Academic Profiles
	
					
                	
        			
                        
                            
                                
                                
                                	
                                
                                
                                	
                                    	| College of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences | 
                                
                                
                                	
                                
                                
                                	
                                    	| School of Ecological and Human Sustainability | 
                                
                                
                                	
                                
                                
                                	
                                    	| Department: Environmental Sciences | 
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                    | Junior Lecturer | 
                                
                                
                                    | Tel: | 011 471 2162 | 
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                    | E-mail: | bersiq@unisa.ac.za | 
                                
                            
                        
                     
                    
	                    
						
    
    
        
        
        
    
	
	        			
                    
                 
                
                
    
    
    
    
     
                
                	
	                
	                	Qualifications
                	
					
						
- Post Graduate Diploma (Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. London, UK)  
- National Diploma in Horticulture (Durban University of Technology)
 
	            
                
	            
	            
                
                	Fields of academic interests
                	
					
						
- Environmental education
- Horticultural therapy
- Plant propagation
- Horticultural conservation
- Engaged scholarship and community engagement
 
                
	            
                
                	Field of Specialisation
                	
					
						
- Environmental education
- Horticultural therapy
- Plant propagation
- Horticultural conservation
- Engaged scholarship and community engagement
 
                
	            
	            
	            
	            
                
                	Professional positions, fellowships & awards
                	
					
						Professional Affiliations
- South African Nursery Association (SANA)
- International Plant Production Society (IPPS)
- Institute for Environment and Recreation Management (IERM)
- South African Landscapers Institute (SALI)