122+ Free Czech Tourist Guide Qualification Exam Practice Questions

You receive a Certificate of Professional Qualification (Osvědčení o profesní kvalifikaci) under Act No. 179/2006 Sb. at EQF Level 5. The certificate is a public instrument (veřejná listina) bearing the state coat of arms, is valid indefinitely, and is one of the statutory routes under § 12b(3) of Act No. 159/1999 Sb. to obtaining the Grade II Czech National Guide Card from the Ministry of Regional Development.

The assessment standard valid from 27 August 2024 sets three parts, all conducted in Czech and totalling 4 to 5 hours per candidate. The written test has exactly 120 items, each with three answers of which one is correct, and lasts 60 minutes: 30 items on Czech history, 28 on Czech art movements and monuments, 30 on world history and art history, 20 on tourism geography of Europe and other continents, and 12 on legal conditions, the sharing economy, and tourism professions. The oral part covers Czech tourism geography, the information minimum about Czechia, occupational safety, lay first aid, and service arrangements. The practical part covers image recognition, building an offer of guiding services, a 5–10 minute prepared commentary, and about 10 minutes of uninterrupted live commentary in the field on a local monument you nominate at least 7 days in advance.

Not under the current standard. The version valid from 21 October 2022 to 28 October 2024 did contain three foreign-language competences, with an exemption for candidates holding a CEFR B2 certificate, and many websites still describe the exam that way. The standard in force since 27 August 2024 has 9 competences and none of them is a foreign language; the exam is held in Czech. Some authorized persons still offer a separate optional language assessment, but it is their own add-on and not part of NSK 65-021-N.

Any person over 18 who has completed at least basic education, or a retraining participant under Act No. 435/2004 Sb., may register. No medical fitness certificate is required and no prior tourism education or work experience is needed. Because the exam is conducted in Czech, a working command of Czech is necessary in practice.

The fee is set by each authorized person, not by the state. Published prices range from about CZK 1,200 to CZK 6,000: TYRKYS charges CZK 4,500 for standalone registration and CZK 2,500 to CZK 4,000 for its own course graduates, with retakes at CZK 1,900, while other authorized bodies list figures from roughly CZK 1,200 for course graduates to CZK 6,000 including VAT for the exam alone. Issuing the Czech National Guide Card afterwards carries a separate CZK 1,000 administrative fee payable to MMR.

Yes, in most situations. Under § 12(2) of Act No. 159/1999 Sb., as amended by Act No. 117/2020 Sb. with effect from 1 March 2021, guiding activity may only be performed by a person to whom a Czech National Guide Card has been issued, and the card must be worn visibly on outer clothing throughout the commentary. Section 12(3) carves out guides working inside buildings — castle and museum docents — and guides operating in publicly accessible areas defined by the Nature and Landscape Protection Act. Failing to display the card is an offence punishable by a fine of up to CZK 10,000, and having guiding performed by someone with no card at all carries a fine of up to CZK 100,000.

The Grade I card requires no professional competence at all. It is issued to anyone entitled to operate the guiding trade under the Trade Licensing Act, or to a person who proves a contractual relationship with such a holder, and it is printed with the wording "BEZ ODBORNÉ ZPŮSOBILOSTI / WITHOUT A PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION". The Grade II card is issued only on proof of one of the routes in § 12b(3): a university degree in a programme focused on history or tourism, higher professional (VOŠ) education in tourism, secondary education with maturita in tourism, maturita plus a retraining certificate from an accredited institution, the NSK 65-021-N professional qualification, or recognition of a foreign qualification.

Guides legally established in another EU member state may provide services in Czechia on a temporary and occasional basis under Directive 2005/36/EC, but must submit a prior written notification to the Ministry of Regional Development before the first provision of services, and must be able to show identification, that notification, proof of their contractual relationship, and proof of entitlement to guide in their state of establishment. Guides from outside the EU, and anyone operating commercially on a permanent basis in Czechia, need the Czech trade authorization and the National Guide Card.