FINSCHHAFEN Technical School is the first in Morobe to partner with the National Fisheries College (NFC) in teaching commercial fishing operation under certificate level one.
NFC deputy principle Matia Rikis last week handed over the training package (or curriculum) and the first lot of training resources in a 20-foot dinghy with a 40-horse power engine and eight life jackets to Finschhafen technical school manager Navis Kongos. The partnership programme started in 2012, after a fisheries training advisory committee study found out that basic fisheries training in the vocational schools around the country was not being run or were being run on an ad-hoc basis. The committee then made recommendations to the NFC. NFC has since 2012 rolled out the programme into five maritime provinces where the training package or curriculum of Certificate One in commercial fishing operations was being taught in partner technical and vocational educational training (TVET) institutions. “We want to offset the national Certificate One in Commercial Fishing Operation down to the vocation centres,” Rikis said. “We give the small fishing operational component and post-harvest component. “We are running this course but we are not training enough people, so rather than train ten people we can now train a 100 people at one time.” Kongos said it had been a struggle for many TVET institutions around the country to partner seriously with the colleges and universities. “The pathway for our students or trainees is now opened up because the link has happened between the smaller training institutions with the bigger institutions,” Kongos said. Fishing nets and other gear will be sent to Finschhafen later this year upon arrival from Australia.
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Isaac Libai
12/28/2015 12:35:18 am
Hello my name is Isaac Libai,I reside in Lae.My level of education is High School (grade 10) my grades are as follows;English PASS,Maths DISTINCTION, Science UPPER PASS and S/Science Credit.I'm very interest in taking up the course.Thanks and I await for a reply.
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Kurt Theobald (Theo)
12/7/2016 02:40:20 am
I would like to come in contact with Finschhafen Technical School.
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Daniel Meimba
4/3/2017 11:12:32 pm
We are interested to send our young people from wampar LLG, Huon Gulf District to take up fisheries skills, Certificate Level 1 at Finchafen technical school.
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