Hebou Dago talks about life on the sea and International Day of the Seafarer. Although a life at sea had never crossed Hebou’s mind previously, when she saw a call for applications on Facebook for the Australian Awards PNG’s Maritime Cadetship for Women in 2020, she decided to give it a shot. “Thank God I did because it is a really nice program. It is a big privilege to be under Australia Awards sponsorship.” Hebou’s experiences stretched her beyond her comfort zone and taught her to be resilient and strong. Having no prior work experience and graduating from an all-girls high school, the predominantly male environment was new. Upon reflection, she expressed appreciation for the fair and equal treatment from her superiors, who supported the female cadets and challenged them to take on the same responsibilities as their male peers. Now in her final year, Hebou is confident that her engine cadetship will not only equip her for a seafarer’s life, but also enable other career pathways outside maritime and a sea vessel engine room. She encourages school leavers to consider sea faring career opportunities alongside the traditional route to university. THE Seventh-day Adventist Church in Morobe needs a secondary school to meet the province’s demand for Adventist education, Morobe Adventist Mission education director Smith Kintau says.
“Ragiampun Adventist was set up five years ago and is our only high school,” he said. “This school recently opened a four-in-one classroom with K216,100 funding from the Morobe government under its new school infrastructure development grant policy. “This will enable us to raise Ragiampun Adventist High to a secondary school.” FORMER Prime Minister Peter O’Neill has warned parents to vote for their children’s future rather than for their own stomach. “Education is key to improving our livelihoods. “Both leaders and parents have responsibilities. “Parents must think about your children, not your stomach,” he said. The leader of the People’s National Congress (PNC) party was in May River, East Sepik, yesterday to support Ambunti-Dreikikier MP Johnson Wapunai. TWO female students are recovering from trauma after a banana boat carrying 33 students from the Institute of Business Studies University (IBSU) capsised between Gemo Island and oil refinery at NapaNapa outside of Port Moresby last Wednesday, police say. Water Police director Chief Insp Christopher Smith said the students were travelling from Gemo Island in rough seas after attending a picnic. A Lae District Court has fined a 25-year-old student charged with being in possession of a homemade gun on Monday. Magistrate Jacinta Doa ordered Valentine Simbawi, from Wewak’s Tumara village in East Sepik to pay a court fine of K1, 000 or, if not, three months imprisonment with light labour at Buimo for being in possession of a six-round revolver homemade pistol constructed from a stapler gun. The court made the ruling after Simbawi pleaded guilty and asked the court for leniency. A RECENT study by the Papua New Guinea National Research Institute (NRI) has revealed that six factors restrict delivery of quality basic education in the Mamose region. The same study also found that the implementation of the tuition fee free (TFF) policy has improved access to basic education in Papua New Guinea (PNG). However, factors that contribute to the deteriorating state of quality education continue to persist in the Mamose region. Australian Government through the PNGAus Partnership offers safe and inclusive Technologies6/21/2022
Since the start of the pandemic in March 2020, thousands of students in Papua New Guinea have experienced disrupted learning. Absence from school, illness and school closures meant that hundreds of learning hours were lost. This is why access to safe and inclusive online and offline technologies is key to learning recovery. The Australian Government through the PNGAus Partnership, the Global Partnership for Education and partners UNICEF and Save the Children, have worked closely with the Department of Education to implement its Education in Emergencies Response and Recovery Plan. PARENTS and students from the four PNG LNG plant site villages outside Port Moresby have welcomed the scholarship scheme introduced by the Mineral Resources Development Company (MRDC). The scholarship awards programme is exclusive to beneficiaries of project-impacted areas and aimed at supporting students complete their tertiary studies. At a recent meeting in Boera village, parents and student representatives thanked the MRDC management and directors of Gas Resources PNG LNG Plant Ltd, their landowner company, for the support. QUALITY school infrastructures with resourceful and skilled teachers ensure adequate knowledge is imparted to students and this is how quality education is achieved, an official says. Eastern Highlands Primary Schools senior inspector Mupe Kaupa said this while commending Notofana Primary School staff and board after the opening a new double classroom on Friday. “Students will receive quality education if only they are taught by quality teachers using appropriate teaching materials like resource books and under quality classroom like the new building you are opening,” he said. A SENIOR lecturer at the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) has presented grade 11 business studies text books to the university’s bookshop to support secondary school teaching and learning.
Business and Public Policy lecturer Panditha Bandara said the book had been designed and developed in PNG using examples from local business environment using simple language appropriate for secondary school level students. “The book consisting of end-of-chapter revision exercise and 100 multiple choice questions with answers,” he said. |
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