Become a GORP Guide
Guide &
Outfitter
Recognized
Professional
GORP is a recognition, training and certification program for guides, tour operators and outfitters offered by Oregon Sea Grant /Oregon State University Extension. The courses can be customized for any location in the world.
For experienced guides and outfitters, GORP will provide recognition of your knowledge and likely new knowledge of a wide range of topics and industry organizations as well as international best practices.
Aspiring guides, the GORP program will give you a great foundation for your future business and provide knowledge of wide range of topics and industry organizations as well as international best practices and raise the value of your guiding services.
Format This program consists of up to 4 online courses designed to be completed online at your convenience. Each "course" takes from 2-4 hours to complete but its possible to do much quicker if you only want to document your knowledge and only take the quizzes.
"I found that being able to retake the quiz immediately cut down on time which is highly valuable to me in a busy life running my business."
Oregon Bundle
This is for those operating in Oregon and includes the Global, United State, Oregon Courses with option to include the Coastal Oregon Course
Other US States
In 2021 we responded to requests and added content courses for Hawaii, Wisconsin and South Carolina. We also added a local Region Course for each of these states
Want New Country, State or Region?
Our training systems allows use for any country, state/province/department, and local tourism region. To collaborate please contact us
Global
This course is for all guides and provides a broad mix of key topics including best practices as outlined in the International Adventure Travel Trade Association Guide Standard, Customer Service, Group Management, Basic Ecology, Industry Terms and Organizations and more.
Global and National (United States) Combination
This is available and usable by anyone working anywhere in the United States. You can simply promote it as is, or collaborate to track usage and impacts etc.
Global en Espanol (Spanish)
Se ha creado una versión en español del Curso Global y se encuentra en fase Beta (fase de prueba). Si desea utilizar o colaborar en este contenido en español, contáctenos.
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