Training Materials
Core Module
The core module comprises of 6 teaching units that each focus on issues concerning tourism at UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
To aid the application of the core module materials, the units have been translated into various languages. To download the training modules, please click on the following (Funding for translation of these training resources are provided in-part by Bureau of Public Information, UNESCO Headquarters).
Unit 1: The Cultural Heritage Specialist Guide (PDF format, 154 KB)
Unit 2: Understanding UNESCO World Heritage Sites (PDF format, 1,076 KB)
Unit 3: Protecting and Managing Cultural Heritage (PDF format, 540 KB)
Unit 4: Heritage Interpretation (PDF format, 397 KB)
Unit 5: Influencing Visitor Behaviour and Experience (PDF format, 1,439 KB)
Unit 6: The Cultural Heritage Guide and the Community (PDF format, 451 KB)
Translated Training Materials:
English (PDF Format, 2.85 MB)
Chinese (Traditional script) (Produced by Institute For Tourism Studies) (PDF Format, 1.63 MB)
Lao (Produced by Lao National Tourism Administration with support from the ADB Mekong Tourism Development Project) (PDF Format, 4.86 MB)
Khmer (Produced by UNESCO Bangkok and UNESCO Phnom Penh with support from Bureau of Public Information, UNESCO Headquarters) (PDF format, 3.04 MB)
Thai (Produced by UNESCO Bangkok with support from Bureau of Public Information, UNESCO Headquarters) (PDF Format, 2.5 MB)
Vietnamese (Produced by Vietnam National Administration of Tourism with support from the ADB Mekong Tourism Development Project) (PDF Format, 3.37 MB)
Thematic Module
To download samples, please click the following:
South Asia sub-region: Living Buddhism (Produced by the Namgyal Institute of Tibetology, Sikkim) (PDF format, 82KB)
Greater Mekong sub-region: Living Buddhism (With input from Silpakorn University, Thailand and the Department of Information and Culture, Luang Prabang) (PDF format, 45KB)
Site-Specific Module
To download a sample index, please click the following:
Bhutan: Paro heritage site module (Produced by Department of Tourism and Royal University of Bhutan) (PDF format, 82KB)
China: Macao SAR World Heritage site module (produced by Institute For Tourism Studies) (PDF format, 304KB)
Lao PDR: Luang Prabang World Heritage Site module (produced by Department of Information and Culture, Luang Prabang and Lao National Tourism Administration (PDF format, 89KB)
Vat Phou World Heritage Site module (produced by
Champassack Province Heritage Protection Committee and Lao National Tourism Administration) (PDF format, 114KB)
Viet Nam: Hoi An World Heritage Site module (produced by Hoi An Centre for Monuments Management and Preservation) (PDF format, 245KB)
