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FGASA Regional Meeting - Madikwe Game Reserve
2023-10-02 11:00 - 15:00 (Africa/Johannesburg) | Madikwe Game Reserve, 3431 R49, North West, South Africa
Madikwe Game Reserve
Venue: Vleischfontein – Madikwe Head Quarters
Start time: 11:00am

FGASA Written Exams: October Registration Closes
2023-09-28 08:00 - 16:00 (Africa/Johannesburg)
Attention all members, registration for the FGASA exams National Sitting (venue-based, written exams) closes today.
FGASA Exams Schedule
Please log into your members profile, book and pay for your exam. Exams are not booked if they are not paid for.
We wish you the best of luck!

FGASA Annual General Meeting and Awards: Eastern Cape Region
2023-09-27 18:30 - 23:30 (Africa/Johannesburg) | Sidbury Sports Club, Sidbury Sports Club, Amakhala Game Reserve, 6130, South Africa
FGASA invites you the the Eastern Cape region’s Annual General Meeting and Awards Ceremony.

All members and interested parties are welcome.

We will have a cash bar available as well as snack platters and salads. There will also be a bring and braai after the ceremony so be sure to bring your favourite braai foods with.

We look forward to seeing many of you there!

From the FGASA Team.

Date: 27 September 2023
Venue: Sidbury Sports Club
Time: 18:30 for 19:00
RSVP to Richard Pearse: 083 229 5896

Heritage Day - FGASA Offices Closed
2023-09-25
Hello to all our members and friends.
The FGASA Offices will be closed on Monday 25 September 2023 due to the carried over public holiday from the weekend.
We will be back from 7:30am on Tuesday 26 September 2023.
Hope you all had a lovely long weekend celebrating all the things that makes South Africa our home!

FGASA Info Session: The Road Ahead for the Qualified Guide – Members Online Event
2023-09-07 11:00 - 13:30 (Africa/Johannesburg)
Please join us for an online information session regarding the future of the qualified guide and the future of guiding qualifications in the tourism sector. This session is open to all members who wish to attend. We look forward to seeing you there. We will be available to answer questions and provide clarity on the new, structured approach to guide training that will be implemented in the coming years.
FGASA is here to support all our members. If you are a FGASA member, guide, industry stakeholder or concerned party with a vested interest in the tourism sector we strongly recommend you attend.
Please use the following link to attend the online Zoom session:
Michelle Du Plessis is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting to discuss the new guiding qualifications that will be implemented and the impact for FGASA guides.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85035902856?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 850 3590 2856
Passcode: [REDACTED]
See you there!

FGASA Info Session: The Road Ahead for the Qualified Guide - Members Event
2023-09-06 17:00 - 19:30, 2023-09-06 11:00 - 13:30 (Africa/Johannesburg) | FGASA Offices, R527, Hoedspruit
Please join us for an in-person information session regarding the future of the qualified guide and the future of guiding qualifications in the tourism sector. This session is open to all members who wish to attend. We look forward to seeing you there. We will be available to answer questions and provide clarity on the new, structured approach to guide training that will be implemented in the coming years.
FGASA is here to support all our members. If you are a FGASA member, guide, industry stakeholder or concerned party with a vested interest in the tourism sector we strongly recommend you attend.
Please send RSVPs to marketing@fgasa.org.za
See you there!

Future Guide Qualifications: Training Delivery Partners
2023-09-05 11:00 - 13:30 (Africa/Johannesburg) | Online
All FGASA endorsed Training Delivery Partners will be formally invited to this online session to learn more about the future of guiding qualifications within the tourism sector. We strongly recommend that this online session is attended and will be open for questions and clarification.
Training Delivery Partners will need to meet new criteria and re-apply with FGASA to facilitate the QCTO registered qualifications under the FGASA brand. On approval, parties will enter into a Service Level Agreement with FGASA to deliver the facilitation of the occupational qualifications, in line with the Quality Management System Policies and Procedures. Facilitators will need to meet the new QCTO requirements in order to facilitate training. FGASA will facilitate training opportunities for the development of facilitators to assist with this process.

The Green Paper on the Development and Promotion of Tourism in South Africa
2023-09-01 08:00 - 2023-10-31 17:00 (Africa/Johannesburg)
The Green Paper on the Development and Promotion of Tourism in South Africa – now open for public comment.
FGASA as an organisation has deep connections to the tourism sector in South Africa and working relationships with both the Department of Tourism (NDT) as well as the provincial Registrars for the NDT.
As professionals within the tourism sector it is our responsibility to uphold and develop tourism within the country, after all, none of us would be here were it not for tourists.
The NDT gazetted the “The Green Paper on the Development and Promotion of Tourism in South Africa” for public comment before the new policies come into place. We as FGASA want to ensure that this reaches as many of our members, friends and industry stakeholders as possible. It’s important for us all to contribute to the development of tourism in South Africa.
We would like to invite you all to send through your comments to us at FGASA so that we may present a formal submission for comment as a united front in delivering feedback to the NDT. As key role players in the tourism sector we believe that, together, we can make a difference where it matters most and assist with growth and development.
Please send your comments to Michelle on md@fgasa.org.za
To read more about this on the Department of Tourism website please click here.
Click here to read through the current draft for “The Green Paper on the Development and Promotion of Tourism in South Africa”
The deadline for comment on “The Green Paper on the Development and Promotion of Tourism in South Africa” is 31 October 2023. Be sure to make your voice heard as an individual working within tourism in South Africa.

