Our academic and training staff are leaders in their fields. Students will benefit from the motivated, flexible, and dynamic team of staff who are committed to developing conservationists in Africa.
Our College is registered as an accredited Higher Education and Training institution specialising training conservationists and building a skilled conservation sector for Africa.
The success of the College depends on the collaboration and support of numerous conservation groups, government agencies, conservation organisations and other partners.
We have helped train over 20 000 people from 56 countries around the world by partnering with conservation agencies, local communities, governments, and other educational institutions. Our students work in 127 parks across Africa and are responsible for some of the world’s most biologically diverse areas.
Our College is registered as an accredited Higher Education and Training institution specialising training conservationists and building a skilled conservation sector for Africa.
Our wildlife college students learn in the classroom, in the field and online. This blended approach differs depending on the course of study. The online learning components are fully supported by our academic team and prepare students for their intensive time in the field, practically applying what they have learnt.
The SAWC’s training departments have never been pre-determined, but rather identified after consultation with conservation organisations regarding career pathing and skills gaps across the SADC region. The associated training interventions have been grouped into conservation themes in order for the SAWC to have functional training departments, targeting specific skill sets. The services offered by each training department assists the College in meeting its identified goals.
The African Intergenerational Leadership Hub (AIGLH) aims to build intergenerational leadership capacity in the environmental sustainability and conservation arena. AIGLH leadership programmes are focussed in Southern and East African conservation institutions and communities.
The goal of the Innovation Hub is to create a space to pilot, demonstrate, and train practitioners on best practice using existing and emerging tools and technological applications in the field of conservation management.
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