Hunt Wild Animals with a Client Training

Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate safe firearm handling and hunting practices in accordance with South African regulations.
• Apply ethical hunting principles and conservation laws when guiding clients.
• Analyze client needs and adapt hunting strategies to ensure a successful and safe hunt.
• Evaluate environmental conditions and animal behavior to minimize risk and ensure humane kills.
• Implement emergency response procedures for hunting-related incidents.
• Communicate effectively with clients to manage expectations and provide a professional service.

Target Audience

Professional hunters, hunting guides, and outfitters who accompany clients on hunting expeditions in South Africa.

Prerequisites

Valid professional hunting license and current first aid certificate.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

The practical component is essential for developing hands-on skills in firearm handling, marksmanship, field dressing, and client interaction. Learners will engage in supervised exercises on the shooting range, simulated hunting scenarios, and field-based activities to ensure competence in real-world conditions.

Practical Activities

• Firearms Safety and Handling Drill — Learners practice safe handling, loading, unloading, and carrying of firearms under instructor supervision on a designated range. (6h)
• Marksmanship and Shooting Practice — Learners engage targets at varying distances using different shooting positions to improve accuracy and shot placement. (10h)
• Simulated Client Hunt Scenario — Learners plan and execute a mock hunt with an instructor acting as client, covering briefing, stalking, shooting, and field dressing. (12h)
• Field Dressing and Trophy Care Workshop — Hands-on practice of gutting, skinning, and caping on game carcasses, with emphasis on hygiene and meat quality. (8h)
• Navigation and Bushcraft Exercise — Learners navigate a marked course using map, compass, and GPS, and practice emergency shelter construction. (4h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.