HOW TO: Become A Wildlife Guide | EcoTraining | FGASA Trails Guide Course

Ever wanted to know how to become a wildlife guide like myself? EcoTraining invited me to come and check out a couple of their courses and training facilities so I can show you exactly what happens when training to become a wildlife guide.
In this video I take a look at EcoTraining's Selati Camp in the Selati Game Reserve and the FGASA accredited Trails Guide course they offer there.
During the course there were some fabulous animal encounters on foot including Lion, Elephant, Rhino, Giraffe, and even a cheetah sighting!
The course focuses on learning to approach dangerous animals safely and effectively and also rifle handling and safety. The short Wilderness Trails Skills course also makes up part of the Trails Guide Course (Video Here: )
What EcoTraining's Website Says:
28-day Trails Guide course (FGASA-accredited), where the majority of your time will be spent conducting bush walks in big game country.
Your environmental knowledge, situational awareness and environmental appreciation will increase exponentially while on course, whether you are a career guide working towards a qualification or attending for self-satisfaction and learning.
The aim of this course is to develop and practice skills and gain knowledge to attain the FGASA Trails Guide Back-up qualification. At the same time develop and enhance skills and knowledge learnt on the FGASA Field Guide course. Your environmental and situational awareness will increase exponentially.
It is also open to anyone who wants experience of, or opportunities for, walking in a wilderness area and improving personal skills. Skills gained on this course can be used anywhere. The course content is the same for everyone, regardless of existing qualifications.
However, if a FGASA Back-up Trails Guide qualification is what you are after, you will have to attain a full FGASA Field Guide qualification before coming on the course.
SUBJECTS:
Navigation and orientation
Tracks and tracking
Walking in dangerous game country
Situational awareness
Approaching dangerous game on foot
Dangerous game knowledge and behaviour
Animal behaviour
Birding and bird identification
Rifle handling for dangerous game
Weapon handling, safety and ballistics
Possible: two-day navigational hike and sleep-out
You will be based in camps in prime wildlife areas and partake in wilderness walks or game drives twice daily. You will be trained on two different game reserves, exposing you to a diversity of habitats and species. No other training provider can match the variety of training environments or frequency of practical activities that we offer.
We offer basic rifle handling training as part of the course and, depending how prepared you are, you could attain an Advanced Rifle Handling (ARH) qualification.
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