In collaboration with the most important institution in Europe, Interpret Europe or European Association of Heritage Interpretation we organize in Albania some trainings in heritage interpretation. These courses are designed for all who provide visitor experiences and involve people at heritage sites such as guides, tourism professionals, museologists, museum curators and site managers. Sites include nature parks, historic buildings, museums, gardens and zoos.
Certified Interpretive Guide (CIG) course
This training is offered for guides and other professionals who present natural and cultural heritage.
Subjects covered: personal interpretation, communication skills, accessibility for all, interpretive critiquing, sustainability, meaning making.
Trainees practice how to put strong ideas into words to engage visitors in a meaningful and memorable way. The course offers participants a variety of challenging exercises, building their confidence and creativity to develop, deliver and evaluate great interpretive talks and walks.
The course content includes:
- Facilitating first-hand experience with natural and cultural heritage sites and objects;
- Dealing with tangible and intangible heritage;
- Revealing meanings and relationships of natural and cultural phenomena;
- Deriving attractive themes from sites, objects and factual information;
- Reacting to the needs and expectations of participants during interpretive activities;
- Using questioning techniques and other communication tools;
- Exercising different forms of group formation and the use of props;
- Connecting information to the participants‘ world;
- Considering the meaning of barriers and interferences in interpretive processes.
