All and Welcome to East London short courses.
Our NVQs are quality assured by both Greenwich Community College and the awarding body EDI plc (Education Development International).
Our tutors are vocationally experienced and accredited NVq Assessors and Internal Verifiers.
Please contact Rita Williams for more information.
Courses
You can view training courses within the Tourism and Heritage sector here
As well as the above courses we can also tailor training to meet your business needs. Please contact Rita Williams for more information. Examples of these programmes are below:
Engaging the Visitor – Pre-employment training designed by GCC in association with GLLaB and the 02 delivered as part of the full time NVQ Customer Service course. This course included work placement at the 02 and National Maritime Museum.
Greenwich Local Labour and Business – One day Welcome Host and Welcome All courses for 400+ potential recruits of O2 as part of a pre-employment training package developed by GLLaB.
Welcoming Chinese Visitors to the UK – This half day course has been developed as part of the London Beijing project and delivered to front line staff at the National Maritime Museum.
Royal Parks Foundation – “Mission Impossible” two hour presentation skills workshop designed and delivered in partnership with teachers for 120 schoolchildren as part of a week long project entitled “Palace for the 21st Century” held in Greenwich Park.
Greenwich Foundation – short half day refresher guide course for Old Royal Naval College tour guides
Design Museum – tour guiding course delivered on site over 11×2 hour sessions as part of NVQ level 2 Travel and Tourism Services: guiding.
Please contact Rita Williams for more information.