The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security has announced the 2024 tour guide certificate exam schedule, with the exam set to take place on November 23. The exam includes subjects such as policies and laws, tour guide business, national tour guide basic knowledge, local tour guide basic knowledge, and interview on tour guide service ability. The specific exam schedule for the tour guide certificate is as follows: Subjects one and two: 9:00-10:30 Subjects three and four: 10:30-12:00 Subject five: Organized by the cultural and tourism administrative departments of each city. The specific content of the tour guide certificate exam includes: 1. Subjects one and two are combined into one test paper. The proportion of subject one and subject two in the total score is 50% each. 2. Subjects three and four are combined into one test paper. The exam types include true or false questions, single-choice questions, and multiple-choice questions. 3. Subject five exam for Chinese candidates lasts not less than 15 minutes per person, with a minimum of 12 tourist attractions to prepare; for foreign language candidates, it lasts not less than 25 minutes per person, with a minimum of 5 tourist attractions to prepare. The exam format for the tour guide certificate includes: 1. Closed-book exam (1) Subjects: Subject one 'Policies and Laws', subject two 'Tour Guide Business', subject three 'National Tour Guide Basic Knowledge', subject four 'Local Tour Guide Basic Knowledge' (2) Conducted as a nationwide computer-based exam. 2. On-site exam (interview) (1) Subject five 'Tour Guide Service Ability' is conducted as an on-site exam (interview). (2) Conducted in a simulated exam format, organized by provincial units according to the exam outline and the 'National Tour Guide Qualification Exam On-site Exam Work Standards (Trial)'. Candidates need to bring their admission ticket and valid identification, usually a resident ID card. Please keep the paper admission ticket and electronic printout safe, as candidates without the admission ticket or valid original identification on the day of the exam will not be allowed to enter the exam room. The scoring of the computer-based exam subjects is done by the computer system, while the on-site exam scoring is completed by the on-site exam judges. The exam results are determined based on the scores of the computer-based exam, on-site exam, and total score separately. Candidates who meet the score requirements for the computer-based exam, on-site exam, and total score are considered qualified. The exam results are valid for the current year.