From the Editor As we prepare to enter the final quarter of the year, the College is busy as ever, both in what we’re achieving as an institution and the various initiatives our different training departments are involved in. As a non-profit, public benefit institution, we continue developing our partnerships with donors, strategic partners and […]
A dense layer of smoke and dust filters the late afternoon sun giving off the pastel yellows and oranges the Lowveld is famous for at this time of year. A blue wildebeest bull stands in a sea of yellow grass shimmering gold in the last rays of light. Scratching around his midden with his front […]
One of our employees, Victor Seale, has become a TRE Facilitator. Victor was nominated by Hlokomela Clinic, an initiative budgeted for by Human Resources and supported by the College. TRE stands for Trauma Release Exercises. TRE helps those who have been traumatised by life events, and also relieves stress. This skill will be invaluable for […]
The 15 Wildlands Trust Youth Employment Services (YES) Sustainability Impact Project Interns, some of whom are interning in the RISE Unit, are currently undergoing training and gaining valuable life and work experience, until April 2020 across various departments at the College. This invaluable project, supported by Nedbank, is aimed at assisting youth in gaining meaningful […]
 August saw the start of an exciting new course at the College, Basic Eco-Ranger training. The idea for the course came through Dr. Jacques van Rooyen and the Herding for Health (H4H) programme and is being developed and run as a joint project by the Applied Learning and the Responsible Resource Use departments. “Herding for […]
In the previous quarter, the unit expressed an interest in hosting and implementing the Coaching for Conservation (C4C) six week, grade five programme. In July this wish became a reality through a partnership with C4C and Investec Financial Services (Corporate Social Investment division). This partnership is in full swing with the six week programme now […]
Earlier this year SAWC entered into a relationship with the WILD TRUST (formerly known as Wild Lands). This agreement saw the College joined by fifteen new faces as part of a collaboration with WildTrust through the Nedbank sponsored YES (Youth Employment Service) Programme. Five of these interns were placed with the RISE unit, and have […]
August was women’s month and the College is proud of all the women deployed in various roles within the organisation. One woman stands out for her role in training, assessing and mentoring guides. Julie Bryden has worked in the conservation and field guiding sector for nearly twenty years, and we are privileged that she has […]
For three weeks, nine students from Erasmus University College in the Netherlands visited the Southern African Wildlife College, taking part in an intercultural exchange programme. They were joined by four South African students from Kruger National Park and the Kruger to Canyon Biosphere Reserve. The course was designed to use conservation research as a way […]
During a visit to the College, the African Leadership University’s School of Wildlife Conservation (SOWC) made an offer to the College’s senior staff to attend their Xcelerator Training for Conservation Professionals. Xcelerator is a six-month part-time leadership programme run by ALX that turns managers into high impact leaders and empowers them to fast track their […]