Caring for citizens of the future
Professional training in the art of caring for the citizens of the future who are still in early childhood is an investment in a country's future. The Australia-Pacific Technical College is helping the government of Vanuatu achieve its goal of traini …
An ambition to teach
With visitor numbers to Papua New Guinea steadily growing, Australia-Pacific Technical College graduate Alphonse Foimae is set to make his own special contribution to the country's tourism industry.
Training the leaders of tomorrow
Adult education in the Pacific is in good hands with educators like Sarina Tamakin of Nauru.
Castaway Island Resort Chefs celebrate success
On Saturday 20 August, ten chefs from the kitchen at Castaway Island received their Certificate III in Hospitality (Commercial Cookery) award in a small but celebratory graduation ceremony in the presence of the owner of Castaway Island Resort, Mr Ge …
APTC students support Samoa tourism
Apia awoke on Tuesday morning to the arrival of the beautiful ship Dawn Princess. Based in Australia this ship is a member of the Princess Cruises fleet and brought nearly 2000 passengers to Samoa for the day as part of its Pacific cruise.
APTC graduates at Samoa Shipping
The new Samoa Shipping Corporation's (SSC) Marine Engineering and Fabrication Services (MEFS) at Vaitele is totally staffed by graduates of the Australia Pacific Technical College. The skills that they have learned in their APTC courses are at intern …
APTC Students get hands on fire experience as part of their training
For part of their unit "Follow Health, Safety & Security Procedures" Fiji's Rakiraki fire brigade instructed the students on safety procedures, prevention of fire hazards and extinguishing different types of fires. Not only is this part of their …
Diploma Community Services Work celebrates Bula Friday!
The Suva Campus of the APTC was very excited to welcome and meet the new group of Diploma of Community Services Work students on Monday 1 August 2011. These students have come from PNG, Solomon Islands and Fiji with many years experience in a variety …
APTC and Tanoa Rakiraki Hotel - working together to improve hospitality training for the Pacific region.
Another semester of hospitality studies has successfully commenced with the Certificate IV in Hospitality (Supervision) and Certificate III in Hospitality (Commercial Cookery) at the Tanoa Rakiraki Hotel campus. This unique facility provides an oppor …
APTC Suva Children's Services program: building partnerships for success
APTC Suva has welcomed the newest group of Early Childhood students to the Gordon Street campus. This semester there are students from Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Tuvalu, as well as locally from across Fiji, including Labasa, the Yasawas, and …
APTC Kiribati Alumni welcomes new principal to KIT
The APTC Kiribati Alumni Chapter recently welcomed former APTC GM Antoine Barnaart back to the Kiribati in his new role as Principal at Kiribati Institute of Technology and Deputy Team Leader for the AusAID funded TVET Sector Strengthening Program. I …
Vanuatu Tour Operators Association (VTOA) Welcomes New Secretary
Former APTC student, Warren Gama from Edge (Vanuatu) has been appointed as Secretary to the Vanuatu Tour Operators Association. Warren completed the APTC Certificate III of Tourism in 2010 in Port Vila.