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Course Title:   Field Guide FGASA Level 1 - 28 day

This is our well-known comprehensive Field Guide training aimed at those wishing to follow a career in ecotourism as a field guide or for those people passionate about nature who would like a more in-depth experience and understanding of it. Developed in 1993 and the first of its kind in the safari industry, it is recognised by leading safari game lodges and is endorsed by FGASA.

If you are not aiming for a career as a Field Guide, but would like to learn about it for your own personal growth, the knowledge you gain will stimulate your safari and bush holidays and give them a whole new meaning for you.

28 days of living and learning in nature at our wilderness camps provides you with the practical and theoretical knowledge of the natural environment. Upon completion of the course, you will be capable of conducting game drives and interpreting the natural environment around you.

Our Field Guide course consists of walks; one or two-daily lectures in our bush classrooms; game drives, as well as sleep-outs in the bush. Every minute of the day and night on this course is a learning experience, being constantly exposed to the bush. Our highly experienced instructors provide unique access to their vast knowledge and insight, making every lecture an inspiring experience.

Subjects covered in this course include:

• Welcome and Introduction The game drive vehicle
• Ecotourism and Guiding Spotlighting
• Field guiding as a profession Basic 4x4 driving
• Attributes, skills and duties of a field
• guide Planning of game drives and walks
• Bush navigation and orientation Radio procedures
• Ecology Reptiles
• Geology Amphibians
• Soils Sensitivity
• Weather Anticipating animal behaviour
• Plant communities Career opportunities
• Plant identification and uses Identification and ecology of invertebrates
• Grasses Bush habitat management principles
• Presentation skills Creating photographic opportunities for guests
• Animal tracks and tracking Communication and facilitation skills
• Bird identification and behaviour Dealing with guests
• Animal behaviour Sustainable development and the wise use of natural
• resources
• Approaching dangerous game Ecotourism and local communities
• Setting up a bush camp Taxonomy
• Sleep out in the bush Working in the industry
• Bush skills and survival Testing and evaluations
• Dangerous game / Basic rifle handling Using binoculars

Course Title 2 Field Guide FGASA Level 1 - 28 day Classification Environment & Nature -> Field and Nature Guide Course Requirements Must 18 years or older. Have a valid drivers license Price Please enquire Notes Dates: 17 February 16 March 24 March 20 April 28 April 25 May 2 29 June 7 July 3 August 11 August 7 September 15 September - 12 October 20 October 16 November 24 November 21 December

Course Information Location Limpopo - Karongwe Game Reserve Course Type Customised Start Dates Various Length of Course 28 days Final Registration Date On payment

Contact Details Name EcoTraining Phone +27 13 745 7777 Email enquiriesecotraining.co.za