FGASA Regional Meeting - KwaZulu-Natal
2023-08-28 11:30 - 14:30 (Africa/Johannesburg) | Bhejane Nature Training, R22, Hluhluwe, Kuleni, 3960, Hluhluwe, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Kuleni Game Park – Hluhluwe
Venue: Bhejane Nature Training
Start time: 11:30am

FGASA Regional Meeting - Waterberg
2023-08-21 13:00 - 17:00 (Africa/Johannesburg) | Welgevonden Game Reserve, Welgevonden Game Reserve Vaalwater, 0530, Limpopo, South Africa
Welgevonden Private Game Reserve: Main Gate
Start time: 13:00

ARH Renewal Shoots
2023-08-15 08:00 - 17:00 (Africa/Johannesburg)
FGASA along with our Assessors have organised for ARH renewal shoots in three regions on the 15th of August. Members wishing to renew their ARH must have all three required PFTCs, and must be up-to-date members of FGASA.
Please bring your own rifle and ammunition.
Eastern Cape | Shamwari Private Game Reserve | Contact: Andrew Kearney
Limpopo/Lowveld | Moholoholo | Contact: Trevor Myburgh
Northwest/Gauteng | Pilanesberg National Park | Contact: Bennet de Klerk

FGASA National Exam Sitting
2023-08-05 10:00 - 13:00 (Africa/Johannesburg), 2023-05-13 10:00 - 13:00 (Africa/Johannesburg), 2023-02-25 10:00 - 13:00 (Africa/Johannesburg), 2022-10-29 10:00 - 12:30 UTC
All venue based exams for FGASA
Bookings close one month in advance (no late bookings will be accepted)
Log onto your FGASA profile in order to book an exam and make payment
All venue addresses are listed on the FGASA website
CAPE TOWN & JOHANNESBURG Exams begin at 09h00

FGASA Online Exam
2023-08-04 10:00 - 12:00, 2023-05-12 10:00 - 12:00, 2023-02-24 10:00 - 12:00 (Africa/Johannesburg)
Online Exam

Apprentice Field Guide (NQF2)
Marine Guide (NQF2)
Trails Guide
Nature Enthusiast

Please log onto your FGASA profile in order to register and make payment
Exam bookings for the online exam close 1 week in advance

Annual General Meeting 2023
2023-07-27 10:00 - 12:00 (Africa/Johannesburg) | Online
Zoom link to follow closer to the time

Safari Guide of the Year
2023-06-19 08:00 - 2023-06-25 17:00 (Africa/Johannesburg)
You can follow all SGOTY events via the SGOTY Facebook page as well as on Instagram and You Tube

Trails Guide and ARH Protocols workshop
2023-03-03 | moholoholo ye mati
If you are wanting to become a Trails Guide mentor, and have all the requirements and submitted all paperwork and are now needing to attend the workshop, please contact qualifications@fgasa.org.za in order to book your place.
You cannot attend without pre-booking.

Trails Guide theory online workshop
2023-02-20 19:00 - 21:00 (Africa/Johannesburg) | Online
A Zoom session workshop to help FGASA Trails Guide learners with any queries they may have, and to briefly cover the course material prior to the exam.
contact admin@fgasa.org.za should you wish to join

FGASA Field Guide (NQF4) online workshop
2023-02-16 19:00 - 21:00 (Africa/Johannesburg) | Online
A Zoom session workshop to help FGASA Field Guide (NQF4) learners with any queries they may have, and to briefly cover the course material prior to the exam.
contact admin@fgasa.org.za should you wish to join

Apprentice Field Guide (NQF2) online workshop
2023-02-15 19:00 - 20:30 (Africa/Johannesburg) | Online
A Zoom session workshop to help Apprentice Field Guide (NQF2) learners with any queries they may have, and to briefly cover the course material prior to the exam.
contact admin@fgasa.org.za should you wish to join

FGASA Online Training Provider workshop
2023-01-31 10:00 - 16:30 (Africa/Johannesburg)
Online workshop for a catch-up with all FGASA Training Providers.
Main workshop dates to be confirmed later in the year.

FGASA Online Assessor workshop
2023-01-30 10:00 - 14:30 UTC
Online workshop for a catch-up with all FGASA assessors.
Main workshop dates to be confirmed later in the year.

FGASA Office re-opens
2023-01-16 07:30 - 16:00 (Africa/Johannesburg)

FGASA Online Exam
2022-10-28 10:00 - 12:00 UTC
Online Exam

Apprentice Field Guide (NQF2)
Trails Guide

Please log onto your FGASA profile in order to register and make payment
Exam bookings for the online exam close 1 week in advance

FGASA Field Guide (NQF4) online workshop
2022-10-18 19:00 - 21:00 UTC
