🎓 Major: TOUR GUIDING

📘 Training Level: Vocational Diploma (Level 4 - National Qualifications Framework)

⏳ Training time:

  • 1 year: for applicants who have already graduated from vocational college or higher
  • 2 years: for applicants who have completed junior high- school or higher

📌 Candidates: Junior high-school graduates or higher

💸 Tuition Fees: 11,000,000 VND per semester (Students graduating from Junior high-school may receive a tuition subsidy of up to 17,000,000 VND per year; High school graduates may receive 70% of tuition subsidy in accordance with Decree No. 81)

🏅 Qualification Awarded: Vocational Diploma

📅 Upcoming Intakes:

  • Intake 1: June 5, 2025
  • Intake 2: September 6, 2025
  • Intake 3: November 3, 2025

The Tour Guiding program at Saigontourist Hospitality College (STHC) trains students from junior high-school or higher, with two training tracks: a 2-year program for those who have completed junior high-school, and a 1-year program for those who already hold a diploma (vocation, college, or university in a different field). The program provides professional knowledge in tour operations, commentary, communication, problem-solving, and tourism-related culture, history, and geography. Students are trained in professional conduct and participate in real-world tour experiences. Upon graduation, they can work as tour guides, tour operators, commentators, or travel staffs at both domestic and international travel businesses—with special opportunities to join Saigontourist Group and its partners.

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Program Highlights
  • Tuition Support Policy:  Full or partial tuition fee waivers are available for students who have completed secondary school and continue to vocational college study, in accordance with Decree 81/2021/NĐ-CP.
  • Modern facilities: All classrooms—both theoretical and practical—are fully air-conditioned.Teaching and learning equipment meet international standards, ensuring a highly effective environment for language acquisition and front desk training.
  • Practice-Oriented Curriculum: Over 70% of the program’s duration is dedicated to hands-on training and field experiences, allowing students to master essential job skills and feel confident entering the workforce upon graduation.
  • Qualified and Experienced Instructors: Our instructors are professionals with extensive experience in leading hotels, restaurants, and enterprises both in Vietnam and abroad. Many have completed advanced training overseas, bringing a modern, practical perspective to the classroom that bridges industry standards with real-world application.
  • Internship & Career Support: We offer strong career support through our dedicated job portal, connecting students with opportunities that match their skills and career goals. Students are encouraged to choose their own internship placements, increasing the likelihood of long-term employment with host companies after graduation.
  • Pathways to Higher Education: Upon graduation, students have the opportunity to advance to college or university programs right on campus—saving time, reducing costs, and ensuring continuity in their academic journey.

The training program is scientifically designed to equip learners from solid to in-depth knowledge in tour guiding. The curriculum also combines  theoretical learning and practical practice at the enterprise, helping students to be ready to work immediately upon graduation.

I. General Modules / Subjects

  • Political Education
  • Introduction to Law
  • Physical Education
  • National Defense and Security Education
  • Information Technology
  • Communicative English

II. Foundational Modules / Subjects

  • An Introduction to Tourism
  • Communication and Customer Care Skills
  • English for Tourism
  • Geography and Tourism Resources
  • Foundations of Vietnamese Culture
  • Religious Studies
  • Vietnamese History

III. Professional Modules / Specialized Subjects

  • Techniques of tour guiding
  • Practical Tour Guiding (field trip to Phan Thiết & Mekong Delta)
  • Travel Operations
  • Routes of destinations in Southern Vietnam
  • Routes of destinations in Central Vietnam and Central Highlands
  • Routes of destinations in Northern Vietnam
  • Team-Building and Entertainment Skills
  • Internship (field trip tour from Ho Chi Minh City to Quảng Bình)
  • Enterprise-Based Practicum (on-the-job training)

IV. Mandatory Subjects

  • Environment and Environmental Protection
  • First Aid

Graduates of the program enjoy a wide range of promising career opportunities. They may work as domestic or international tour guides, site-based tour guides, tour operators, commentators, or customer service specialists in the tourism industry.

Thanks to the experiential and communication-centered nature of the field, graduates are well-prepared to adapt in diverse work environments at travel agencies, tour operators, hotels and resorts, tourism complexes, and event management centers—both in Vietnam and abroad.

Notably, Saigontourist Hospitality College’s extensive and reputable network of business connections offers students a significant advantage in job placement. Many graduates are introduced to and recruited directly by Saigontourist Group—one of Vietnam’s leading tourism corporations—or its strategic partners. This strong industry linkage provides students with an ideal launchpad for entering the profession, gaining experience, and developing career sustainably in the dynamic and rewarding “non-smoke” industry of tourism.

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