Information about Professional Guiding in Switzerland

[Admin]

The purpose of this thread is to help educate anyone looking to hire a guide in Switzerland about the local guiding profession.

We have asked professional guide members at this destination to reply to this post and answer one or more of the following questions, or to add anything else related to this topic.

Are Guides Licensed at this destination?
If the answer is yes, how does one get a license?
What type of tests and qualifications are required to be licensed?
How can someone verify if a guide is licensed?
Anything else about licensing at this destination you would like to add.

Are there any certifications for guides at this destination?
If the answer is yes, who sponsors the certifications?
What does it require to be certified?
How can someone verify if a guide is certified?
Anything else about guide certification.

Are there any local guide organizations at this destination?
If the answer is yes, What are these organizations and what do they do?

What type of training do most guides have?

What should people look for when hiring a guide?

What are some good questions to ask when hiring a guide?

How does one go about becoming a guide?

[Marta Dal Zuffo]

Hello Everybody!

I apologize if not answering the question with a certain urge. At the moment I am away from home, and, since I am very keen to give you proper information including technical details, please let me allow to take my time and answer all the necessary questions upon my return home, at the beginning of March.

Thank you all for the patience,

Marta Dal Zuffo