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Field Guiding/Game Ranging
PAPER-BASED
Course type: Paper-Based Course
What do I receive when graduating this course? An industry recognised certificate.
Course duration: Average 6-18 months. There are no deadlines, you may complete
courses at your own pace.
How to get started?
1. Register for a paper-based course: click here
Upon registration as a Paper-Based student, we’ll send you a return e-mail with the
pricing options for the course(s) you have expressed an interest in. You will not receive
a password, as you will have registered for a Paper-Based course.
The qualification: A Certificate in Field Guiding/Game Ranging
The most comprehensive course of its kind offered anywhere in the world. This is the
perfect course for those entering the industry and for those looking to fully prepare for
their FGASA theory exams (including the Advanced and Specialist Field guiding levels).
FGASA explained
Our status as a FGASA Endorsed Training Provider means that
graduates of our courses should have no problem passing their
theoretical assessments in: Field Guiding (including Advanced and
Specialist Field guiding), Marine Guiding and Trails Guiding
(including Backup, Professional and Professional SKS - Dangerous
Game - Guiding).
FGASA require that applicants wanting to gain a FGASA qualification do the
following:
1. Join their association click here
2. Write the theoretical examinations (Our course will fully prepare you)
3. Be practically assessed (for practical course info, please refer to our info brochure
click here)
You gain the required legal National qualification issued by CATHSSETA, through
FGASA.
FGASA is an accredited Training assessor with CATHSSETA (The Culture, Arts, Tourism,
Hospitality and Sports Education & Training Sector) however, FGASA itself does not
carry out the formal training programmes. This is where the FGASA Endorsed Training
providers, such as WildlifeCampus provide the training bridge.
You may join the association, write the exams and be practically assessed without
having completed a course, but many candidates are found not competent (75%
required) unless they already have good wildlife knowledge.
Certificates earned by completing the WildlifeCampus Guiding Courses do bear the
FGASA logo but do not provide the graduate with a FGASA qualification.
Module # 1 – Classification
Component # 1 – Classification & Taxonomy
Component # 2 – Evolution
Module # 2 – Invertebrates
Component # 1 – Introduction to Arachnids
Component # 2 – Scorpions
Component # 3 – Ticks & Mites
Component # 4 – Spiders
Component # 5 – Centipedes & Millipedes
Component # 6 – Snails
Component # 7 – Introduction to insects
Component # 8 – Overview of Insect Orders
Module # 3 - Amphibia
Component # 1 – Introduction to Amphibia and Frogs
Module # 4 - Reptiles
Component # 1 – Introduction to Reptiles and Chelonia
Component # 2 – Lizards
Component # 3 – Snakes
Component # 4 – Crocodiles
Module # 5 – Fish
Component # 1 – Fish
Module # 6 - Birds
Component # 1 – Introduction to Birds and Flight
Component # 2 – Birds: General biology and Ecology
Component # 3 – Falcons and Kestrels
Component # 4 – Vultures
Component # 5 – Kites and Buzzards
Component # 6 – Eagles
Component # 7 – Sparrowhawks, Goshawks and the Gymnogene
Component # 8 – Owls
Module # 7 - Mammals
Component # 1 – Introduction to Mammals
Component # 2 – Small mammals
Component # 3 – Bats
Component # 4 – Carnivora
Component # 5 – Primates
Component # 6 – Aquatic Mammals
Component # 7 – Lion
Component # 8 – Leopard
Component # 9 – Elephant
Component # 10 – Rhino
Component # 11 – Buffalo
Component # 12 – Cheetah
Component # 13 – Hyaena
Component # 14 – Antelope, Wildebeest & Warthog
Component # 15 – Wild dog
Component #16 – Giraffe
Component # 17 – Zebra
Component # 18 – Hippo
Component # 19 – Suricate
Component # 20 – Aardvark & Pangolin
Module # 8 – Ethology, Animal Behaviour
Component # 1 – Introduction to Ethology
Component # 2 – Social Organisation
Component # 3 – Foraging and Predatory Behaviour
Component # 4 – Communication
Component # 5 – Grooming, Play and Sleeping behaviour
Component # 6 – Territorial, Agonistic and Anti-predator behaviour
Component # 7 – Sexual Behaviour & Parental care
Module # 9 - Botany
Component # 1 – Introduction and General Overview of Plants
Component # 2 – Lower Plants
Component # 3 – Grasses
Component # 4 – Checklist of common Tree species & characteristics
Component # 5 – Detailed account of some common Tree Species
Module 10 - Ecology
Component # 1 – Introduction to Ecology
Component # 2 – Structural Components (biotic and biotic)
Component # 3 – Functional ecosystem Components
Component # 4 – Climate and weather General
Component # 5 – Climate and weather Southern Africa
Component # 6 – Geomorphology, Geology and Soil
Component # 7 – Savanna Ecology
Component # 8 – Ecosystem Dynamics
Module 11 – Game Ranging Skills Part A
Component # 1 – Anticipating animal behaviour
Component # 2 – Approaching dangerous game (On foot and vehicles)
Component # 3 – Basic bush navigation
Component # 4 – First aid for snake bite
Component # 5 – First aid for arthropods
Component # 6 – The Night Skies
Component # 7 – Principles of habitat management
Component # 8 – Environmental sensitivity
Component # 9 – Introduction to ecotourism
Component # 10 – Local communities (Impact and involvement)
Component # 11 – Sustainable tourism and sustainable utilisation
Module 12 – Game Ranging Skills Part B
Component # 1 – Dangerous Game Rifles
Component # 2 – The Game drive vehicle, Spotlight & Radio
Component # 3 – Vehicle mechanics
Component # 4 – Planning game drives and bush walks
Component # 5 – Dealing with guests
Component # 6 – Communication and Facilitation skills
Component # 7 – Working within the industry
Delivery and assessment of PAPER-BASED courses
Paper-Based courses are completed in a paper-based/printed format. Students are
sent their course material by post, for collection at their nearest post office/PostNet.
Assignments are then completed by the student in his/her own time and sent in for
manual marking by email. These assignments (one assignment per guidebook)
constitute the full assessment and testing requirements for our courses. There are no
final exams to complete and there is no graduation ceremony.
In order to gain a certificate, all assignments must be successfully completed with a
pass mark of 65% required. Should you not achieve the 65% requirement, you will be
requested to re-submit the assignment/s until you pass.