Bhejane Nature Training provides Adventure and Environmental Gap Year Courses, as well as Comprehensive Career training and specialist skills training for school leavers and guides in the fields of nature guiding and wildlife conservation.
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Bhejane Nature Training is owned and run by Dylan and Christa Panos and a passionate team of academic, field and camp staff.
Recognizing the need for accredited nature guide training providers in Northern KwaZulu Natal, Bhejane Nature Training was started in 2009 by Dylan and Christa. uBhejane is the Zulu name for the African Black Rhino, a flagship species for northern KwaZulu Natal.
At Bhejane we embrace the many opportunities that our rapidly changing world offer young people to change the attitudes and views of people toward natural systems and wildlife. We train our students to become forward thinking conservation entrepreneurs, not merely “jeep-jockeys” as guides are often referred to. To achieve this we focus on the amazing diversity around us, to seek out specialist and niche areas of guiding such as Frogging, Butterflying, Spider Safaris, Specialist Birding, Walking trails and Marine Guiding.
Bhejane Nature Training is the first training provider to launch a comprehensive career programme for guides, and our 3 year Advanced Nature Guiding and Wildlife Conservation programme, can be recognised as the most comprehensive training programme of its kind for nature guides. This programme focuses on both terrestrial and marine environments and prepares students for various possible career paths in the wildlife tourism and conservation industries.
We aim to provide students with a training and education environment that promotes internal growth and development beyond career goals. Our students are encouraged to become goal driven individuals with a strong character and proud work ethic.
Become a professional safari guide, field guide or Marine guide by completing one of our FGASA endorsed training courses. Bhejane has been a FGASA Endorsed training provider for more than 12 years. FGASA (The Field Guides Association of Southern Africa) is the leading standards setting body for professional field guides in Southern Africa.
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