GAME & WILDLIFE ACADEMY FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA

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The wildlife industry as we know it started in the 1970’s where the road to sustainable game and wildlife management was pioneered by dedicated wildlife ranchers. This industry holds great potential for further growth and development and generates valuable foreign value and investment into our economy.

The Game and Wildlife Academy for southern Africa was founded due to the need for tertiary accredited qualifications in the SADC countries environment. The production and management of game and wildlife products cannot be sustained completely on its own and needs to be supplemented through the support of agricultural commodities such as livestock, supplementary feeds and crops.

All qualifications offered by the Game and Wildlife Academy for southern Africa is aligned to agricultural production systems with specialisation and specialist knowledge on farm and ranch planning, business planning, wildlife management, ecological principles, wildlife species, natural grazing sciences, nutrition, diseases, biosecurity, genetics and breeding, consumptive and non-consumptive use of wildlife within the application of farm management, financial management, strategic management and hard-core industry applications of knowledge on the tourism and hospitality.

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OUR TEAM

Leadership

Executive Director

Johann Stassen

B SC AGRIC

An Agricultural Economist and commercial farmer with more than 30 years of experience in agricultural training and development. Johann spearheaded the foundation of the i3A Home of hard-core Industry based agricultural academies as well Agri-pedia –
GWASA e-learning system.

Wildlife Specialist

Irenie Strydom

B SC AGRIC HONS IN WILDLIFE PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT

Irenie graduated from the University of the Free State with a BSc Honours Degree in Wildlife Production & Management. She has a passion for Nature Conservation and Wildlife Management. Irenie is responsible for the development of curriculum content and senior lecturer at GWASA.

HOD: TRAINING

Michané Van Der Walt

B SC. GENETICS AND PHYSIOLOGY

Michané is a cum-laude graduate in B.Sc. Genetics and Physiology. As a dynamic and driven young head of the training department, she is specialising in the development of Learner Management Systems. Michané is responsible for student administration, finance, student liaison, moderation, and ETQA admin.

MANAGER: QMS & ASSESSMENT

Moseki Molebatsi

B AGRIC
National Certificate in Media Consultancy, B Agric in Game & Wildlife Management, enrolled in B Agric Honors, with experience in Training Administration. Moseki is responsible for the Quality Management System (QMS) which involves assessments, moderation, qualification conformation, certification, close-out reports to E-Learning Department, training reports, POE archives, student feedback and managing academic support