A new partnership agreement signed between the Fiji National University and Australian Pacific Training Coalition is aimed at strengthening the quality and relevance of Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) in Fiji.
FNU Vice‑Chancellor, Professor Nigel Healey says the University will work with APTC to seek Australian recognition for new FNU qualifications.
Healey says while APTC and FNU programmes will initially be taught alongside each other in shared workshops and laboratories, the aim is that FNU programme will gradually be aligned with APTC programmes, so that in the final stage, there will be one set of FNU TVET qualifications being delivered at APTC standards.
Australian Deputy High Commissioner to Fiji, Anna Dorney says the partnership was a boost towards the Australian government’s support towards technical education in Fiji and across the Pacific.
She says they are delighted to contribute to Pacific countries ambition to develop their workforces and improving employment opportunities for their people.
Dorney adds that the partnership demonstrated a strong mutual commitment to provide high‑quality technical training and building a skilled, demanding and productive workforce in Fiji, which will be beneficial to all.
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