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Career courses

Accredited by leading associations such as FGASA and official training entities such as CATHSSETA, our career courses and programmes offer individuals an opportunity to turn a passion for wildlife and nature into a career.

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55-day Field Guide ONE Course

The EcoTraining Field Guide ONE course is industry-tailored, mainly aimed at giving South Africans their first steps towards their field guide career. It is the number ONE course to consider when becoming a qualified Field Guide.

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55-day Kenya Field Guide Course

Every minute of your 55 days on this course will be a learning experience, as you are constantly exposed to the bush. It covers a broad spectrum of subjects, using a mix of formal lectures as well as time out in the field.

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Accreditation and certification

Many of EcoTraining’s wildlife guide and guardian programmes and courses are accredited by leading associations such as FGASA (the Field Guides Association of Southern Africa) and official training entities such as CATHSSETA (Culture, Art, Tourism, Hospitality, and Sports Sector Education and Training Authority of South Africa) and CHE (Council of Higher Education).

Find a camp

Located across three countries, our camps each offer unique experiences for EcoTraining guides and wildlife guardians.

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Masai Mara
Wild Bandas

Located on the banks of the Mara river,
the camp is nestled between communities
and wildlife conservancies.

Kruger National Park
Makuleke

Explore the untamed wilderness of Kruger
National Park’s Makuleke Concession
with EcoTraining.

Mashatu Land of
the Giants

Located at the confluence of the Limpopo
and Shashe Rivers, in the eastern
corner of Botswana.

Greater Kruger Balule
Pridelands

A natural wonderland with free-roaming
elephants located in the Limpopo
Province of South Africa.

Karongwe Game Reserve

A unique safari destination that offers
visitors an immersive and unforgettable
experience.

Greater Kruger
Timbavati

Offering a diverse and rewarding
learning environment, teeming with life
and rich in ecological variety.

Start your wildlife career

Want to become a field or nature guide? Explore our immersive courses and training programmes for professional safari guides and guardians of nature, taught and led by experts in the industry.

EcoTraining offers career and accredited courses, wildlife enthusiast courses, gap year programmes and customised group travel courses.

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