2011 NEWS ARCHIVE

It's the start of another year at APTC in Vanuatu. Eighty-nine students have arrived in Port Vila from PNG, Solomon, Tonga and remote outer islands of Vanuatu, "very keen to begin studies in Certificate III in Children Service and Commercial Cookery," said APTC Welfare Officer, Mr Ronic Joe.

"Meriam is an excellent example of a young woman showing that women can be leaders in the non-traditional trades in the Pacific." APTC Trainer, Leigh Rollo readily gives Certificate III Engineering Mechanical Trade student Meriam Utran high praise.

The APTC Alumni chapters are involved in many community service events throughout the Pacific and at a recent meeting of the PNG Alumni Executive the committee agreed to participate in events marking World AIDS Day on 1 December 2011.