2017 News Archive

The Australia-Pacific Technical College (APTC) presented 13 employers with Certificates of Appreciation to acknowledge them for being ‘host employers’ for APTC’s special needs students who were on work placements. ​

The Australia-Pacific Technical College (APTC) is helping develop the skills of its Certificate IV in Applied Fashion Design and Merchandising students through innovative class projects.

Australia-Pacific Technical College (APTC) Certificate III in Hospitality (Food and Beverage) student, Ms Maureen Narayan performed exceptionally well at two Barista competitions and said that her APTC training has elevated her food and beverage skills and talent that she confidently displayed at the regional and national Barista competition this year.

The Australia-Pacific Technical College’s (APTC), National Trainer for Commercial Cookery, Ms. Alisi Delai was part of a group of 12 outstanding Fijian female chefs, who successfully competed in the Master Class Fiji cooking competition that recently concluded on 16 November.

Australia-Pacific Technical College (APTC) Learning Support Facilitators, Isikeli Naqaya and Lina Visinia-I’amafana were delighted to participate in the Australian Council for Adult Literacy (ACAL) conference in Darwin, Australia last month.

Australia’s flagship program, the Australia-Pacific Technical College (APTC), celebrated the successful achievements of more than 220 Fijian nationals who graduated with internationally recognised Australian qualifications today.

The Australia-Pacific Technical College (APTC) held a special function to commemorate its 10-year anniversary in the Solomon Islands on 7 November 2017.

It was a proud day for 98 Vanuatu citizens who graduated from the Australia-Pacific Technical College (APTC) after successfully completing their internationally-recognised Australian qualifications.

The Australia-Pacific Technical College (APTC) held a forum to commemorate the 2017 World Tourism Day (WTD) on 27 September in Suva, Fiji.

Over 200 Papua New Guineans proudly celebrated their achievements during the Australia-Pacific Technical College (APTC) graduation ceremony held at Port Moresby last week.

It was a day of celebration for more than 90 Solomon Islanders who graduated with qualifications in 15 technical and vocational programs from the Australia-Pacific Technical College (APTC) in Honiara on 26 September.

Sixty-six Solomon Islanders graduated with internationally recognised qualifications in five different programs from the Australia-Pacific Technical College (APTC) in Honiara on 28 September.

Over 30 Tongan nationals proudly received their certificates in 12 different programs during the Australia-Pacific Technical College (APTC) graduation ceremony in Nuku'alofa on 20 September, 2017.

The Australia-Pacific Technical College (APTC), Australia’s flagship program, has achieved a milestone of reaching 10 years of providing Technical and Vocation Education and Training (TVET) in the Pacific.

Twenty Kiribati nationals proudly graduated with certificates in 10 different technical and vocational programs from the Australia-Pacific Technical College (APTC) at a graduation ceremony in Kiribati, on 30 August, 2017.

The European Union (EU) Ambassador to Fiji and the Pacific, His Excellency, Mr Andrew Jacobs and Australia's High Commissioner to Fiji, Her Excellency, Ms Margaret Twomey today handed over equipment valued at approximately F$330,000 (EUR €141,000) to Fiji Sugar Corporation (FSC) on behalf of the Training Support to the Fijian Sugarcane Industry project, marking the completion of the four-year project.

The CHC43115 Certificate IV in Disability students studying at the Australia-Pacific Technical College (APTC) recently had the chance to practise their skills at the 2017 Central Eastern Council of Special Educators (CEACOSIE) Regional Games in Suva last month.

A total of 13 CHC30113 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) students from the Australia-Pacific Technical College (APTC) in Fiji were excited to be a part of the Fiji Early Childhood Education (ECE) Week celebrations last month at the Albert Park in Suva.

The Australia-Pacific Technical College (APTC) and the Fiji Higher Education Commission (FHEC) have agreed to work collaboratively towards building the capacity of technical, vocational education and training (TVET) in Fiji.

A total of 33 graduates successfully completed qualifications in internationally recognised Australian-courses from the Australia-Pacific Technical College (APTC) in Labasa today.