Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) CEO, Soli Middleby, made the comment during the signing of a partnership agreement between the Australian-funded Vanuatu Skills Partnership and Australian-funded APTC to strengthen Vanuatu’s national technical and vocational education and training (TVET) and support inclusive skills pathways.
The Vanuatu Education Support Program is supporting the Government of Vanuatu’s goals of improving education quality, providing more equitable access to education and ensuring a well-managed education system.
The program is currently focused on improving literacy and numeracy outcomes for children in the early years of schooling (kindergarten to year 3).
Funds for the program are being provided by the Australian and New Zealand governments through a joint partnership arrangement with the Government of Vanuatu.
The project is to construct new international wharf and upgrading facilities at the existing Honiara Port The project is not considered to be a large-scale port project, is not located in a sensitive area, and has none of the sensitive characteristics under the JICA guidelines for environmental and social considerations April 2010, it is not likely to have a significant adverse impact on the environment.
The VESS builds on the strengths of previous plans but also moves into a new future where ni-Vanuatu people take fuller control of the development agenda for education. The theme of self-reliance is important, as the key objective of the education sector and the way of working within the Ministry of Education.
Australia Awards scholarships are prestigious international awards offered by the Australian Government to the next generation of global leaders for development. Through study and research, recipients develop the skills and knowledge to drive change and help build enduring people-to-people links with Australia.
This project was implemented to provide swift and adequate disaster and disaster-prevention information throughout the Solomon Islands by installing short-wave transmitter systems, thereby helping improve the islanders’ awareness of disaster-prevention and mitigate damage from natural disasters.
The development objective of the Additional Financing (AF) for Rapid Employment Project for Solomon Islands is to assist targeted vulnerable urban populations to: (i) increase their incomes through the provision of short term employment; and (ii) improve their knowledge, experience, and basic employment skills that are valued in the workplace and society.
Pacif Hazardous Waste Management (PACWASTE)
The Marine and Coastal Biodiversity Management in Pacific Island Countries herein referred to as the 'MACBIO Project' is assisting five island countries in managing their marine biodiversity. The countries the project supports include Solomon Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Vanuatu and Tonga. The project supports these five countries to meet their National Biodiversity targets as set out in their National Biodiversity Strategic Action Plan ( NBSAP) and the 2011-2020 Strategic Plan of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
Project for Promotion of Regional Initiative on Solid Waste Management in Pacific Islands Countries (J-PRISM)
