APTC graduates include women in ‘non-traditional’ trades

Women graduating in non-traditional trades were the highlight of the day at the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) graduation ceremony in Suva on Friday, 17 May, 2019.

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17 May 2019

17 APTC students graduate in Kiribati

Seventeen i-Kiribati students graduated in eight different technical and vocational programs from the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) in a graduation ceremony held at the Kiribati Institute of Technology (KIT) on Wednesday 15 May 2019.

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17 May 2019

VIT and APTC to renew partnership for skills training in Vanuatu​

On Wednesday 24 April, the Vanuatu Institute of Technology (VIT) and the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) organised a storian to jointly agree and shape a renewed APTC and VIT Partnership for 2019-2022.

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9 May 2019

Success for partners in plumbing on Santo, Vanuatu

A one-month plumbing training delivered in Santo, Vanuatu doubled as a community development project with the construction of an amenity block at Bombua High School, which currently accommodates Londua Technical College after the Ambae Volcano erupti …

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8 May 2019

Fiji construction sector to benefit from strengthened and standardised national qualifications

Fiji’s construction sector will soon benefit from strengthened and standardised National Qualifications in Carpentry after a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed today between the Australia-Pacific Training Coalition (APTC), the Fiji National …

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11 April 2019

188 Papua New Guineans graduate from the Australia Pacific Training Coalition

The Australia Pacific Training Coalition witnessed its 23rd graduation ceremony on Friday 5 April, which saw 188 students graduate with certificates in various technical and vocational courses after completing six months of training.

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8 April 2019

Treat senior citizens with respect and care

The Fijian Government’s commitment to older persons and persons living with disabilities is proclaimed under Fiji’s 2013 Constitution which provides for a wide range of socio-economic rights.

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3 April 2019

56 APTC students become new graduates in Apia

Fifty-six Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) students including two Fijian nationals became the newest graduates after receiving Australian qualifications during the graduation ceremony in Apia, Samoa on Tuesday 26 March 2019.

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1 April 2019

APTC awards Tongan nationals with internationally recognised qualifications

Forty-nine Tongan nationals were awarded internationally recognised qualifications during the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) graduation ceremony held at the Queen Salote Memorial Hall in Nuku’alofa on Wednesday 6 March 2019.

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7 March 2019

APTC students graduate with internationally recognised skills in Honiara

The Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) continues to support the skills development of Solomon Islanders through Australian standard training.

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28 February 2019

APTC appoints new Country Director for Vanuatu and Nauru

The Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Anna Naupa as the new Country Director for Vanuatu and Nauru. Ms Naupa, who took up her new role in December 2018, joins APTC from the UNESCAP - Pacific Offi …

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21 February 2019

New APTC graduates celebrate in Port Vila

Over 80 Vanuatu nationals graduated with internationally recognised qualifications in 14 technical and vocational programs from the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) in Port Vila today. The new graduates received certificates in: Applied Fa …

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13 February 2019