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The Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) is a training excellence and collaboration centre. It was announced as an Australian Government initiative at the Pacific Islands Forum in 2006 and welcomed by the Pacific Island leaders. As Australia’s flagship Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) investment in the region, APTC collaborates with national governments, development partners, the private sector, organisations for people with disabilities, civil society organisations, and Pacific TVET institutions in ten countries: Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu. APTC also works closely with industry representatives around the region to ensure its training programs are relevant and aligned with current and future career opportunities for graduates – careers where skilled employees are in high demand. APTC offers Australian qualifications from Certificate II to Diploma level in various vocational areas. Highly regarded and qualified trainers deliver courses, and graduates will enjoy the benefits of an internationally recognised and accredited Australian qualification. APTC is an Australian Government initiative implemented by TAFE Queensland (RTO 0275) in partnership with the Pacific and Timor-Leste.

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Partnership to strengthen aged care training in Fiji

The Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) and Sangam Institute of Technology College of Nursing and Health Care Education have renewed their partnership to strengthen aged care training delivery in Fiji.

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13 September 2022

APTC graduates celebrate success in Vanuatu

Forty-seven new graduates, including 20 women, have been successfully trained through the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) to further support a skilled workforce in Vanuatu.

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12 September 2022

Partnership to help strengthen Fiji’s agriculture sector

A partnership between the Navuso Agriculture Technical Institute (NATI) and the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) is helping strengthen the quality of agriculture training for Fijians, including opportunities for more women to become qualif …

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29 August 2022

TNQAB and APTC partner to strengthen TVET in Tonga

The Tonga National Qualifications Authority Board (TNQAB) and the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) are working together to bridge skills gaps and develop pathways for training and employment opportunities to accommodate labour mobility and …

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26 August 2022

Lora Karlo

SIT30713 Certificate III in Hospitality, 2014

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24 August 2022

Australia supports skills training at Don Bosco Technical Institute and Don Bosco Tetere Rural Training Centre

The Don Bosco Technical Institute (DBTI) at Henderson and Don Bosco Tetere Rural Training Centre (DBTC) were supported with vehicles, tools and equipment as part of the Australian Government’s commitment to the Solomon Islands Skills Strengthening pr …

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8 August 2022

MET, TIST and APTC strengthen collaboration to enhance TVET in Tonga

Tonga’s Ministry of Education and Training (MET) and the Tonga Institute of Science and Technology (TIST) have committed to renewing their partnership with the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) to promote skills development for improved emp …

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21 July 2022

APTC appoints new Country Director for Samoa and Tonga

The Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Afioga Lagaaia Lealiifano Easter Manila-Silipa as its new Country Director for Samoa and Tonga.

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20 July 2022

APTC and NOLA continue to work towards promoting inclusive training and employment outcomes

The Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) and Samoa’s Disability Advocacy Organisation, Nuanua O Le Alofa (NOLA) have renewed their partnership to promote inclusive education and employment opportunities for all Samoans, including persons with …

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15 July 2022

APTC, NUS and SQA renew partnership to strengthen Samoa’s TVET sector

The Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC), National University of Samoa (NUS) and the Samoa Qualifications Authority (SQA) renewed their commitment to continue working together to promote the delivery of quality, inclusive and relevant technica …

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13 July 2022

Australia provides new vehicle to Solomon Islands Association of Vocational Rural Training Centres

Australia has provided a new vehicle to the Solomon Islands Association of Vocational Rural Training Centres (SIAVRTC) to support its service delivery to national training providers.

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11 July 2022

Ezekiel Darrell Ramo

Certificate IV Youth Work (CHC40413) Ezekiel Ramo is an APTC alumnus from the Solomon Islands in pursuit of education which has taken him from being a young high school dropout to attaining an Australian qualification. He is now on the brink of compl …

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1 July 2022