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Know Your North Pennines - What is it?

A training programme for front-of-house tourism professionals working in the North Pennines Accommodation providers Attractions staff Tourist Information Centre staff Blue Badge Guides
Know Your North Pennines – What sort of training? Know Your North Pennines is run by an informal cluster of businesses We identified a gap in the training market This is “knowledge based training” celebrating the special qualities of our area Read More
Know Your North Pennines – What are these special qualities? A holistic approach Topics include: Geology Ecology Culture History Archaeology Built heritage Farming and land management Artists and poets… Music Traditional Crafts
Know Your North Pennines – How does it work? Five full day training sessions each winter Each session based on one theme with expert tutors Backed up by a resource pack of notes from each session Supported by the Centre of Vocational Excellence at Northumberland College
Know Your North Pennines – What are the benefits? Greater knowledge – greater enjoyment A quality mark for tourism businesses A developing network of tourism businesses Read More
Know Your North Pennines – what do we do next? Strengthen the network Share knowledge and information Develop the website Keep in touch with newsletters Develop further training opportunities International exchanges
In a nutshell By working with tourism professionals to celebrate the unique qualities of the North Pennines we help build a sustainable tourism industry founded on a strong sense of place .

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