Educational Resources

This flexible, expert-led online course is designed for working guides who have completed their NQF2 qualification and are ready to take the next step toward becoming fully certified Nature Site Guides. Covering all 18 FGASA NQF4 modules, this 10-week programme includes live lectures, interactive theory reviews, workbook support, and assessments, all delivered by EcoTraining, South Africa’s original field guide training provider.

Duration: 10 weeks

This fun and flexible online course introduces children aged 7 to 14 to the wonders of wildlife, conservation, and the South African bush through interactive video lessons, games, and quizzes, designed by EcoTraining in partnership with Uplands College.

Length: 13 modules

This on-demand Field Guide course is a tailor-made solution for individuals with busy schedules who yearn to pursue their passion for field guiding at their preferred pace.

Length: 17 modules

A chance to learn how to interact safely with wild animals from the comfort of your home.

Self-paced

This online FGASA course offers a comprehensive introduction to field guiding from the comfort of your own home.

Duration: 8 weeks

EcoTraining will lay the groundwork for a thorough understanding of birds and bird behaviour.

Self-paced

Evolve your love for nature in this online FGASA course. Get lectures from a wide range of highly experienced EcoTraining instructors who specialise in a variety of fields.

Duration: 7 weeks

Learn to identify several species’ tracks in a short but effective space of time.

Duration: 4 weeks

Get to grips with fundamental concepts and in-depth explanations of how to practically apply biomimicry, using engaging visuals and real-world examples.

Duration: 5 hours over 1 month

This course helps you plan for more sustainable hotels by learning from global leaders. It covers building green teams, managing water, energy, and waste, and ends with guidance on stakeholder engagement and communicating sustainability.

Duration: 1 hour

This self-paced course helps senior tourism managers understand energy management in hotels, linking consumption to carbon emissions. It covers assessing energy use, engaging stakeholders, and implementing efficiency measures for sustainable operations.

Duration: 1 hour

In a warming world, tourism businesses must balance people, planet, and profit. This course shows entrepreneurs how to manage impacts, innovate sustainably, and lead climate-positive change without breaking the bank.

Duration: 1 hour

This one-hour self-paced course covers the principles of health and safety in tourism and hospitality. You’ll learn about common hazards, key responsibilities, and the occupational, human, and environmental factors that affect workplace wellbeing, as well as the importance of training and supervision.

Duration: 1 hour

This training module serves as guidance to train young people in house keeing in the tourism & hospitality sector. Facilitators handbook.

Length: 19 pages

This training is developed for anyone with an interest in Digital Marketing skills in the tourism & hospitality. Facilitators Handbook.

Length: 16 pages

This training module serves as guidance to train young people in Uganda in Front office skills in the tourism & hospitality sector. Facilitators Handbook.

Length: 21 pages

This training module serves as guidance to train young people in Uganda in customer service in the tourism & hospitality sector. Facilitators Handbook.

Length: 18 pages

This training is developed for anyone with an interest in bartending and coffee making in the tourism & hospitality. Facilitators Handbook.

Length: 17 pages

Discover how to advance employee engagement, on the Pathway to Net Positive Hospitality

Length: 2 pages

This Restaurant Operations course sets the foundation for creating a smooth customer experience, from setting the service at a restaurant for both casual and fine dining to covering preparation and closure procedures. You will also study food safety quality standards and learn to integrate sustainability principles, contributing to the UN SDGs by reducing water consumption and waste production and using seasonal, local products to support a circular economy.

Duration: 8 hours

This webinar explores sustainable food practices, focusing on SDG 12. It offers practical actions to reduce environmental and social impacts, assessing food production, processing, and procurement practices for responsible consumption and production. 

Duration: 32 min

This workshop focuses on SDG 12.3, addressing food loss and waste. It offers practical actions and tools for hotels to reduce food-related impacts, improve practices, and tackle food waste drivers, benefiting the environment, society, and your business.

Duration: 17 mins

This course teaches sustainable food management in hotels, emphasising the benefits of sustainable options and waste reduction strategies. Participants will gain skills to identify and implement measures that align with global sustainability goals, reducing environmental impact and enhancing hotel operations.

Duration: 1 hour

This workshop explores circular, sustainable hotel procurement, highlighting principles, case studies, and international examples to reduce risks, boost customer engagement, and create socio-economic value through eco-friendly practices.

Duration: 10 mins

This workshop explores circular, sustainable hotel procurement, highlighting principles, case studies, and international examples to reduce risks, boost customer engagement, and create socio-economic value through eco-friendly practices.

Duration: 15 mins

This workshop explores circular, sustainable hotel procurement, highlighting principles, case studies, and international examples to reduce risks, boost customer engagement, and create socio-economic value through eco-friendly practices.

Duration: 18 mins

This self-paced course equips participants with skills to create effective hotel waste management plans, highlighting cost savings, environmental benefits, circular economy practices, and practical techniques to measure, reduce, and divert waste.

Self-paced