Q.1 What is the prerequisite for acceptance into the program?
1) BA or BS university degree (or Bethlehem Bible College Certificate)
2) Minimum of 450 TOEFL score
3) Interview to determine suitable personality and character to become a guideQ.2 What is the distinctiveness of the BBC Tour Guide Program?A. This is a post graduate program to train Palestinians to become the best guides possible. Since more than 90% of tour groups to the Holy Land are Christian, the Christian heritage is the heart of this program which includes Bible, history, archeology and geography presented from a spiritual and theological perspective. In addition, this is the best preparation available for the Ministry of Tourism General Tour Guide License Exam.Q.3 Why is the program taught in English
A. We teach the program in English because it is the most used international language in today's world. Added to this, guides need the vocabulary of English for explanations to internationals who will generally be English-speaking.
Q.4 Why is the program limited to university graduates?
A. As one popular guidebook puts it, ?A guide in the Holy Land needs to be a walking encyclopedia, and this demands a wide cultural base and self-discipline to do independent research.?
Conclusion:
It is the goal of the BBC Tour Guide Program to educate and train effective, knowledgeable and spiritually motivated guides in order to meet the increasing demands of the influx of pilgrims who are traveling to the Holy Land. With financial support from those who see the importance of this program, to the world and for the Palestinian community, this will help insure the success of the BBC Tour Guide Program. It will provide both international and local visitors a better experience in the Holy Land where the very stones cry out, ?a Savior is born who is Christ the Lord? (Luke 2:11).