![]() THE Bougainville Technical College (BTC) in Tinputz, received more than K2.2 million teaching facilities from the Australian High Commissioner last week. High Commissioner Jon Philp said giving high school graduates the skills to live productive lives and providing high-quality industry relevant training were the way forward for Bougainville. “Australia has supported BTC under the Australia Pacific technical coalition programme since 2020 as we know BTC is the key institution that is providing trade skills in Bougainville,” said Philp. Teaching staff and the 600 students of BTC were excited and proud to receive new classrooms and office facilities, including conference rooms and offices. The official opening and handover of the educational facilities was attended by the President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Ishmael Toroama, Australian High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea, Jon Philp, Minister for Education Thomas Pataaku, Minister for Community Development Morris Opeti and representatives from the ABG Department of Education, staff, students, parents of BTC and members of nearby communities in Tinputz.
President Toroama acknowledged the support from the Australian government and for their generous support in developing the school’s infrastructure. The new building would be the centre for business and management studies and the upgrades included two-storey teaching building with three classrooms that could accommodate 100 students, a conference room, and three large office spaces for management and administration functions, staff rooms and kitchen facilities. The project manager of the construction works, Brenda Tibola, said the building came with disability access, including ramps and rails and perimeter solar flood-lighting to improve security for all students and staff. An ablution block, a storage facility and repairs to the existing office administration building were also part of the project. The National / PNG Education News Also read Comments are closed.
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