Site map

• Instructions to student
• Useful links
• Acknowledgements

Introduction

• Welcome to country
• Tjukurpa Katutja Ngarantja
• Vision
• About the tour guide course

Background to the park

• Cross-cultural awareness
• Thinking about culture
• Indigenous cross-cultural awareness
• Cultural knowledge when leading a tour
• Assessment Task 1: Cross cultural awareness
  
  
• Park history
• History since first contact with Europeans
• Chronology of the establishment of the Uluru–Kata Tjuta National Park
• The return of land to Anangu
• Assessment Task 2: Park history
  
  
• International significance
• The meaning of World Heritage, and the significance of being listed twice
• The Park's role as a biosphere reserve
• Other national and international awards
• Assessment Task 3: International significance
  
  
• Joint management
• Modern and ancient views of land ownership and management
• The Board of Management, the Plan of Management and the vision for the Park
• Assessment Task 4: Joint management
  
  
• Park Management
• The sections of the Park and the roles of the staff
• The work of the Natural and Cultural Resource management section
• The Visitor and Tourism Services section
• Assessment Task 5: Park management

Operating safely and responsibly

• Compliance
• The EPBC Act, EPBC Regulations and other laws
• Commercial tour operator permit conditions
• The compliance and enforcement procedures used in the Park
• Assessment Task 6: Compliance
  
  
• Exploring the Park
• Kutu warara pitjama
• Key messages and the Visitor Guide
• Visitor destinations
• Assessment Task 7: Exploring the park
  
  
• Minimising environmental impact
• Minimal impact techniques and ecotourism
• Minimal impact permit requirements and best practice standards
• Assessment Task 8: Minimising environmental impact
  
  
• Visitor safety
• Visitor safety permit conditions
• Heat illness and dehydration
• The safety requirements for climbing Uluru and other strenuous activities
• Assessment Task 9: Visitor safety
  
  

Understanding cultural and natural values

• Indigenous cultural values
• Tjukurpa
• Seeing country Anangu way
• The art of Uluru
• Assessment Task 10: Indigenous cultural values
  
  
• Natural values
• Geography
• Flora
• Fauna
• Sorry Rocks
• Assessment Task 11: Natural values


• Assessment Task 12: Verbal

• Download all assessments (Word .doc 285kb)
• Download UKTNP Knowledge for Tour Guides Handbook e-copy
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