Accredited by F.G.A.S.A. (Field Guides Association of South Africa), the Level One Game Ranger Training Course is ideal if you are looking for game reserve jobs, or if you just want to improve your personal knowledge of wildlife and game farming during a gap year.
South Africa has wild and diverse fauna and flora that youll meet face to face as part of this unique opportunity. Our Game Ranger courses will impart essential knowledge for those wanting to pursue a conservation-orientated career, including the life skills and discipline needed for Game Reserve jobs or work as a professional field guide.
“It was the best experience. I could not have asked for anything more!”
William Procter – Field Guide Training 2011
Our 8 Week Game Ranger courses are situated in the Big 5 Private Game Reserve located in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. You will get a first-hand and practical insight into Game reserve jobs by completing your Level One field guide syllabus, which is accredited by the FGASA (Field Guide Association of South Africa). Game Ranger courses are very hands on and this course is ideal for people that want to take their passion for conservation to the next level. It is also possible to add our 8 week Game Ranger courses on to any of our other conservation or community based programmes.
There is no minimum entry level required for our Game Ranger courses, but a basic knowledge of game conservation and the veld would be helpful. The only requirements are an international drivers license and registration with the FGASA.
All aspects of conservation and survival skills will be covered as you learn how to take on Game reserve jobs, helping to give you a greater understanding of the African bush and how to manage a game farm.
At the end of the course, students will be required to complete both a practical and theoretical examination. Students who pass the exam will be awarded a certificate of success and will leave their game ranger courses with an entry-level qualification in field guiding.
Our Game Ranger Courses also include:
- Accommodation
- Food
- Study manuals
- FGASA/THETA practical assessment
- Training
- Laundry
- First Aid Level 1
- 4×4 Driving course
This 8 Week Game Ranger course is situated in a Big 5 Private Game Reserve located in the Eastern Cape of South Africa.
During your Game Ranger course, you will stay in basic, purpose-built accommodation on the reserve. To further develop the wilderness skills needed forgame reserve jobs, you may also be required to sleep out in the bush under the African sky. The rest of the time you will be sharing a room with one other person and sharing bathrooms. There is a maximum of 8 people per course.
The subjects covered in our Game Ranger courses include:
- Field guiding as a Profession (Game Reserve Jobs)
- Creating a guided nature experience
- Geology
- Astronomy
- Weather and Climate
- Ecology
- Taxonomy
- Biomes of South Africa
- Botany and Grasses
- Arthropods
- Amphibians
- Reptiles
- Fish
- Birds
- Mammals
- Animal Behaviour
- Introduction to Conservation management and Historical Human habitation
- Hospitality including wine tasting
8 WEEKS – £3,080
Comments or questions are welcome.
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