Australia-Vanuatu partnership opens new opportunities for producers, entrepreneurs and communities in TORBA
Two new initiatives supported through the Australia-Vanuatu partnership are opening up new opportunities for producers, entrepreneurs and communities in TORBA province. Last week Australia’s High Commissioner to Vanuatu, Sarah deZoeten, joined the President of TORBA...
Accounting Management Stage 1 Training For TORBA Co-op Managers
Cooperative Managers in TORBA Province recently went through a Cooperate Accounting Management Stage 1 training. This is the first time for the province to ever host such a training. Senior Training officer of the Department of Cooperatives, Lentz Vusilai, said 120...
Opportunities to access plumbing training extend to central Vanuatu
Plumbing training will now available on Efate in 2021, following the example set by the Anglican Church of Melanesia’s Vocational Education Training Schools (ACOMVETS) in Santo in 2019 and 2020, which produced Vanuatu’s first ever locally-trained 14 ni-Vanuatu...
New stakeholder partnership strengthens support for skills in tourism sector
“The work that Vanuatu Skills Partnership does is to act as the facilitator; to partner up with key stakeholders to address skill gaps in Vanuatu”. Senior Program Manager for the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Christelle Thieffry made this comment...
With Cooperatives, No One is Left Behind: Minister
Minister for Tourism, Trade, Commerce, Cooperatives, Industry & Ni-Vanuatu Business, James Bule, said the cooperative system is the only way where ni-Vanuatu can work together and venture into business in a communal way that is compatible with Vanuatu’s cultural...
TORBA Handicraft Cooperative Certified
Handicraft producers from the remote islands of TORBA Province have witnessed the official handover of the Torba Handicraft Cooperative (THC) registration certificate — making it the first ever certified handicraft cooperative in the province. During the official...
New market house for Motalava
People from Motalava in the Banks islands now have a brand new market house for them to sell their food crops. The Vt1 million market house was funded by Australia. Report received from the Australian High Commission in Vanuatu confirmed that the market house in...
First Ever Certificate II in Plumbing Graduation
Another milestone for skills training in Vanuatu was reached last Friday, 5th February when 14 plumbers in SANMA province walked down the aisle to collect a nationally and internationally recognised qualification, after successfully completing all 20 units of the new...