Motsumi Bush Courses

The search is over... Motsumi Bush Courses is where you should be doing your FGASA Nature Site Guide, Trails and ARH, and Tracker Courses in 2023! Watch this Page for news our camp Upgrades (starting soon), 2023 starting dates and short courses. Join the Motsumi Clan by joining one or all our programmes for 2023! Your Trainer Principal, Bennet de Klerk SKS DG, will passionately make sure you get the best training and mentoring, every step of the way! Don't be drowned and lost in a sea of fellow learners... Get the attention to detail you need, straight from the horse's mouth! Next formal programme starts on the first Monday of May, 2024. Be there, and become the best you can be! Email [email protected] now for all the information!

Are you planning to become a Nature Site Guide (Field Guide)? Great choice! But where to study... there are so many entities offering training! Let us assist you in asking the right questions: 1. Is the guiding school an endorsed delivery partner of a CATHSSETA provider (like FGASA is)? 2. What is the track record of the school? How many of their learners end up employed? Are there lodges that prefer to take their students, as opposed to those from other schools? Are they well known in the industry? Are there some, or even many, guides in the reserve/s where you would like to work, that come from that school? And, of course, are they delivery partners of FGASA? Whilst FGASA isn't the only way to attain CATHSSETA Guiding Qualifications, just do yourself a favour and ask around. Three out of four lodges prefer FGASA guides. Why? Because the standard is known, and three decades of FGASA guides are certainly providing the pudding for the proof! So, please, prospective guides, do your homework before you book your spot! Ask around at all the reputable lodges... Don't just believe me. You will very quickly understand that Industry chooses FGASA Guides!

Sometimes, the Secretary Bird learn from walking with the elephant. Likewise, the elephant learns from the Secretary Bird. Come and join me, Bennet de Klerk, on one of my exciting short programmes in the next two months, and let us learn from one another!
* 7-9 November, Track & Sign Workshop
* 21-23 November, Mentored Walks (Also suitable for non-guides)
* 5-7 December, Mentored Walks (Also suitable for non-guides)
* 18-22 December, Wildlife Week with BdK
* 8-11 January 2024, Wildlife Week with BdK
Contact [email protected] to book YOUR place! See you soon at Motsumi!

Some hints for all our new (and old) members on how to post in a manner that will give us the best chance to get a positive ID. Please try to get all the mentioned shots. If you only have one pic, still welcome to post, but please give information about at least area, habitat and size. Happy Tracking!

Only a few days left for the next one😉

Tracks and Sign Workshop in the Pilanesberg area

See you all there!

You're invited to the FGASA Regional Meeting at Pilanesberg National Park! 🦛🐘

The meeting is open to all FGASA members and interested parties. 🤝

Join us at Bakubung Bush Lodge on 4 October from 12pm. 📅🕛

Please be sure to come prepared with your questions, concerns or suggestions for your region. 🦛🌳🗒🖊

We look forward to seeing you all there. 🤩

To find out when the next FGASA Regional Meeting will be held in your area please hit the link below to view our events calendar 👇

https://www.fgasa.co.za/events

Happy guiding everyone! 🐾

You won't regret it! Good times, great learning!

Walking the walk....not just talking the talk.

We believe in old-school nature immersion....getting out there on foot and interpreting the smaller, finer aspects of the natural world.

Come and join us...you'll be so glad you did.


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For all you bird lovers... Here is a great project! Like the Westerman's page below 👇 and collect the actual bird cards when buying Westerman's bird seed. 78 different birds to collect and... stand a chance to win some amazing prizes.

All-out Creations had the privilege in joining hands with Westerman in creating these informative bird cards.

https://www.facebook.com/westermansza?mibextid=ZbWKwL

A reminder to our members and friends. 🛎

We're hosting three info sessions tomorrow and Thursday to update you all on the future of tourist guide qualifications and training. 🐾📚

We will be recording the sessions and uploading them to our social media platforms for anyone unable to make the following sessions so you'll still get all the info. 🎥💻

📅🕚6 September | 11am | FGASA Office Hoedpsruit (in-person session)
📅🕠6 September | 17:30pm | FGASA Office Hoedpsruit (in-person session)
📅🕚7 September | 11am | Online Zoom Session

For access to the open Zoom session hit the link below:

https://www.fgasa.co.za/event/fgasa-info-session-the-road-ahead-for-the-qualified-guide-members-online-event

We look forward to seeing and chatting with you then!🤩

The main reason my self image is still, sort of, intact..

In line with the new directives from Government, our Association has a really exciting time ahead! Join one of these sessions to fully understand the future of Nature Guiding!

Join us for one of our Info Sessions on the future of the qualified guide and the road ahead for guiding qualifications‼️ 🗺

We're hosting three open sessions for all our members and interested parties to attend and get the most up-to-date and accurate information regarding the exciting changes coming to guiding qualifications. ✅👌

We are extremely positive and excited about these changes and positive impacts they are going to have on all guides and the tourism sector as a whole. These changes are coming to ALL guiding qualifications, from field guides, and marine guides to adventure guides, culture guides, and heritage guides. 😀🐾🚴‍♂️🐋🏛

Our open Info Sessions will be hosted by Michelle du Plessis, see the schedule below:

📆6 September 2023 | Session 1
🕚Time: 11am
📌Venue: FGASA Office

📆6 September 2023 | Session 2
🕠Time: 17:30
📌Venue: FGASA Office

📆7 September 2023 | Session 3
🕚Time: 11am
💻Venue: Online Zoom Meeting

Hit the link below to view our calendar get access to the link for the open Zoom session.👇

https://www.fgasa.co.za/event/fgasa-info-session-the-road-ahead-for-the-qualified-guide-members-online-event

We strongly recommend attending one of these sessions to ensure you are fully aware of the procedures going forward and have the correct information.👨‍🏫✅

For anyone unable to attend the in-person or online zoom session, we will be recording and uploading these to our website and social media platforms. 🎥📱

We look forward to seeing you all there!😀

Well said! I cringe when people play the "just a theory" card...

Theory might win the prize for the most commonly misunderstood word in science. In everyday usage, a theory is a hunch. A guess. Pure speculation. For example, I have a theory about why my cat yells (sings?) at night — he’s calling on the spirits of his ancestors to free him from the captivity of his luxurious life.

But in science speak, a theory is exactly the opposite — it’s a broad explanation for a wide range of phenomena that’s supported by a vast amount of evidence. As science progresses and evidence accumulates, related ideas are combined into a single, clear, and powerful explanation. Theories form the basis of our scientific knowledge and are used by scientists to make further predictions for testing. Examples include gravitational theory, plate tectonic theory, evolutionary theory, cell theory, germ theory, and atomic theory.

Understanding the natural world is the ultimate goal of science, and theories are about as close to the “truth” as we may ever get. So don’t be fooled when someone doubts science because “it’s just a theory.”

Learn more: How to speak science: thinkingispower.com/how-to-speak-science/