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05/08/2019, ,

FGASA endorsement boosts guide training at the Wildlife College

Aspiring guides can now train at the Southern African Wildlife College in the Greater Kruger National Park, with some of the most experienced assessors in southern Africa. As a SADC recognised and accredited training and skills development provider, the College is endorsed by the Field Guides Association of Southern Africa (FGASA). Based on the highest...
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01/08/2019, ,

Hope for rhino orphans with arrival of new tracking dog

After 18 months of intensive training, a tracker dog who can sniff out baby rhinos, has arrived on South African soil after a long journey from Texas, USA. Ruby arrived in late July 2019 and is joining the Southern African Wildlife College’s (SAWC) K9 Unit and its accomplished team of counter-poaching hounds. Ruby is a...
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13/06/2019, ,

Conservation the real winner, as College’s K9 Unit and supporting teams win another award

The SAWC’s K9 Unit recently received the Kruger National Park’s Managing Executive award from Glen Phillips to honour the work of the SAWC’s free tracking hounds and the Kruger National Park rangers and pilots, including the SAWC’s aerial support unit, in helping to counter poaching. This follows on from last year’s win at the prestigious...
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12/06/2019, ,

Getting Face to Face with Nature

Many students from the United States of America and other countries visit South Africa on Study Abroad programmes to widen their own perspectives on the career paths they have chosen to pursue. They also travel this far in the hope that they gain some life experience.  I have often wondered what makes students come from...
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12/06/2019, ,

Fifteen new faces as part of a Collaboration with WildTrust through the Nedbank sponsored YES (Youth Employment Service) Programme

YES is a joint initiative between government business, labour and civil society, which aims to reduce youth unemployment rates across the country and the College is proud to be a part of this important initiative. The YES programme was announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa in March 2018, and came into operation in November 2018, following...
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12/06/2019, ,

Greater Kruger Environmental Protection Forum

In July 2018 the SAWC and the Greater Kruger Environmental Protection Forum (GKEPF) board entered into a relationship where the College has been tasked with assisting GKPEPF in meeting their community engagement priorities and objectives. This in part includes engaging with fellow Community Liaison Officers (CLO’s) represented within the GKEPF network. The over arching objective of...
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12/06/2019, ,

On the road with RISE  

The previous quarter presented many changes to the small but dynamic Rural Initiatives for a Sustainable Environment (RISE) Unit. At the end of February, we bid farewell to three colleagues; Linda Hlengwa, Martha Themba and Vutomi Mnisi.   The former two colleagues left as the Unit’s GT5213 Project drew to a close. The project funded...
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12/06/2019, ,

Braveheart Ranger Leadership Development Programme

This innovative programme to develop rangers to meet the changing demands of their jobs, has its beginnings in a conversation which took place at the Game Rangers Association Summit held at the SAWC in 2018. Mr De Kock introduced Mr (Lt Col) Altin Gysman to General Johan Jooste, presenting him as the Leadership subject specialist...
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12/06/2019, ,

Students embark on improved Work Integrated Learning experience

Work Integrated Learning (WIL) is the practical application of skills learnt in a course back at the workplace and has been part of both the Higher Education certificate courses at the College for the last 20 years. Within each certificate course, WIL is scheduled between April and July each year after the first semester exams...
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