2023 News Archive

Manus is building its skilled labour force following the graduation of 28 individuals who successfully completed technical and skills training programs provided by the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC).

Australia is a proud supporter of skills strengthening and economic growth in Solomon Islands. Through its existing partnerships with the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) and the Solomon Islands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade (MFAET), Solomon Islanders are able to acquire further knowledge, experience and skills in selected technical and vocational institutions and gain employment in Australia under the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) Scheme.​

Australia, through the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC), recently handed over carpentry, construction and joinery tools and equipment to three Rural Training Centres to boost skills development in the Solomon Islands.

The Australian Government reaffirms its commitment to education and skills development in the Solomon Islands.

As the Solomon Islands gears up to host the 17th Pacific Games later this month, Australia is supporting the enhancement of tourism and hospitality in Honiara.

The Australian Government supports strengthening Tuvalu’s workforce to be more skilled, inclusive and productive as 21 Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) students graduated on Tuesday, 7 November 2023.

Australia, through the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC), is supporting the advancement of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in the Solomon Islands through the Annual Principals Conference.

Under the Solomon Islands Australia Skills Partnership, Australia has supported the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) in training 185 graduates who will be contributing their skills and knowledge to the Solomon Islands' workforce and economic development.

The Vanuatu workforce is set to benefit from newly skilled graduates of the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC).

Eighty-eight Papua New Guineans have successfully completed their qualifications from various technical and vocational programs delivered by the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC), an Australian Government initiative.

More than 100 new graduates in Samoa celebrated their Australian-standard qualifications in technical and vocational programs through the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC), marking an increase in the number of women graduates.

Australia has supported the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) to train 32 new i-Kiribati graduates who will contribute their skills and knowledge to the country’s workforce and economic development.

Australia has supported 98 new Fijian graduates from the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) to gain work-ready skills and Australian qualifications. This will support them to make significant contributions to the Fijian economy and boost productivity across various industries.

Australia recently supported 15 trainers from various educational institutions in Santo located in Sanma Province, Vanuatu to complete the International Skills Training (IST) Advanced Trainer and Assessor Course delivered by the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC).

As Australia’s most significant Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) investment in the region, the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) continues to collaborate with governments, TVET institutions and industries to empower individuals and organisations through skills development to create a more capable and productive workforce.

Icon-Reeves International has been working with the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) to deliver training for over 600 Ni-Vanuatu workers engaged in the Cook and Tiroas redevelopment project under the Vanuatu - Australian Defence Cooperation Program since 2021.

The Australian Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Hon. Pat Conroy, visited the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) in the Solomon Islands to meet with the current cohort of Certificate II in Construction (CPC20120) students.

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) have partnered to address the effects of corruption on education, society and economic development. The two organisations are collaborating to enhance integrity, ethics, and anti-corruption practices among vocational training providers.

The Australian Government, through the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC), is collaborating with local technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institutions to boost trainer capacity in Fiji’s TVET sector and lift the number and quality of skilled workers in Fiji.

Fifty-nine Samoans, including 11 women, successfully completed the Work, Health and Safety in Construction short course delivered by the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) to increase their skills and knowledge about working safely in the construction sector.