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APTC Partners

APTC prioritises building strong partnerships to drive transformative change.

Partners & Coalitions

To implement the transformative shift in this third phase, APTC is dedicated to building and maintaining robust relationships with partners and stakeholders using a robust suite of services that includes conducting political economy analysis (PEA), applying principles of thinking and working politically (TWP), and brokering partnerships using the Partnership Brokering Association (PBA) approach.

 

Our Partners for Impact

APTC partners with Pacific TVET institutions to drive impactful, locally-led reforms. Together, we strengthen TVET systems, empowering communities and building resilience. Through these collaborations, we support sustainable change, working alongside governments, the private sector, and civil society to shape the future of skills development in the region.

Institutional Partnerships

Country
Institution
Fiji Islands
Fiji National University
Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby Technical College
Samoa
National University of Samoa
Solomon Islands
Don Bosco Technical Institute
Vanuatu
Anglican Church of Melanesia, Vocational Education & Technical School
Vanuatu Institute of Technology
Vanuatu Skills Partnership
Vila North School
Regional
University of the South Pacific

Other TVET Partners

Country
Institution
Fiji Islands
Construction Industry Council
Fiji Australia Business Council
Fiji Higher Education Commission
Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association
Papua New Guinea
Department of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology
Samoa
Samoa Qualifications Authority
Solomon Islands
Ministry of Education & Human Resources Department
Vanuatu
Credit Corporation

Regional & international Partners

Country
Institution
Regional
PLAN International
Secretariat of the Pacific Community
South Pacific Tourism Organisation
SPC – Pacific Islands Emergency Management Alliance
UN Pacific Regional Anti-Corruption
UNDP – Pacific Financial Inclusion Program
International
International Finance Corporation
Oxfam International
PLAN International
United Nations Development Program

Coalitions

Pacific Skills Partnership

Personnel & Associated Costs

Costs associated with the Partnership and Coalitions Unit staff based in Fiji, PNG, and the Solomon Islands and other roles supporting TVET systems strengthening across APTC’s operations.

Incentive Fund

This funding is intended to allow the TSSP to support additional reform opportunities where they emerge and to incentivize and catalyse new thinking. A wide range of activities may be supported, including technical assistance; convening workshops or symposiums; conducting or commissioning research, including data collection and analysis; facilitating South-South exchanges and peer-to-peer learning; strategic planning and engagement (such as the use of PEA to gain an understanding of context, actors, structures, etc., and using a TWP approach to plan strategic interventions).

Incentive Fund Case
Partners
Summary
Inclusive Education Program (Vanuatu)
Freshwota Bilingual School
Ministry of Education & Training Vanuatu
Vila North School
The inclusive education program focused on using local school councils and resources to support inclusive education programs. It is a robust initiative that targets early childhood, which fosters the development of literacy skills and continuous learning.
Pacific Skills Summit (Regional)
DFAT
Pacific Islands Association of Non-Government Organisation
Government of Nauru
Fiji Higher Education Commission
Fiji Commerce & Employers Federation
International Labour Organisation
Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat
Pacific Islands Private Sector Organisation
Secretariat of the Pacific Community – Educational Quality & Assessment Programme
University of the South Pacific
The Pacific Skills Summit was a multi-stakeholder forum convened as an outcome of the Pacific Skills Partnership to address the theme of the Summit – Innovation and Sustainable Skills for the Blue Pacific. The objectives of the Summit were to identify and assess existing skills development and labour markets, promote the importance of skills development, advance future skills development and investment, and advocate for the strategic importance of skills development in regional and global development efforts.
Fashion Incubation Center (Fiji)
Fiji National University
The case builds on the current partnership between FNU and APTC. The business case supports the provision of technical advisory services to the re-establishment of FNU’s Fashion Incubation Centre, providing a working platform for FNU and APTC graduates to apply their craft.