The industry’s only 360° recruitment division
Bushwise is the only field guide training provider with a built-in 360° recruitment division designed to support both guides and lodges. With our large network of lodge partners across Southern Africa and beyond, we make it even easier for qualified professionals to find the right job and for lodges to hire top-tier candidates.
Whether it’s permanent placements, short-term contracts, or seasonal roles, our recruitment team works with graduates and experienced guides alike. We also offer free one-on-one career advice to help you navigate your next step. From job matching and personalised support to assisting lodges to build strong guiding teams, our recruitment division connects the best people with the best opportunities – all under one roof.
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How does it work?
Bushwise trainers work closely with each and every student – allowing them to know every colour of every feather, so to speak. This close professional relationship is stronger than any offered by a typical recruitment service. The result? Our service offering is highly successful. Recruitment support is available to alumni of, and students that are currently completing, IFGA 6-12 month course.
Each month, lodges, reserves and research centres send us positions they are looking to fill. Similar to how Bushwise matches students to appropriate placements, we pair candidates with suitable positions. Bushwise contacts the job poster and provides a professional reference. Bushwise will also contact the applicants other referees on behalf of the job poster. Finally, Bushwise will set up the final interview. After this point, it is the responsibility of the Bushwise student or alumni to wow their potential future employer.
If you are an alumn looking to make use of the Bushwise Recruitment service, or a potential student interested in finding out how you can use the service post-graduation, send an email to kim@bushwise.co.za and we will be in touch.
Our employment guarantee
Since 2012, every eligible South African graduate of our 12-month IFGA Professional Safari Guide course has secured employment*, excluding the COVID-19 period when hiring freezes affected the industry.
*This reflects eligible graduates who chose to remain in the safari industry, were over the age of 21 at graduation, and successfully passed all Bushwise modules. This success stems from our graduates being exceptionally well-prepared, and equipped with practical skills and experience that go beyond theory and exceed industry expectations.