EWM

This course is a basic biological course introducing students to the diversity of biological resources of the nation with emphasis on their distribution and interrelation with the special ecological setting as basis for ecotourism and wildlife management development. It also provides training on ecological processes that highlight management for sustainable wildlife and ecotourism management on sustainable bases as the wealth of the nation. The national profile of our biodiversity is highlighted. As a practical course, the focus is on the identification, distribution and characterization of these components of the environment to impart useful skills on the students in order to manage biodiversity

This course is meant to communicate fundamental recreation planning process, historical significance and objectives of planning. , the focus is to impart useful skills on the students in planning of park resources, promote public understanding of the policies and programs of park management and provide a foundation for visitors management and understanding and appreciation of the parks. Topics to be covered include general features of parks and other wildlife conservation areas, objectives and importance of establishing wildlife parks in the socio-economic development of the community; principles and concept of park management; the management /master plans and park’s administration. The course will also address park organization and development in Nigeria and Africa as well as the principles and methods of park interpretation.

This course is an introduction to different Tourism Organizations and Travel Planning. The course provides the students firsthand information on how various Tourism and Travel Organizations function. Topics to be covered include Tourism Organizations at the Local, State, National and International Levels, various forms of Travel Documents and the Issuing Authorities, Roles of Travel Intermediaries and Travelling Agents, Tours and Travel Operators and their Importance to Tourism Planning, and the Online Travel Revolution.

This course is an exploratory, first course in firearms and ballistic trainingdesigned primarily for students in ecotourism and wildlife. It is a course that provides hands-on training in the handling, maintenance and shooting of firearms. As a practical course, the focus is to impart useful knowledge and skills on the use of firearms and prepare them for other specialised applications to be encountered at higher levels. Topics to be covered include major considerations in firearms use in wildlife management;different types of firearms; techniques of gun loading, aiming and shooting; handling and maintenance of firearms and ammunitions; precautions to be taken in firearms and ballistic training; use of chemicals in wildlife capture.

This course is designed for the students of ecotourism and wildlife management on the principles and guidelines that distinguish ecotourism from other forms of travel and to develop the skills involved in ensuring that the increasing pressure from the demand for visiting natural areas in tourism does not threaten the long-term health of these critical natural areas, however, planning for ecotourism as a means for sustainable economic development in protected areas occur within the context of conservation management. Topics to be discussed include concept of ecotourism and its diversity, tourism resources and potentials, identification of resources areas (forest and game reserves), guideline on ecotourism and development, environmental impacts management and relationship with biological diversity (both flora and fauna), integrated approach to tourism, implication for information disseminations, multiplier effects, green house effect and the effect on general status of threatened wildlife species.

This course is an designed primarily for students in wildlife management and allied disciplines. However, it also meets the need of students in other environmental management fields. As a practical course, the focus is to impart useful skills on the students in order to enhance their ability to evaluate environmental health on the basis of exposures to chemicals, pathogens and toxic chemicals. Topics to be covered include principles of environmental toxicology, environmental pollution and control, waste management, nature and sources of environmental pollutants, implications of pollution in biological resources, pollution monitoring in aquatic and terrestrial environment, mitigation methods, administration and legal aspects of pollution.

This course is designed in order to expose the students to the basic concept, theory and practises in cartography and GIS mapping techniques. The students will be taught on the various forms of land resources and their interrelationship especially in regard to the application of GIS. The practical aspect of the course will enable the student to learn the methods of analysis, reporting, mapping and interpretation of cartography and GIS using field equipment like GPS and other software packages. This includes review of basic concepts in Remote sensing, map reading and interpretation, aerial survey and analysis, edaphic survey and analysis and census methods for estimating densities using GIS techniques. The skill that will be impacted to the students through this course will enable them to calculate the population density through transect method. Other areas that will be covered include Acquisition of remotely sensed data, image processing and enhancement. Interpretative techniques, fundamentals of aerial photography interpretation of photographical mapping.Multi-spectral scanning systems (MSS) Landsat operation interpretation of data. Use of GIS for future prediction

During the period spent in the Wildlife park and Ecotourism based industry, the industry-based supervisor will assess the performance of the student, the knowledge and skills gained and will forward his report to the school.

The SIWES Coordinator assesses and grades studentsrecord of work during the period of the industrial training.

After the completion of the 6-months SIWES, the write up and oral presentation of each student will be assessed and graded.