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10/10/2023

Update from the Community & Youth Development Department – Sept ’23

Update on the National Certificate in Natural Resource Management: Terrestrial Level 5 (NQF 5) Students  By Christopher Kafoteka The National Certificate in Natural Resource Management: Terrestrial Level 5 (NQF 5) students were quite busy during the July – September quarter. Activities ranged from controlled grass burning as a practical application of lessons covered to field excursions...
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10/10/2023

APPLIED LEARNING AND RESEARCH DEPARTMENT – UPDATE SEPT ’23

THE SAWC IN SAN DIEGO The SAWC was extremely honoured to have been part of the 43rd ESRI User Conference that was held in San Diego, California in July. The conference was a hub of ESRI users coming together to show what can be done with the software and associated ArcGIS tools. Under a mentorship programme...
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10/10/2023

Provider Accreditation – Quality Management and Accreditation Update Sept ’23

By Anelle Rautenbach – Head: Quality Management and Accreditation  Changes in education and training policies at the government level have influenced the decision to shift responsibilities from Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) to the Quality Council for Trades and Occupation (QCTO). The decision to phase out SETAs and empower the QCTO is driven by...
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10/10/2023

UPDATE ON STUDENT AND PROGRAMME SUPPORT – SEPT ’23

By Ashwell Glasson The third quarter of the year was a busy one for the Student Administration and Programme Support (SPS) Department. We had several groups of students complete their training courses, including the highly sought-after Braveheart Ranger Leadership Development programme.  Bushwise Field Guide Students We received a new group of Field Guide students from Bushwise in...
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10/10/2023

2023 African Conservation Awards

This year the College was privileged to host the annual African Conservation Awards, founded as the Rhino Conservation Awards in 2011. Initiated by Dr Larry Hansen and Miss Xiaoyang Yu, alongside the Game Rangers Association of Africa to recognise significant role plays involved in rhino conservation, the awards now also recognise conservation supporters working to...
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22/09/2023

World Rhino Day ’23 – Why do we de-horn?

It’s international Rhino day with many involved and committed organisations from across the globe bringing the on-going rhino poaching crisis to the fore. The fight against poaching remains real for our rangers, communities and other conservationists dedicated to saving this species. Greater awareness is needed about this continuing scourge, which in turn also highlights the...
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12/06/2023

Rise-preneurship 

As part of a FirstJob Internship programme, where the College hosts a number of interns across its various departments each year, it also helps facilitate the training and development of these interns. Included here is the Rise-preneurship training, which this year ran from 22-30 June and which was sponsored by the FirstJob programme.  The FirstJob programme...
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12/06/2023

Introduction to the SAWC’s Junior Leaders Programme

The SAWC has established a small internal committee of junior leaders that comprises six members, supported and encouraged by the CEO, Theresa Sowry. The purpose of the committee is to make the College a better place/environment to work in. Each member has a project to coordinate of which five have been approved by the SAWC’s management...
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12/06/2023

Applied Learning and Research & Development (ALRD) – Update June ’23

The ERAIFT project We had a group of students from the Regional Post-Graduate Training School on Integrated Management of Tropical Forests and Lands (ERAIFT) project sweating in the field over April. They have completed their fieldwork, and most are done with writing for their theses. They now have a lot to work on since they received...
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