Life after EcoTraining
“Our task is not to get back to nature, but to give back to nature. How about half of our hearts, half of our language and our thoughts?”
– Ian McCallum
EcoTraining alumni
EcoTraining’s foundation was built on our specialist naturalist instructors and our passionate course participants. Below are some epic fireside stories about people making a difference to wildlife and conservation after attending an EcoTraining course.
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Becoming a Field Guide Part 3 – Living the Dream
In this third blog in our series, we are following David Ullmann, from Germany, who is embarking on his dream of becoming a field guide. From deciding to become a field guide to touching down in South Africa to start with EcoTraining.
Arran Sivarajah
“From training with EcoTraining on their one-year Field Guide course, to guiding in southern Africa and now guiding for Leopard Trails in Sri Lanka … This
Raymond Khosa
If you ever were to meet a person oozing with a love for life, an engaging manner and ease with meeting people, it would be Raymond Khosa,
Markus Eichelberg
“My name is Markus Eichelberg, I am a 49-year-old guy from Germany.” Markus Eichelberg completed an EcoTraining Kenya Safari Guide course in August this year
Natasha de Woronin Britz
Natasha de Woronin Britz criss-crossed the globe before finally landing the perfect job. Natasha now researches leopards for the Global Leopard Project in Namibia. She credits
Alex van den Heever
Alex van den Heever, co-founder of the Tracker Academy, is just one example of how EcoTraining has been part of job creation and education in
My Student Journey, Part 4 – After graduation
From the very first time I set foot in South Africa, I knew I had come home. Perhaps not in the literal meaning of the word, but it was something I felt in my very being. My soul, never quite at peace, felt awash with relief that it had at last found a place to belong.
My Student Journey, Part 3 – Internship
After almost six months of training across four different reserves in South Africa and Botswana, it was finally time for our group to disperse on their highly-anticipated internships. For my part, turning up at a beautiful 4* lodge in the northern Kruger, I was a heady mix of anxious and excited.
Elinor’s Incredible Journey to Becoming a Professional Field Guide
It was mid-October 2020, and the email in front of me was from HR. Cost-saving measures began, like so many others before it this year. I felt that familiar ache shoot up into my shoulders as I imagined more furloughs or even redundancies in an already stretched department. But the request form below was new…
EcoTraining Online Course Alumni: A Thriving Global Community of Nature Enthusiasts
One thing we all know is true: once you have been to the African bush, you are never quite the same again. It is an impossible experience to convey to anyone who hasn’t been, and if you are reading this, you are among those of us that never tire of going on safari.
Life After Field Guide Training
With your training complete where will you go next? If you are not going to be working in the bush, is the training even worth it? We think it is, and here is why.
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