APTC

According to the Minister of Police, Prisons & Corrections Services, Faualo Harry Schuster, the partnerships through the MOU between Government institutions and the APTC represent a strong commitment towards the delivery of high-quality, accessible and relevant education and training for people in the workplaces.

“Education and training is a priority area for the Government of Samoa and is fundamental to the development and growth of our country,” he said.

The oldest female graduate Saline Memea Kasio told Tala Fou that graduating from Construction is proof to all that women can do what men are doing. Saline hopes that her graduating from such a course will inspire young females to join this field of study and work.

Saline added that the construction course will allow her equal employment opportunities with men and more importantly that it will motivate her 7 children to look at career pathways that extend beyond the academic focus.

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.

 Since its commencement in 2007, APTC has trained over 16,000 Pacific women and men, including more than 1900 Samoans.

 Speaking at the graduation ceremony on 25 March, caretaker Prime Minister, Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi congratulated the graduates with special commendation to the 36 females receiving their certificates.

He encouraged more females to take up trades and step outside of traditional roles and emphasised the value of TVET as skills development.

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.

NOLA has championed equal access for persons with disabilities since its inception in 2001 and the workshop highlighted the potential for this collaboration to see Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) being leveraged to progress NOLA’s work.

During the workshop held recently, APTC’s Samoa and Tonga Country Office staff heard from NOLA representatives about the challenges and experiences in their efforts in disability rights, accessibility and inclusivity.

 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.

The total value of the resources, which include large and small equipment as well as consumable items for the repair and installation of refrigeration and air-conditioning appliances, is estimated to be around WST40, 000.

The handover took place earlier this week 2016, between APTC Samoa Country Manager, Ms Patricia Vella, and the NUS Vice-Chancellor, Professor Fui Le’apai Tu’ua Ilaoa Asofou So’o.