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Track & Sign Specialist: Well done Sophie Barret!
In honor of Women’s Month, we are thrilled to celebrate and congratulate Sophie Barrett on achieving her CyberTracker Track & Sign Specialist qualification! This is an extraordinary accomplishment, and it’s important to note that this certification is far from easy to obtain. The candidates who undertake this assessment are seasoned [...]
SATSA This is Us: “Mother Africa Welcome Home”
The SATSA ‘This is Us’ conference recently took place in the Western Cape, and we are thrilled that one of our own members and Assessors, Dalfrenzo Laing, was invited to speak! Dalfrenzo participated in a panel that included Oscar-winning filmmaker Craig Foster (My Octopus Teacher), Colin Bell (owner of Lekkerwater [...]
From NQF2 to NQF4: Community Guides Career Boost!
EcoTraining and FGASA have joined forces in a training collaboration aimed at fostering development opportunities and promoting inclusion and transformation within the guiding industry. With funding from CATHSSETA, we have carefully selected ten passionate and dedicated community guides to participate in a program designed to elevate their professional careers. [...]
Dedication Defeats Disaster – Marine Guides Qualify in the Western Cape
Louis Willemse, a veteran guide and long-time supporter, guide trainer and Assessor for FGASA, aimed to provide a development opportunity for qualified guides looking to expand their knowledge and skills. This course was designed to immerse these guides in the world of Marine Guiding. The course was set to begin [...]
FGASA Annual General Meeting: Financial Year 2023-2024
We recently held our Annual General Meeting (AGM) for the financial year March 2023 to February 2024. Despite facing challenges, we are pleased to report that FGASA continues to grow, develop, and make positive strides toward achieving its goals. FGASA, along with various industry stakeholders, has addressed the issue of [...]
Safari Guide of the Year 2024: A Close Competition
It’s 6:00am, a sliver of the waning moon gleams in the haze between the pitch-black night and blood-red sunrise, hung in the frigid winter air over the spacious verandah of our astounding Host Sponsor Mhondoro Safari Lodge and Villa. The scent of coffee and home-made rusks wafts among lively conversations [...]
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