The first quarter of the year is always an exciting one for the Southern African Wildlife College (SAWC). It marks the intake of new students and sees a number of our Natural Resource Management students return to enrol on the Advanced Certificate Programme in Transfrontier Conservation Management. This year, one of the first short courses...Read More
By Karl Ferreira – Chief ICT Manager Enhancing Efficiency and Accessibility: ICT Innovations at the SAWCThe Southern African Wildlife College’s (SAWC’s) Information and Communication Technology (ICT) department continues to drive innovation, ensuring seamless operations and enhanced learning experiences for students and staff. Recent developments in the first quarter of 2025 have strengthened data collection, improved resource...Read More
The Importance of Standardised Basic Training Field rangers require a solid foundation in standardised principles when they begin their careers. Training must incorporate lessons learned and key operational principles to ensure that rangers can operate safely and effectively as part of a patrol team. Basic training for rangers typically lasts between six and eight weeks, a relatively...Read More
By Sboniso Phakathi – Project Leader: Rural Initiatives for a Sustainable Environment (RISE) Limpopo Department of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism (LEDET) People and Parks Leading Heart training Dr. Thabang Teffo, Head of the Responsible Resource Management department, and I worked together to deliver the Leading Heart training (Reg number: HE08/004/RISELH) to 20 People and Parks...Read More
‘sThe first quarter of 2025 has been a period of significant progress for the Southern African Wildlife College’s (SAWC) Responsible Resource Management (RRM) department. In January, the senior trainer, Pieter Nel, led a game drive, delivered a lecture on Dangerous Game Awareness, and presented on community-led conservation practices and the nature-based economy to a delegation from...Read More
The Office of the Registrar The year began with strong momentum as the new student database, developed with support from our Information and Communications Technology (ICT) department, is now fully operational. This system streamlines the registration process, ensuring that students are registered on the College’s database upon arrival. To date, we have registered 138 students across...Read More
Applied Learning and Research Department: Advancing Conservation Science and Research Collaboration The Applied Learning and Research Department (ALRD) at the Southern African Wildlife College (SAWC) has had an eventful quarter, marked by key engagements, research initiatives, and knowledge-sharing platforms.  Workshop Highlights – Johannesburg Session By Natashia Khosa – Administrative Coordinator On 13 February 2025, the SAWC...Read More
The College and Commonland have joined forces in a new partnership aimed at scaling long-term, community-led conservation and restoration efforts across Southern Africa. By combining the SAWC’s expertise in community-led conservation and restoration training with Commonland’s 4 Returns Framework, this partnership will develop and implement training programmes and materials to help guide holistic landscape management...Read More
The Southern African Wildlife College (SAWC) has an opportunity for 10 candidates to complete their online Apprentice Nature Guide – Theory NQF 2. Following successful competition of the online course, two (2) scholarships will be awarded for the six-month Bushwise International Field Guide Course, which will take place at the SAWC.IMPORTANT DATES and INFO:Application closing...Read More
