The main goal of AEL is to provide a structured environment for school leavers and students to participate in environmental programmes that will prepare them for entry into the labour market and/or further studies in Higher Education programmes related to environmental management and/or other qualifications. AEL offers a one year long structured, formal programme for qualification in a NQF Level 5 Higher Certificate in Conservation Ecology.

Want to make a difference to the planet and create your own future?

We are looking for young students to join the Academy for Environmental Leadership. Are you a Matric or university student who is finishing your studies this year? Do you have a thirst for the outdoors and a hunger to protect the planet? Then AEL is perfect for you.

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The AEL Campus

Our campus has free WiFi, you may enjoy DStv in the TV lounge or spend time in the games room, visit a fully equipped gym and cool down in a 25m outdoor swimming pool. Fees also include all tuition fees, the outdoor excursions as well as two tours, three well balanced meals seven days a week with filtered drinking water available on tap.

Spend a year living and learning at the Academy For Environmental Leadership, set in gorgeous Uizip near Upington, where the Kalahari meets the banks of the Orange River.