APTC

Tonga’s Ministry of Education and Training launches new TVET Coordination Unit

The resourcing for the TVET Unit is being supported by the Australian Government through the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC). This includes human resourcing needs for the first year of operations and new office equipment, furniture, electronics and laptops.

The Unit will support the Ministry in implementing Tonga’s TVET Policy Framework and strengthen collaboration and coordination across Tongan TVET stakeholders and enhance linkages between skills and industry demands.

APTC welcomes new Vocational Training Manager for Samoa and Tonga

Ms Visinia-I’amafana is the first Samoan national to take up this key role, and will be responsible for ensuring quality delivery of training and skill sets across APTC programs for a more skilled and inclusive workforce in Samoa and Tonga.

She brings a wealth of experience in vocational training and education spanning over two decades.

“As someone who has benefitted from TVET training, I am passionate about promoting and advocating TVET skills to our people.I am elated to be given the opportunity to drive this aspect for APTC,” she said.

Senior Pacific Police to develop leadership and management skills

APTC delivered the Certificate IV in Leadership and Management (BSB42015) to Pacific island Chiefs of Police in Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga and Tuvalu.

The Pacific Faculty of Policing is a joint initiative of the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Institute of Police Management, designed and implemented to complement Australian efforts in providing police leadership development opportunities across the Pacific region.

APTC training opens doors for further studies

Samuela, who works for Tonga Power Limited, and graduated from APTC in 2015, accredits his Certificate III in Engineering – Mechanical Trade (Diesel Fitting) (MEM30205) for contributing to his progression into a senior technician role – a step up from the junior mechanic position he held prior to studying.

Mechanical Engineering was not Samuela’s chosen field, as he had previously acquired a qualification in Marine Engineering and had worked as a marine engineer at the Ministry of Infrastructure in Tonga.

Moors appointed as APTC’s new Country Director for Samoa and Tonga

 Moors, who is APTC’s first Samoan Country Director, took up her new role last month.

She joins APTC from the National University of Samoa where she served as the Deputy Vice-Chancellor.

“I am excited about my new role and the possibilities it offers from a professional development perspective but also in terms of supporting and effecting change for the better. I am looking forward to helping foster partnerships and connecting people in a way that achieves the objectives set out for APTC,” she said.