Courses
This skill can be found in the following Courses:
Wildlife Area Management
Research and Monitoring
Administration for Conservation
Taking great wildlife photos is not as easy as it looks. Not only does one need creativity and technical knowledge, but also knowledge and understanding of one’s subject matter.
National Certificate NCRG
People and Conservation
Our wildlife capture field workshop is for veterinarians interested in free-ranging conservation and management. If you are physically fit, enjoy strenuous outdoor work and a high level of adrenaline, this is the workshop for you!
This unique six-day course provides a perfect platform for aspirant or qualified guides or nature lovers to discover and reconnect with meaningful wilderness encounters.
A unit standard to operate a handgun for payment
This training course assists you to become a guide working in Big 5 areas
Bachelors Degree in Entrepreneurial Leadership (BEL) with a focus on Planetary Health and Sustainability
Inability to effectively integrate local communities into decision-making, leading to conflicts, resistance, and unsustainable practices; and
Industry-led Training Need/Gap
Reliance on manual or outdated data collection methods, and often lack of awareness of which tools are best suited for specific conservation challenges.
Measuring management effectiveness – self assessment against criteria
Public
Southern African Wildlife College
Understanding Park readiness to be assessed against greenlisting criteria. Improving management effectiveness
Failure to meaningfully involve communities, leading to resistance, distrust, or unsustainable management practices; and
Coaching Conservation – Grade 7 Leadership Programme (“We Are All Connected)
Public
Southern African Wildlife College
Lack of environmental and sustainability education that empowers children and youth with the knowledge, skills, values, attitudes and behaviours to live in a way that is good for their communities, environment, economy, and society, whilst taking cognisa
Reliance of security teams on reactive measures instead of proactive, intelligence-driven strategies, leading to ineffective threat prevention.
Lack of a strong foundation in bird identification, including key physical traits and behaviours.
A lack of understanding of the four pillars of responsibility (economic, social, environmental, and ethical) and how they interconnect can hinder decision-making and balanced approaches to sustainability.
Lack of skills to navigate and survive in the natural environment. Knowledge to manage encounters with wildlife including safety protocols and emergency procedures is filled by the Qualification
Insufficient K9 handling capacity
Lack of business acumen and entrepreneurial skills. Limited business management skills for small businesses is covered by the programme
Lack of general maintenance skills for bush infrastructure, workplace safety protocols and infrastructure risk assessment
Understanding environmental policy in conservation, advocating and communicating for impact
Public
ALU School of Wildlife Conservation
Conservation practitioners often fail to understand the policy and regulatory environment within which they operate, and how they may advocate for change
Financial management for conservation in Africa - hybrid, 10 weeks, targeted towards non-financial senior and middle management
Public
ALU School of Wildlife Conservation
Need for expertise in financial management and commercial decision making