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Welcome to BrashTalk #22 The Newsletter of the Polar Tourism Guides Association In This Issue: Thoughts from the Field – That ‘guides thing’ Pre-Season Summit for Guides Administration Assistant: Welcome Raewyn Member Management System Online Training and Testing is coming! Scuttlebutt Guano Happens Compilation 2022 500 Members – and more Rusty. S. Hackle training compilation […]

Welcome to BrashTalk #22 The Newsletter of the Polar Tourism Guides Association In This Issue: From the Chair Thank You Pascale Svalbard Guide Standards Visitation Guidelines and Industry Compliance Sea Ice Management and Safety Scuttlebutt New Member Management System June 1 Qualification Review Meeting The Professional Guide’s Handbook Revalidation – Class of 2017 and 2018 […]

Welcome to BrashTalk #21 The Newsletter of the Polar Tourism Guides Association In This Issue From the President’s Desk: So many assessments! Recognition of Current Competency 2022 – It’s on! Firearm Skills for Polar Bear Environments and Svalbard Permits Guide Survey New Accredited Provider – Swan Hellenic Revalidation – class of 2017 and 2018 Scuttlebutt […]

Welcome to BrashTalk #20 The Newsletter of the Polar Tourism Guides Association. In This Issue: From the President’s Desk: Be safe out there How do I get my PTGA Zodiac award recognised? Membership fees Online Assessments Revalidations – class of 2017 and 2018 Scuttlebutt Industry Recognition Svalbard Guide Standards Guide Authors and Creators New Member […]

Welcome to BrashTalk #19, The Newsletter of the Polar Tourism Guides Association. In This Issue Letter From the Chair: Annual Report PTGA 101: Awareness & Messaging Svalbard Guide Standards: PTGA Participation Speaker Series Recap: Links to Archives Scuttlebutt Online Assessor Training Course New Accredited Provider Company: Intrepid Travel PDF Library: Telling Compelling Stories Behind the […]

Welcome to BrashTalk #18 The Newsletter of the Polar Tourism Guides Association. In This Issue: President’s Pontifications Speaker Series Recap: Links to Archives Scuttlebutt Online Assessor Training Course PDF Library Guide Status Revalidation Hearts in the Ice Behind the Scenes Website Redesign Member Management System Firearms Skills for Polar Bear Environments Training and Development: Building […]

Welcome to BrashTalk #17, the Newsletter of the Polar Tourism Guides Association. In This Issue: President’s Pontifications: Lessons from the Boss Guides Inside: Speaker Series Reboot (Input required) Scuttlebutt New Pro Deals RCC Report Guide Status Revalidation Social Media Training and Development Presentation Skills Situational Management PTGA Online Library Incident and Near-Miss Archive Guano Happens: […]

Welcome to Brash Talk #16, the Newsletter of the Polar Tourism Guides Association. In This Issue: Letter from the Chair Social Justice Statement Scuttlebutt Covid-19 Fee Assistance RCC Reviews Experience Log Speaker Series: Links to Archives New Board Members – Kim Crosbie and Marcus Waters Training and Development: Improvised Body Harness Tutorial & PECS Guano […]

Welcome to BrashTalk #15, the newsletter of the Polar Tourism Guides Association. In This Issue: Presidents Pontifications: Letter to Members Guides Inside: Skills Webinar Series in April Scuttlebutt Covid-19 Recognition of Current Competency (RCC) Program RCC Fee Deferment Assessor Courses Annual Qualifications Review Experience Log Training and Development: Poor Visibility Zodiac Navigation Guano Happens: Safety […]