Regulations Governing Tour Guides Article 15
This English translation was last updated on 2025-12-11, but the Chinese text was amended on 2026-10-07. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
The general written tests of different subjects for foreign language tour guides are all multiple-choice tests. The subjects include:1. Tour guiding practices2. Tour guiding regulations3. Overview of tourism resources4. Foreign languagesHolders of a valid tour guide permit or certification examination takers who with-in three years prior to the current year held a tour guide qualification certificates or passing the general foreign language tour guide certification examination or the Chinese language tour guide certification examination within three recent years may be exempted from taking subject tests other than foreign language tests when taking the general examination for foreign language tour guide certifications.Applicants for certification may present certificates of foreign language proficiency acquired within three recent years to apply for exemption from taking foreign language tests specified in Subparagraph 4 of the preceding paragraph. The Tourism Administration shall separately define the standards for foreign language proficiency recognition.Oral tests shall be conducted individually according to the foreign languages chosen by certification applicants and the foreign language oral test rules established by the Examination Yuan shall apply mutatis mutandis.
中文原文 導遊人員管理規則第15條
導遊人員評量測驗外語導遊人員類科通用制評量筆試科目均採測驗式試題，其科目如下：
一、導遊執業實務。
二、導遊執業法規。
三、觀光資源概要。
四、外國語。
符合下列各款資格者，得申請免測：
一、持有效期內導遊人員執業證或經外語導遊人員類科通用制或華語導遊人員類科評量測驗及格三年內，參加外語導遊人員類科通用制評量測驗者，得申請筆試外國語以外科目免測。
二、持參加評量測驗當年度前三年內之外國語能力證明文件，得申請筆試外國語免測；其外國語能力之認定基準，由交通部觀光署另定之。
口試，依參測人員選測之外國語舉行個別口試，並準用考試院訂定之外語口試規則之規定辦理。
一、導遊執業實務。
二、導遊執業法規。
三、觀光資源概要。
四、外國語。
符合下列各款資格者，得申請免測：
一、持有效期內導遊人員執業證或經外語導遊人員類科通用制或華語導遊人員類科評量測驗及格三年內，參加外語導遊人員類科通用制評量測驗者，得申請筆試外國語以外科目免測。
二、持參加評量測驗當年度前三年內之外國語能力證明文件，得申請筆試外國語免測；其外國語能力之認定基準，由交通部觀光署另定之。
口試，依參測人員選測之外國語舉行個別口試，並準用考試院訂定之外語口試規則之規定辦理。