Travel Tree City/State: Limpopo province Country: SOUTH AFRICA 4 week Safari Field Guide Course in South Africa REQUEST MORE INFORMATION »» Global Vision International 3 High Street St Albans Herts UNITED KINGDOM AL3 4ED Phone: 01727 250 250 www.gvi.co.uk Program description: Do you want to learn how to be a professional field guide in South Africa’s ‘Big 5’ game reserves?  Global Vision International offers a four week Field Guide Course which will give you a fully comprehensive understanding of guiding and tracking in South Africa’s wilderness.  This course is run in partnership with South Africa’s most acknowledged and respected safari field guide training school and covers all the topics required for level one of the FGASA programme.  Subjects covered include: Ecology, Botany and Taxonomy as well as Tracking, Identification, Weapons Handling and Bush Driving. General program information: Program open to: Everyone Age range: 18 - 65 Travel to site: Varies Is opportunity more independant or group orientated: Varies No. in group: 6 - 10 plus trainers Living arrangements on the program: Group living How long does the program last?: 2-4 weeks What are the dates of this program: Various start dates throughout the year, please visit the GVI website for more information. Benefits and advantages of the program: You will experience life on a big 5 game reserve and be trained in the following to be able to attain your level 1 FGASA:Basic First Aid; Eco Tourism and Guiding; skills and duties of a professional field guide; Bush navigation and orientation; Ecology;  Geology; Soils; Weather; Plant communities; Plant identification and uses; Grasses; Presentation skills; animal tracking;  Bird identification and behaviour;  Animal behaviour; approaching dangerous game; Setting up a bush camp and sleeping out; bush skills and survival; rifles; Game drive vehicle and basic 4X4 driving;  planning of game drives and walks; radio procedures; Reptiles; Amphibians; anticipating animal behaviour; Astronomy; Identification and ecology of Invertebrates; Bush habitat management principles; Communication and facilitation skills; dealing with guests;  anti- poaching; Fresh water fish; sustainable development and the wise use of natural resources; eco tourism and local communities; taxonomy;   working in the industry and career opportunities. 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