Company Name: Africa Nature Training Telephone: Fax: Cell Phone: Email: infoAfricaNatureTraining.co.za Website:

Course Title:   Nature Enthusiast Course

Africa Nature Training offers all wildlife enthusiasts and prospective field guides access to the best and most enjoyable nature training available in southern Africa . Our training team consists of experienced and knowledgeable individuals, with years of dedication to training field guides and naturalists. Every learner will find the course personally stimulating and enriching. Our goal is to equip you with practical and theoretical knowledge of the natural environment. Each learner who successfully completes the year-long course will be capable of conducting walking trails, game drives and other interpretive activities. Our weekend field trips to nature reserves and places of scientific interest are the perfect way to gain practical experience! Not only that, your new knowledge will enhance every safari and bush holiday you take for the rest of your life.


This course is accredited by the Field Guides Association of Southern Africa (FGASA).

Programme

The Nature Enthusiast Course is a part-time, year long, blended learning programme, combining evening lectures with weekend field trips.  Leading experts present each topic, providing unique access to their vast knowledge and insight, making every lecture a stimulating experience.
Course Objectives

The goal of the Field Guide and Nature Enthusiast Course is to equip the person doing the course with a balanced set of practical skills and theoretical knowledge of the southern African bushveld. The person who successfully completes the course will acquire a recognised qualification, as well as the experience and confidence required of professional nature guides to conduct walking trails, game drives and other interpretive activities in National Parks, Nature Reserves, and Wilderness areas.

For those people who may not wish to use their knowledge in this way, the course offers a valuable and personally enriching experience, giving the participant a well-informed understanding of the ecology, flora and fauna of the southern African savanna biome.

Course Outline

• Lectures commence February
• Graduation in November
• Study twenty fascinating topics, including Plant Studies, Animal Studies, Earth Sciences, Astronomy, Veld management and much, much more!
• Evening lectures
• Weekend field trips
• Interesting projects to undertake
• Lots of fun :)

Course Title 2 Nature Enthusiast Course Classification Environment & Nature -> Field and Nature Guide Course Requirements Fluency in English, e-mail, internet, own transport, access to camping equipment, 18 years+ Price Notes What You Get: World-class experts and authorities including Frits van Oudtshoorn, Prof Erik Holm, Dr Paul Funston, Dr Christine Steininger, Ulrich Oberprieler, Hilton Philpot, Andrew Hankey, Mike Perry, Dr Vincent Carruthers... Convenient evening lectures, conducted in Sunninghill, Johannesburg. Access to the most comprehensive course notes in the industry, covering subjects such as Taxonomy, Grasses, Trees, Weather and Climate, Astronomy, Ecology, Geology, Arthropods, Amphibians and Reptiles, Mammals, Birds, Signs of the Veld, Cultural Heritage, Ecotourism and more! Practical skills and knowledge, gained on weekend field trips. Skills are based on identification and interpretation of the natural environment. Exciting weekend field trips to a variety of national parks and nature reserves and places of scientific interest. All camping and entrance fees are included in the course fee, which is a significant saving! A special wilderness experience is included. A Practical assessment at the end of the course. A FGASA accredited certificate for successful students. Fun, fun, fun - the course provides enjoyable social camaraderie!!

Course Information Location Gauteng - Johannesburg Course Type Part Time Evening Start Dates February 2012 Length of Course 10 months Final Registration Date 31 January 2012

Contact Details Name Africa Nature Training Phone 012 667 5440 Email infoAfricaNatureTraining.co.za