Tour Leader Training is organized by the Centre of Tour Leader Training at the Higher School of Tourism and Hotel Industry in Gdansk. The training takes 3 months and classes are held twice a week in the afternoon hours (4.00 p.m. - 7.45 p.m.).

The aim of the Tour Leader Training is to equip the course participants with a comprehensive knowledge of guiding tourist events and practical skills in tour leading which will qualify them to escort tours on domestic and international tourism market.

Course structure:

The course comprises the following modules:
- Tourist industry in Poland and abroad,
- Tourist traffic services (inbound and outbound tourism),
- Tourist geography of Poland and Europe. The basics of heritage tourism,
- Political, social and economic structure of Poland and the world,
- Legal regulations in tourism,
- Safety and protection of health and property of tourists,
- Tour leader and the group,
- Practical classes,

The programme of the training includes:

- theoretical part / lectures and seminars,
- practical part / practical exam (escorting a group to Prague and Karpacz). This part allows students to practically check their skills while using a microphone and co-organizing each stage of the tour.

There is a internal school exam at the end of the course, which helps to assess the knowledge the participants acquired during the course.

After the course there is a formal exam to obtain a Certificate of a Licensed Tour Leader.