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...Read More
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...Read More
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...Read More
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...Read More
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...Read More
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...Read More
Graduates were passionate and disciplined as they celebrated the conclusion of six months of training at the Southern African Wildlife College with their families, friends and trainers on 29 August, 2019, leaving all who attended inspired and hopeful about the future of conservation. The 16 students (8 men and 8 women) enrolled in the Youth...Read More
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...Read More
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...Read More
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...Read More
