| Conservation and Tourist Guiding Chamber |
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| Introduction |
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| The conservation and tourist-guiding chamber is an exciting and future
growth area within the broader tourism sector. Considered the coalface of
the tourism industry with massive potential for entrepreneur led
organisations through to state and private sector enterprises managing and
conserving large tracts of wilderness areas. Both tourist guides and
conservation practitioners are at the forefront of ensuring that guests to
South Africa have an enriching, exciting experience that showcases the best
of both South Africa’s cultural as well as natural heritage in a variety of
activities as well as places to explore. The one cannot exist without the
other. The chamber of conservation and tourist guiding offers a number of
exciting career-focussed qualifications, Learnerships and skills programme
that gives the learner and new entrants an opportunity to obtain the
fundamental skills, knowledge and capacity to obtain employment and play a
productive role within the Tourism sector. |
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| To represent the sector THETA has launched the chamber committees to
ensure a constant input from the sector and to assist the realisation of
skills development down to specific segments of the broad tourism sector. |
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| Chamber Committee, roles and composition |
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| The purpose of the Chamber Committee is to represent the views,
interests and expertise of tourism’s major sub-sectors to THETA. Chamber
members, representing their various constituents’ interests, provide expert
advice and strategic information to THETA through the Operations Committee.
This enables appropriate recognition of the sub-sectors education and
training needs in the sector skills plan, business plan and budget,
Learnerships, quality assurance and such other activities as are undertaken
by THETA. |
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| The Chamber Committee is the sectors direct skills development arm, and
representatives were drawn from industry associations and professional
bodies, employer and employee representatives, and designated interest
groups - women, youth, the disabled and SMMEs. |
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For further information, queries or questions regarding the
Conservation and Tourist Guiding chamber please contact Ms Veronica Rikhotso:Chamber Coordinator Conservation and Tourist Guiding.
Email: veronica@theta.org.za
Tel: (011) 803 6010 |
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| Nominating Organisation |
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Successful Candidate |
| South African National Parks |
Boyce Dabula |
| THETA Board Member |
Peter Kirchhoff |
| Professional Hunters Of South Africa |
Marianna Lourens |
| Field Guides Association of South Africa |
Grant Hine |
| Limpopo Economic Development,Environment & Tourism |
Chris Nghenabo |
| Endagered wildlife Trust Employer |
Sinegugu Zukulu |
| Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism |
Tebogo Mphelo |
| Explore |
Arno Smit |
| Areyeng Africa |
Arrie Horn |
| THETA |
Veronica Rikhotso |
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