Agenda for :03/08/2011

Captive Animal Management LEVEL 4

SAQA ID: 48435

Feedback on training.

-Training is going very well, more prepared on the outcomes. First years work is going better, dealt with verbal warnings.

-At the end of the day we revere to the weekly programs, the outcomes to be coached, and the work book questions to be answered during following day.

-All POE's has to be handed in at the beginning of each day to be checked by the HOD. Today was the 1st day when training manager Heidi checked 1st years, 2nd years & 3rd years files.

-A new roster is to be set up to allocate 1st years to use the recourse center since they are not yet doing so.

-Illness has 1 of our 1st years far behind, one student has problems with blogging & other 2 are doing well.

-Weekly checklist has been divided into areas of responsibility which are then each allocated to 1 of 4 groups per week. This helps us to be on top of work at the WLC.

Feedback on research projects.

-Still in progress.

-I am planning the aardvark stake out. I would like to build a small hide & visit the nest that I found & go there in the summer.

-I have found lots of aardvark cucumbers that the eat for water.

Presentation on assignment(s).

-Spending more time on legislation to clarify the provincial requirement such as permits & registrations for the relevant activities related to the WLC .

-Understand the 4 main acts ACT's: CITES, NEMA, NEMBA, LEMA. Also have clarified the role players within the province, from the MEC through to the environmental officers or EMI's ( Environmental management inspector.

Handout and discussion of new assignment(s)

Need to understand road map requirements, need to develop specific information eg. Breeding/Transport.

Research for new assignments.

-Caracals got their harnesses, need to get use to it before we walk with them. Enclosure enrichment project: doing research on each cat specie in the wildlife center natural habitat. Busy with research on how to grow bean sprouts which we can use to feed the animals.