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 self-paced course for tour guides covers cultural heritage interpretation, including tangible and intangible heritage like sites, buildings, arts, and crafts, emphasising their importance and principles for effective guiding.

Duration: 1 hour

This basic webinar will show overlaps and links between human rights, the SDGs, and the UNGPs: Learn how the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights provide a way for businesses to contribute to the 2030 Agenda and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Find out how human rights are included in the SDGs and what that means for your business. Identify the first steps to keep an overview and develop a strategy for integrating human rights, SDGs and the Guiding Principles in your business operations.

Duration: 1 hour

These 10 modules will help any trainer to implement a relevant and practical training to inexperienced tour guides.

Self-paced

This one-hour self-paced course introduces tour guides and aspiring guides to key health and legal requirements. You’ll learn how to assess risks, manage health and safety emergencies, and handle challenges such as health emergencies and crisis while tour guiding.

Duration: 1 hour

Tour guides are often the first point of contact for travelers’ questions and play a key role in responding to their behavior. This gives them significant responsibility in upholding human rights. This booklet is designed to support tour guides in carrying out that responsibility effectively.

Length: 12 pages

This free mini-course is designed for tourism businesses looking to grow but unsure where to start. Drawing on real-world experience across multiple industries, it offers practical strategies tailored for hotels, spas, restaurants, attractions, travel agents, tour guides, and more. The course cuts through conflicting advice to provide proven, actionable insights without any upsell—just tools to help you move your business forward.

Duration: 9 lectures over 2 hours

This protocol provides tour guides with practical guidelines to prevent, identify, and report suspected cases of sexual exploitation and child labor in tourism. Aimed at all tour guides in the country, it highlights their key role and responsibilities in safeguarding human rights through direct contact with travelers. 

Duration: 6 pages