Ellis Silas
4 May, 2021, 7:00 pm
Trainees work at the construction of the
Provincial Area Administration Offi ce at
Imlao Village, South West Tanna.
Picture SUPPLIED (Fenda Sam)
By ELLIS SILAS, JERROL ARNHAMBAT, FENDA SAM and ANTHONY BAILEY
In recognition of the centrality of human resource development to economic growth outcomes, the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)-funded skills development programs around the Pacific region have been supporting skills sector reform and institutional strengthening since the late 1990s.
The need to navigate complex political-economic situations at the national, provincial and community levels make the process of reform intricate, requiring time and sustained commitment.
RNZ
USP campus in Fiji Photo: USP
Vanuatu’s government says 44 of its students studying at the University of the South Pacific’s Fiji campus have had their courses terminated and now face repatriation.
The government said the students had failed all or most of their courses and would no longer be supported by the state.
The students undertook studies under the Members Education Support Scheme (MESS) of the Vanuatu National Provident Fund (VNPF) last year.
The
Daily Post newspaper reported that the Fund’s general manager, Parmod Achary, had said there was no alternative but to bring the students home because they had been excluded from the university.
USP campus in Fiji
Photo: USP
The government said the students had failed all or most of their courses and would no longer be supported by the state.
The students undertook studies under the Members Education Support Scheme (MESS) of the Vanuatu National Provident Fund (VNPF) last year.
The
Daily Post newspaper reported that the Fund s general manager, Parmod Achary, had said there was no alternative but to bring the students home because they had been excluded from the university.
Achary said the students had been cited for disorderly behaviour and had tarnished the scheme, their families and the country s reputation.
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