Vocational Training Centres in SI the beneficiaries of land and sea transport funded by Australia

Vocational Training Centres in SI the beneficiaries of land and sea transport funded by Australia

Posted by : frank short Posted on : 01-Jul-2021

Four vocational training centres in the country yesterday took delivery of new land and water transport funded by the Government of Australia through the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC).

The training centres are Afutara Adventist Vocational School in Malaita province, Tabaka Rural Training Center in New Georgia, Western province, Batuna Vocational Training center in Marovo, Western Province and Don Bosco Technical Training Institute in Honiara.

A 15-seater bus was handed over to Don Bosco and a 60 Horse powered Outboard Motor Engine and 23-foot ray boats for each of the three Rural Training Centres (RTC) – Afutara, Batuna and Tabaka.

Since 2014, the APTC has supported training coalition and the four vocational training institutions are National Training Provider Partners of APTC.

The transportation project which cost SBD$900, 000 was delivered to the principals of the four vocational training institutes by the Australian High Commissioner to the Solomon Islands His Excellency Dr Lachlan Strahan and witnessed by the APTC Country Director Abigail Chang, of the Australia High Commission and APTC staff in a handover ceremony hosted at the Don Bosco Technical Training Institute in East Honiara.

Speaking during the handover ceremony, H.E Dr Strahan said the 15-seater bus and 60 Horse powered outboard motor engines and boats for each of the three rural training centers will serve the institutions for several purposes.

The transport that we are handing over will serve several purposes simultaneously, one is to help with the daily operation of the training centers, and secondly it will become part of the training programme. The other thing is to build and establishing links between training centers and industries,” H.E Dr Strahan said.

He said rural training centers play a central role in driving economic development, skills and knowledge, and also about improving the self-sufficiency and productivity of rural communities.

Australia has a long-standing support for education programmes in Solomon Islands from elementary level, primary level all the way to tertiary education.

“I must say I am proud of what APTC does because it is at the frontline of delivering those important skills in the vocational sector. Since it was established in 2007, over 2000 Solomon Islanders have gone through APTC courses.”

APTC Country Director Abigail Chang said through the training coalition with training provider partners, APTC supports rural training centers to deliver quality training to meet the needs in the workplace.

The Principals of the four vocational training centers expressed their acknowledgement and sincere thanks to the Government of Australia and APTC.

Source. Island Sun newspaper.

Yours sincerely

Frank Short

www.solomonislandsinfocus.com

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