Short courses help boost skills for Samoans

The Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) delivered four targeted short courses to 115 Samoans to boost skills, including in the infrastructure sector, as part of Australia’s support to Samoa’s ongoing COVID-19 recovery and rebuilding efforts.

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6 October 2022

APTC lifts skills for Fijian economy

The Fijian economy will be boosted by the introduction of nearly 200 new skilled graduates with Australian-level trade qualifications following their graduation today. The achievements of 132 men and 65 women were celebrated at the first in-person AP …

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6 October 2022

Achievements of APTC graduates in Papua New Guinea celebrated

92 more Papua New Guineans have been upskilled to contribute to the country’s national workforce.

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28 September 2022

Samoans graduate from vocational studies with APTC

Ninety-three (93) Samoans, including fifty-six (56) women, are the latest cohort of graduates to successfully complete their vocational studies with the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC).

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27 September 2022

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

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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