The annual national qualification examination for tour guides falls in November. The exact date of the exams will be announced the year the exam is being held.
Application starts in May, any Chinese resident who graduated middle school or have the equivalent educational background is eligible to sit the exams.
To apply fill in the application form issued by the local test center and submit it with identification confirmed, either by the seal of your employer or the subdistrict office to which your home belongs, and a healthy blood test report from a local hospital.
An application fee and two 1-inch photos are also required.