Tonga Skills rounded off a very productive week with its display at Tatakamotonga’s Fatu Hall, as part of the demonstration of the Cyclone Gita recovery effort for the visit of Australia’s Foreign Minister, Hon. Julie Bishop MP and Australia’s Minister for International Development, Hon. Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells. The nine displays
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Tonga Skills facilitated the second Skills Sector Steering Committee (SSSC) Meeting
Tonga Skills facilitated the second Skills Sector Steering Committee (SSSC) Meeting on the 20th March at the Tanoa International Hotel. The meeting was chaired by the CEO of MEIDECC, on behalf of the appointed Chairman, the Minister for MEIDECC, Hon. Poasi Mataele Tei who was engaged in post-Gita recovery planning.
UP-COMING TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
A more detailed list of training opportunities will be provided over the coming days.
TONGA SKILLS CONTINUES POST GITA RECOVERY WORK
The collaboration between Tonga Skills and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Forestry and Fisheries continues today in Veitongo with the second training on immediate emergency food production for the Central and Nuku’alofa districts. An estimated 80 people attended the training and their main concern was about access to land and
Over 100 priority training areas identified by Tonga Skills and TBEC
Tonga Skills met with the Tonga Business Enterprise Centre (TBEC) training team to plan collaboration for the skills training calendar 2018. Over 100 training areas have been identified as priorities for this year to respond to industry demand and small business growth opportunities across Tonga.
Tonga Skills welcomes a new Skills Planning Coordinator
Mrs Kepreen Ve’etutu was recruited and assumed duty on 26 February as the new Skills Planning Coordinator for the Tonga Skills Tongatapu Office. Mrs Ve’etutu was the former EU Women Project Coordinator for Tonga over the past 3 years and is now joining Tonga Skills upon completion of this project.
Planning steps to assist national recovery response to Cyclone Gita
Tonga Skills continues its special dialogue with local partners on post-Gita recovery efforts. This morning, Monday 26 February, the Tonga Skills team met with the CEO of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFFF), to plan practical next steps that will assist the national recovery response after Tropical
Priority skills planning to assist national recovery effort after Cyclone Gita
Tonga Skills has commenced a special dialogue with the Ministry of Tourism around priority skills planning that will assist the national recovery effort after Tropical Cyclone Gita. It is anticipated that this targeted collaboration will boost the work of the Ministry of Tourism to build a more resilient and sustainable
17 trainees completed the Certificate IV in Training and Assessment Course
The Australian High Commissioner to Tonga, HE Mr Andrew Ford presented Statements of Completion to the 17 trainees who completed the Certificate IV in Training and Assessment Course conducted by APTC and funded by Tonga Skills. The six-weeks training commenced in September 2017 and was conducted in three blocks of
From trainee to trainer
Mr. Sateki Tongi was one of the first participants in a series of Pearl Carving Training coordinated and funded by Tonga Skills across Tongatapu. Sateki was able to develop his carving skills to meet the strong domestic and tourist demand. He was inspired by the clear link of the training
Tonga Skills is supported by the Australian Government, managed by Scope Global.