TEACHERS in Papua New Guinea need to improve their English skills apart from the normal qualifications and classroom experiences, an official says.
Teacher supplies contract centre director Brian Kolowa told The National that many teachers were yet to reach the top in their reading, writing, speaking and listening skills in English. Kolowa said this after going through with more than 100 teachers in a five weeks English training test in National Capital District (NCD). He said this training test would identify their strength and weakness in order to make adjustments in their teaching. Kolowa said though they acquired masters and degrees, they still needed improvement. He said some teachers were good in various skills and could perform well, others needed improvement. ![]() This is Pio, and this is his Kina Bank story. Hailing from Goroka in the Eastern Highlands Province, Pio graduated with a degree in Business Management from UPNG. He joined Kina Bank as a Graduate Intern in 2020 and is now a Fraud Prevention Analyst working to protect our clients from external fraud on their Visa cards. Pio never thought he would work in the banking industry until given an opportunity with Kina Bank! He’s loved learning from his mentors about how each unit of the bank works. His favourite part of the program is being trained and treated like a future leader. ![]() Congratulations to 200 year nine students of De La Salle Secondary School. A total of 200 students from De La Salle Secondary School completed First Aid Training and graduated with certificates and merchandise bags courtesy of the Sir Brian Bell Foundation this week. Mr Pekima acknowledged the support from the Sir Brian Bell Foundation and St John Ambulance Papua New Guinea in the delivery of the First Aid in Schools program to their year nine students and encouraged them to utilise their first aid lifesaving skills should they ever be in that situation. ![]() Transparency International PNG (TIPNG) has engaged three interns from the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) as part of its Legal Internship Program (LIP). The LIP first started in 2017 as an opportunity for UPNG Law School Students to gain valuable exposure to anti-corruption advocacy within TIPNG. Now in its sixth year, the LIP has continued to support TIPNG’s legal capacity to promote good governance within the country. A MEETING conducted by a small number of National Capital District teachers last Friday was illegal because it was not authorised by Papua New Guinea Teacher’s Association (PNGTA), says president Aita Sanangkepe.
Sanangkepe said the union was not aware of the meeting and the people who organised it were not supposed to without the approval of PNGTA. “Teachers, you missed your teaching hours to attend this meeting which is not right,” he said. ![]() TEACHERS in PNG have been told that they will not be receiving salary increments this year because their log of claims have yet to be submitted to the Teaching Service Commission (TSC). Former Papua New Guinea Teacher’s Association national general-secretary Ugwalubu Mowana told teachers in Port Moresby who had demanded answers on why they missed out this year. “If you are to go on strike, you will be in big trouble as the TSC will ask for your log of claims which your union has not submitted,” he told the teachers. ![]() EDUCATION does not stop or end when you have graduated from a high school or college, it ends when you are in a coffin, says 54-year-old Ivaroa John, from Gulf. John, a father of six, believes better and honest is through education as it is the only way to success. He first attended Port Moresby Technical College, where he graduated with a certificate in electro technology. “With the certificate, I found a job and looked after my family. “The package was not enough, but I tried by best to feed my family and provide for their necessity.” Sadly, John lost his certificate in a house fire during an ethnic clash in Back Road of Lae, Morobe, in 2007, but he did not lose hope and trust. He even secured a job, but that did not satisfy him as the package (income) he got from the job was not enough to feed his family. ![]() A Mum-of-nine, absent from education for almost 20 years, graduated with a diploma in accounting from the International Training Institute in Lae last week. From Hula in Central, Dorothea Vui, completed her secondary education in 1995 at Bugandi Secondary School in Lae, Morobe, where she was selected to further her education at Papua New Guinea University of Technology, East Taraka campus. Vui was selected in 1996 to take a diploma course in business, but she could not further her studies. ![]() There are 37 science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) teachers, and women school leaders from Papua New Guinea are travelling to Australia this week as part of the #PNGAusPartnership Secondary Schools (PASS) initiative capacity building program. According to Australian High Commission in Port Moresby, the participants come from 12 schools and education offices across PNG. They are heading to Australia to build their skills in STEM teaching and leadership to support stronger learning outcomes for PNG students. It is the first time since 2019 that leaders have travelled to Australia for this professional learning visit. ![]() PAPUA New Guinea Teachers’ Association (PNGTA) president Aita Sanangkepe appeared in court yesterday charged with misappropriating more than K200,000 belonging to the association Waigani Committal Court Magistrate Paul Puri Nii said that he had revoked an arrest warrant when Sanangkepe appeared in court after three consecutive absences. Sanangkepe, 66, from Pame village, Hagen Central, Western Highlands, was charged with one count of misappropriation of K214,275.03 |
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