Is it necessary to have a tour guide certificate to take the tour guide certificate test in Shanghai?

Generally, you must have a tour guide certificate to take the exam, but it is not stated in the conditions. Persons applying for a tour escort certificate must meet the following conditions: (1) Citizens of the People's Republic of China with full capacity for civil conduct; (2) Love the motherland and abide by laws and regulations; (3) Travel agencies that can effectively assume the responsibility of tour escort personnel; (4) Understand the relevant situation of the tourist destination country or region. Article 4 The organizing club shall be responsible for the qualification review and professional training of those applying for tour leader certificates. The content of business training includes: ideological and moral education; foreign-related discipline education; tourism policies and regulations; basic conditions of tourist destination countries; and the obligations and responsibilities of tour leaders. For those who have received the tour leader certificate, the tour group organization must continue to strengthen ideological education and business training, establish a strict work system and management system, and conscientiously implement it. Article 5 The tour guide certificate shall be applied for by the tour organizing agency to the local provincial or authorized tourism administrative department at or above the prefectural or municipal level, and the following materials shall be submitted: registration form for persons applying for the tour escort certificate; certificate issued by the tour organizing agency proving that the tour guide is competent; Business training certificate for the person applying for the tour leader certificate. The tourism administrative department shall issue tour escort certificates to qualified applicants for tour escort certificates and register them within 15 working days from the date of receipt of application materials. The tourism administrative department must reasonably issue tour leader certificates based on the legitimate business needs of the tour group organization. Article 6 The tour guide certificate shall be uniformly formatted and produced by the National Tourism Administration, and shall be issued by the provincial or authorized tourism administrative department at or above the prefectural or municipal level where the tour group is located. The tour leader's pass cannot be forged, altered, loaned or transferred. The tour leader's certificate is valid for three years. Anyone who needs to continue engaging in the tour escort business after the validity of the tour escort certificate expires must apply to the tourism administrative department for registration and replacement of the tour escort certificate six months before the expiration. If the tour leader loses the tour escort card, he should report it to the tourism administrative department in a timely manner, declare it invalid, and then apply for a replacement; if the tour escort pass is damaged, he should apply for a replacement in time. Persons whose qualifications as a team leader have been revoked may not apply for team leader registration again. Article 7 Tour leaders who engage in tour leading business must be formally appointed by the organizing agency. The tour leader must wear a tour guide card when engaging in tour escort business. Persons who have not obtained a tour escort certificate are not allowed to engage in outbound tourism escort business.