Guiding has become a very lucrative business and the standards have improve a great deal since the early days.

There are now many guiding schools which have very high status and feed the wildlife tourism industry with good quality field guides. These Field guiding schools offer great opportunity for the future field guides and wildlife enthusiasts to acquire the essential wildlife information needed to advance in this wide industry.

Important facts to look at when choosing your guiding school:

• Are they known in the industry
• How do their students perform after the course
• Will you have the needed accreditation such as FAGASA, THETA etc.
• Do they help you find work when you have completed the course successfully