AFRTS l African Field Ranger Training Services

African Field Ranger Training Services

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Ruben de Kock

Martin Mthembu

Marianne de Kock

Theo Landman

Nelie de Kock

Bernhard Bekker

Adolf Botha

Andreas Chimbi

James Massozi

MEET AFRTS INSTRUCTORS

AFRTS has established a formal association with both the Game Ranger's of Africa Association (GRAA) and the
Southern African Wildlife College (SAWC) to train Field Ranger leader groups from major parks and reserves in the Southern African region.

Mr. Ruben de Kock.

From 1983 to 1992 he was a permanent member of the South African National Defense Force, and was an instructor for the SANDF. In 1992 he was offered a position in KZN Conservation Service where he as been a trainer and instructor also in charge of the Ntinini Field Training Center - a dedicated Field Ranger training facility. His Field Ranger training experience has been gained with the KwaZulu Natal Conservation Service. His courses have been conducted at the Centre as well as on-site in the reserves and parks.

Apart from training on-site throughout South Africa, he has conducted training successfully in 3 Mozambican reserves: Maputo Special Reserve, Gorongosa and Masingir. Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Tanzania, Ghana and Swaziland – all challenges in terms of logistics and language. Ruben was chosen by the Southern African Wildlife College to co-develop and present the Field Skills module of their inaugural junior managers’ Certificate and Diploma Course.

He has also conducted training for South African National Parks and Southern Africa Wildlife College and Agri-Eco South African National Parks.

External Training :
Reserve De Especial De Maputo Gorongoza National Park, Democratic Republic Of Congo (DRC), Tanzania, Swaziland, Ghana and Mongolia

Mr. Martin Mthembu

Martin Mthembu - From 1986 to 1989 he was a permanent member of the South African National Defense Force, and was an instructor for the SANDF. In July 1989 we was offered a position in KZN Conservation Service the position of chief instructor at Ntinini Field Training Center. His Field Ranger training experience has been gained with the KwaZulu Natal Conservation Service -
a dedicated Field Ranger training facility. His courses have been conducted at the Centre as well as on-site in the reserves and parks. Apart from training on-site throughout South Africa, he has conducted training successfully in Mozambique, Tanzania, Swaziland and Angola - all challenges in terms of logistics and language.

Martin was chosen by the Southern African Wildlife College to co-develop and present the Field Skills module of their inaugural junior managers’ Certificate Course. He has also conducted training for South African National Parks.

External Training :
Reserve De Especial De Maputo, Southern Africa Wild Life College, Agri-Eco South African National Parks, Tanzania, Private Reserves, Swaziland
and Angola.

Marianne de Kock

She has been the administrative manager of the Ntinini Field training centre in Kwa-Zulu Natal since 1995 and was responsible for all training documentation and administrative work during all courses presented for Field Rangers. Because of her background and experience that she gained in the South African National Defense Force she also helps as an accredited assessor and assistant instructor with firearm training and field ranger training, and is currently the Administrative Manager of AFRTS and is responsible for administrative tasks and coordinating various activities of the company and the personnel.

She also helps to develop and upgrade training manuals for training courses. She co-ordinate training course while the members is busy with training elsewhere. She does the catering of course when needed

Theo Landman

Theo was a Police Inspector in the SAPS from 1989 till 2009. He also acted as an Instructor for the South African Police Services
from 1996 to 2009. Also has been assisting in Field Ranger Courses from 1999 with AFRTS. Theo specialize in Special Weapons
and Tactics · Weapon Techniques · Vehicle Approach · Tactical Movements · Arrest Techniques · Self Defense and Crime scene
investigations. Theo is an international registered Range Officer. He has been appointed permanent Instructor at AFRTS.

External training:
South Africa, Ghana, Sierra-Leonie.

Nelie de Kock

Still under construction.

Bernhard Bekker

Bernhard has been a working tour guide for 8 years in and around the Kruger National Park and surrounding Private game
reserves. He specializes in animal behavior and wildlife monitoring. Also have been involved in the tourism industry with his own
guest house in Hazyview. Professional photography and multimedia design also counts under his skills.
He started with AFRTS as an instructor in May 2009. Done his training with AFRTS and is now an instructor for AFRTS.

External training:
South Africa, Angola

Andreas Chimbi

Chimbi has been in the Special forces of the SANDF and speaks Portuguese, Afrikaans, English, Swazi and Mbundu he has been
an instructor from June 2009 for AFRTS and has been assisting in training in Mozambique and at the Southern African Wildlife College and other parks in South Africa.

External training:
South Africa, Mozambique

Adolf Botha

After school he went to London and was accepted in the British Army for 1 year. After that he worked as a Chef in the Natural
History Museum of England. He decided to come back to South Africa and worked for a electrician company in Mozambique.

He has done his basic training with AFRTS and passed the selection course in the Kruger National Park. He is now being trained as an instructor for AFRTS.

Acted as assistant instructor:
South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania

James Massozi

James speaks Portuguese, Afrikaans, English, Swazi and Mbundu he is being trained as an instructor in AFRTS and has been
assisting in training in Angola and in Southern African Wildlife College

External training:
South Africa, Angola