2024 News Archive

Molina Kwato’o has made her community proud by becoming the first woman to hold the position of national trainer for the Certificate II in Hospitality program at the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) Solomon Islands Campus.

The Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association (FHTA) and the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to improve skills development and capacity building within Fiji's hospitality and tourism sector.​

A total of 83 Papua New Guineans, comprising 65 men and 18 women, have successfully graduated from the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) in Port Moresby on Tuesday, 26 March 2024.

Seventy-four Solomon Islanders have successfully graduated from the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) after completing nine vocational programs.

Leah Bongtou is a pioneer for women in the field of Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) in Vanuatu.

Through support from Australia, electrician Marywen Falea Siau is providing electricity to communities in Solomon Islands through sustainable projects.

The Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC), has extended its support to the Sangam Institute of Technology College of Nursing and Health Care Education (SIT CON), a nursing education institution under the governance of the Then India Sanmarga Ikya (TISI) Sangam Fiji, solidifying a successful partnership to boost Fiji’s aged care sector.

The Australian Government’s largest skills investment in the Pacific and Timor-Leste, the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC), is empowering Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme workers to upskill through fully subsidised microcredential courses.

From a young age, Shelvin Avneel Prasad had already established that he would pursue a career in construction and tiling. Growing up, Shelvin was inspired by watching skilled carpenters build houses in his community.

Australia is a key enabler of education and technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in the Solomon Islands, helping to strengthen and promote employment and economic development.