Short Course on Offer: Certificate in Environmentally Sustainable Tourism Management
Non-Credit Bearing Short Course
Course Length: Nine weeks
Date: 30 September 2025 - 24 November 2025
Delivery Mode: Online
Instruction: Facilitator-led Short Course
Registration Due Date: 01 July 2025
Total Fees: N$ 3701 - 00
To register please click this link: https://forms.gle/TtgGeM8XCL9hbXwp6 and fill in the registration form.
Account Name: The University of Namibia
Account Number: 55500057621
Bank: First National Bank Windhoek
Branch Code: 281872
Swift Code: FIRNNANX
Please do not forget to provide your Reference that includes your surname and FA24-5025.
For example, if your surname is Angula, your reference will read as follows: Reference: Angula FA24-5025
(Every applicant must use the same FA24-5025 after their surname)
Target Audience
Individuals with a passion for environmentally sustainable practices.
Criteria for Admission
No formal qualification required, however, experience in tourism will be an advantage to applicants.
Purpose
The current global and national trends in tourism emphasize sustainable practices at destinations as part of building tourism destination resilience. This short course is developed to enable participants to acquire knowledge and skills on how to manage operations in an environmentally sustainable manner.
Learning Content
- Environmentally sustainable tourism and management processes
- The evolution, impacts and mitigations of human-wildlife conflicts in Namibia.
- Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC).
- The Community Based Natural Resources Management (CBNRM) program in Namibia.
- Monitoring and reducing the consumption of non-renewable natural resources.
- Types of waste, how to separate recyclables and reduce volumes of waste.
- Applying social responsibility practices in an organisation.
- Social responsibility practices: Critical success factors and building resilience against disasters.
For any inquiries and registration, please contact:
Ms. Mary Ellen Kimaro, Tel: 0812443188 | Email: SCCESTM@unam.edu.na
Ms. Hazel Milne, Tel: 0811285105 | Email: admin@ecoawards-namibia.org
Mr. Jona Heita, Tel: 0814462798 | Email: jheita@unam.na