Your Wildlife Career Starts 8 February 2027
One campus in the Limpopo bushveld. One structured programme. A full suite of nationally recognised qualifications — maximum 12 students per intake.
Early Bird deadline (extended): 31 October 2026 · Regular deadline: 30 November 2026
VERIFY OUR CREDENTIALS BEFORE YOU CHOOSE ANY PROVIDER
LWEC is the only wildlife training provider in South Africa holding all three government endorsements — national qualifications, not association memberships.
CATHSSETA Provider Accreditation 613/P/00392/2022
QCTO Accreditation 09-QCTO/SDP261022055054
LEDET Registered Professional Hunting School Director (LEMA 2003) — Permit CPM 35616
The 7-Month Career Course — R285 000
per national qualification — 12+ in one programme
all-inclusive: training, chalet accommodation and meals for 7 months
is all it takes to secure one of the 12 places for 2027
Enrolling for the same qualifications individually would cost far more, take years longer — and still miss qualifications only LWEC offers.
Qualifications you graduate with
- Professional Hunter National Qualification L4 (SAQA 58930)
- Professional Hunter: Dangerous Game L4
- Tourist Guiding National Qualification L4 (SAQA 71549 — all 9 provinces)
- Dangerous Game Site Guide (NQF L2 & L4)
- Nature Guide (NQF L2 & L4)
- Hospitality / Accommodation Services
- QCTO Eco-Ranger
- QCTO New Venture Creation — business management for outfitters
- Wilderness First Aid & Safety (Levels 1, 2 & 3)
Real-world experience, not just classrooms
- Live wildlife darting and translocation
- Dangerous game tracking and handling
- Client interaction with international guests
- Lodge operations and professional hunting expeditions
Campus life (included in the fee)
- Thatched chalets with private bathrooms, 24-hour secured campus
- Fresh meals on training weekdays · laundry twice weekly
- Wi-Fi, DSTV, swimming pool, modern lecture facilities
- Maximum 12 students — personal mentoring by name
Seen a cheaper course? Good — let's compare properly.
You will find cheaper wildlife courses. What matters is what the price buys. A lower-priced course typically delivers one certificate — often an association membership certificate rather than a national qualification — with accommodation, meals and workplace experience charged separately or not offered at all. The Career Course delivers 12+ SAQA-aligned national qualifications with seven months of accommodation, meals and real workplace experience included. Assembled from separate providers, the same set costs about R1 103 000 and takes years longer.
Before you pay anyone — including us — ask every provider these four questions:
- Is this a national qualification registered with SAQA, or an association certificate? (Ask for the SAQA ID — ours are printed above.)
- Is the provider CATHSSETA- or QCTO-accredited? (Ask for the accreditation number and verify it — ours are at the top of this page.)
- Does the price include accommodation, meals and practical workplace experience — or do those come as extras on top?
- Who signs off your portfolio of evidence — are there registered assessors and moderators in-house?
We publish our numbers because they survive checking. If another quote survives all four questions and still costs less — take it, with our blessing. In our experience, it won't.
Short Courses & Optional Add-Ons
| LEDET Professional Hunter — Nature Conservation (12-Day) | R15 000 |
| Professional Hunter — Additional Province Legislation (5-Day) | R5 500 |
| Advanced Dangerous Game & Natural Sciences (30-Day bush-camp immersion) Regular dangerous-game field exposure + university-level natural sciences, inside and bordering a major national park | R55 000 2026 enrolment special (normal R75 000) |
| Education & Training Qualifications — ETDP-SETA (Facilitator / Assessor / Moderator, 6-Day) | R10 000 |
| Professional Hunting RPL (Recognition of Prior Learning) · Skills courses — Photography, Birding, Tracking, Youth Training | On assessment / application |
| Three-Year Wildlife Practitioner Pathway — pay year by year, and your investment gets smaller every year: Year 1 — the Career Course: R285 000 → Year 2 (optional advanced year): R162 000 → Year 3 (optional advanced year): R120 000 Each year enrolled and paid separately — continue only if you choose to. Completing all three delivers every qualification above. | Save ±R536 000 vs ±R1 103 000 for the same qualifications enrolled individually |
Full line-by-line pricing, campus vs online+practical options, and payment terms are in the Course Cost Layout download below. All fees include VAT; international students are quoted in GBP, USD, EUR, CAD, AUD, PLN or ZAR.
Deposits, Payments & Good Sense
- Non-refundable deposit secures your place: 10% (7-Month & Career courses) · 50% (12-Day Professional Hunter)
- Balance payable within two months of signing, unless a payment plan is pre-approved — flexible instalment options available
- Early-payment discount of up to 10% · limited scholarships and bursaries for exceptional candidates
- Protect yourself against banking fraud: confirm our banking details telephonically on 072 929 7167 before paying. LWEC will never announce new banking details by email alone.
Your Application Pack
📘 Training Information 2027 📝 Student Application Form 💰 Course Cost Layout ⚠️ Release of Liability — please read before arrivalHow to Apply — Three Steps
1. Read the Training Information and Course Cost Layout above
2. Complete and sign the Student Application Form
3. Email it to limpopowt@gmail.com — every application is personally reviewed by our CEO
Rather see it with your own eyes first? You are personally invited to visit the campus — meet the instructors, tour the facilities, talk to current students.