Welcome to BrashTalk #34 The Newsletter of the PTGA In this issue: Happy Holidays Message Updates Recording of Antarctic Pre-Season Summit 2026 AECO/IAATO Polar Field Staff Conference Expedition Leadership Development Course New Provisional Assessors Board of Directors Update Scuttlebutt New Pro Deal Share a photo with us! Focus Group Invitation All Online Learning is now in […]
Welcome to BrashTalk #33 The Newsletter of the Polar Tourism Guides Association In this issue: Opening Message Updates 2026 Polar Field Staff Conference in Lisbon, Portugal Save the Date! Online Antarctic Pre-Season Summit New Training and Assessment Providers Scuttlebutt A Request for Guano Happens Virtual Workshop with North Carolina University GUIDE-BEST Event #3 Guano Happens Stuck […]
Welcome to BrashTalk #32 The Newsletter of the Polar Tourism Guides Association In this issue: Opening Message from Colby Brokvist, Chair of PTGA Board Updates Arctic Pre-Season Summit Online Recording Board of Directors Update Advisory Board Update New Training and Assessment Provider AECO’s Marine Litter Toolkit Scuttlebutt New Svalbard Field Guide Pro Deal Update New Resources […]
Welcome to BrashTalk #31 The Newsletter of the Polar Tourism Guides Association In this issue: Opening Message Updates Arctic Pre-Season Summit Scuttlebutt Upcoming Webinar Schedule Join Clean Up Iceland – A Call to Action Training and Development by Rusty S. Hackle Leading a Hike: Dynamic Positioning Guano Happens Vessel and Zodiac Transitions Meet Your Colleague: Sergei […]
Welcome to BrashTalk #30 The Newsletter of the Polar Tourism Guides Association In This Issue: Happy Holidays Message Antarctic Pre-Season Summit Video Recording Updates New Provisional Assessors Board of Directors Update Advisory Board Update Scuttlebutt GUIDE-BEST Online Event Training and Development by Rusty S. Hackle The Art of the POB (Person Overboard) Briefing Guano Happens Broken […]
Welcome to BrashTalk #29 The Newsletter of the Polar Tourism Guides Association In This Issue: Antarctic Pre-Season Summit Announcement New Accredited Provider Viking New Training and Assessment Provider Nivation Administration Revalidation Tutorial Scuttlebutt New Pro Deal – IPA Collective Guano Happens Near Miss with a Crane Hook Meet your Colleague Sara Rodríguez Ramallo As many of […]
Polar Tourism Guides Association
PTGA is a non-profit professional industry association that provides internationally recognized certification and professional development for polar guides and field staff.
Polar Tourism Guides Association
PTGA is a non-profit professional industry association that provides internationally recognized certification and professional development for polar guides and field staff.
Polar Tourism Guides Association
PTGA is a non-profit professional industry association that provides internationally recognized certification and professional development for polar guides and field staff.
Polar Tourism Guides Association
PTGA is a non-profit professional industry association that provides internationally recognized certification and professional development for polar guides and field staff.
Polar Tourism Guides Association
PTGA is a non-profit professional industry association that provides internationally recognized certification and professional development for polar guides and field staff.
ABOUT THE POLAR TOURISM GUIDES ASSOCIATION
Do you guide in the polar regions? Or would you like to become a polar guide? Are you an operator who hires guides in the polar regions? Then the PTGA could well be for you…
Our qualifications and assessment process is designed by experienced guides, for guides, and they meet the international standard for adventure tourism leaders and guides (ISO 21102:2018).
Beyond accreditation, PTGA qualifications provide a framework for continued personal development throughout your guiding career – we provide the resources and a community of guides to help you to become a better guide.
POLAR GUIDING QUALIFICATIONS
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The team at the PTGA is available to discuss any queries you may have, please get in touch.