Tourism professions

Tour guides, the second certification exam arrives: here are the details

For applications there is time until 19 May

by Riccardo Ferrazza

30 April 2026Aggiornato il 30 aprile alle ore 16,35

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Key points

Registration by 19 May
Requirements for admission
The three tests and scores

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While the selections for the first edition have yet to be concluded (the last orals will be held next week), the new call for entries has been published for the tourist guide qualification exam provided for in the reform approved at the end of 2023. The written tests will be held in June, as told by the Minister of Tourism Gianmarco Mazzi to the tourist guide associations in the first meeting at MiTur since the former undersecretary for Culture took over the post left by Daniela Santanchè.

Registration by 19 May

Law No 190 of 13 December 2023 makes the exercise of the profession of tourist guide conditional on passing a national qualification examination with a written, oral and technical-practical test. After passing the qualifying examination, candidates will be entered in the national list of tourist guides (Engt) established at the Ministry of Tourism. The call for applications was published on 29 April. For the application submission there is time until 19 May. The venue, day and time of the oral test are published on inPA and on the website of the ministry of Tourism at least fifteen days before the date of the test.

Requirements for admission

In order to be admitted to the examination, one must have obtained a secondary school diploma (or other diploma declared equivalent or equivalent by the competent authorities) or a three-year degree or a specialised, magisterial or old-school degree.

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The three tests and scores

'The examination for qualification as a tourist guide must ascertain the candidate's professionalism,' reads the announcement. The tests consist of a written test, an oral test and a technical-practical test. A maximum score of 40 points is awarded for each test and the test is deemed passed if the candidate has scored 25 points or more.

The written test is a multiple-choice test on the history of art, geography, history, archaeology, tourism law, accessibility and inclusiveness of the tourism offer, and the discipline of cultural heritage and landscape. Candidates who have obtained a score of 25 points or more in the written test are admitted to the oral test and the technical-practical test.

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The oral test assesses communication skills, knowledge and in-depth study of the contents and consists of an interview, in Italian, on the subjects covered by the written test, as well as verification of the candidate's knowledge of the foreign language chosen at the time of application at a level of at least B2.

The technical-practical test consists of the simulation of a guided tour and assesses the practical skills of the tour guide and the ability to provide relevant information. The simulation is conducted in Italian and in the foreign language of the candidate's choice.

The guided tour test will focus on one of the destinations, drawn by lot, among those identified for the technical-practical test within a specific list of cultural, artistic, archaeological and landscape heritage contexts identified and published at least fifteen days before the date set for the start of the oral tests.

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