Professional Development Resources

Savannah Guides Limited has assembled the following range of documents, templates and website links for our members and friends to share.  Please browse and use these for the continual improvement of your tour guiding and business operation.

Your contributions of any additional documents or links is welcome.  Please send these to info@savannah-guides.com.au

The collation of these resources has been made possible through the Queensland Government’s Rural Resilience Program.

Business and Financial Management

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QTIC Price strategies.ppt

Simple Cashflow template.xls

Understanding Financial Statements.pdf

Business Human Resources

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Application Form.doc

Casual Contract.doc

Cost of Staff Turnover.pdf

Employee Performance Appraisal Form.pdf

Employer of Choice.pdf

Fair Work & Award pay rates.doc

Full Time Contract.doc

How to source staff.doc

HR Links.pdf

Independent Contactors handbook.pdf

Independent Contractors Contracts.pdf

Induction Checklist Template.doc

Interview Guide – Office Environment.doc

Interview Guide – Supervisor (Office Environment).doc

Interview Guide (Hands on, Trade, Outdoors).doc

Maslow Hierarchy.gif

Mgt Training – KPIs.ppt

Mgt Training – Motivation.ppt

Mgt Training – Priortise.doc

Mgt Training – When Things Go Wrong.ppt

Part Time Contract.doc

Real Cost of Employee Turnover.xlsx

Recruitment Decline Letter.doc

Reference Check Form.doc

Small-Business-Fair-Dismissal-Code-2011.pdf

Termination Flow Chart.doc

Tips on managing staff.doc

Business Management

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Business Management Website Links.docx

BusinessPlanTemplate.doc

GrowingyourbusinessChecklist.pdf

Business Marketing

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Designing a brochure.doc

Ignore Guests At Your Peril.doc

INCREASE YOUR BUSINESS.pdf

Marketing Information Website Links.docx

Marketing Plan Template and Guide.doc

My Guide to Facebook.pdf

Tourism ekit.pdf

Tourism Research Website Links.docx

Business Start Up

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ECORAM.pdf

Farm & CountryTourismTool.pdf

Starting a Tour Operation.pdf

Startingyourbusinesschecklist.pdf

Tour Operator Tool Kit.pdf

Business Sustainability & Resilience

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Business Continuity Plan Template.pdf

Business Resilience Needs Analysis.doc

Business Resilience Website Links.docx

Crisis Response Poster.pdf

Emergency Contacts Card.pdf

Governance & Business Protection Practices.doc

Identifying Business Risks & Preparing for Action.docx

Weather Proof Your Business Kit.pdf

Customer Service

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Dealing with difficult clients.pdf

Maslow – Hierarchy of Needs.png

Environmental Sustainability

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Environmental Impact Monitoring.pdf

Minimal Impact Operations.doc

Risk Management

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Risk Management Matrix.docx

Risk Management Plan – Umbawarra Gorge.docx

Risk Management Training Handbook.doc

Site management

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 Land Management Plan Cobbold Gorge sample.pdf

Land Management Planning Template.pdf

 Managing Protected Areas.pdf

 Rehabilitation of Degraded Areas.pdf

Site Assessment Forms.pdf

Site Management Planning Processes.pdf

Tour Guiding and Interpretation

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Interpretation Presentation Jillian Litster.pdf

Interpretation Techniques.doc

Interpretation, Communication and Minimal Impact.doc

Interpreting Aboriginal Heritage.pdf

Outback Interpretation Manual.pdf

Planning a Tour.doc

Preparation for Interpretive Activities.doc

SGL Peer Assessment Form.pdf

The Nature of Nthn Australia.pdf

Thematic Interp Planning Manual.pdf

Tilden and interpretation.pdf

Tour Guiding Website links.docx

TROPICAL TROPICS – Savannah editions.pdf

Wet Tropics Tour Guide Handbook.pdf

Tourism Research

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Consumer Holiday Choices STCRC.pdf