![]() PNG Education Secretary Dr. Uke Kombra has issued a warning to schools throughout the country, not to overcharge parents and students project fees. Dr. Kombra told NBC News, Schools found not complying and overcharging fees, upon being reported to Department will be investigated and penalized. The maximum amount of project fee to be paid is 20% of the total school fees for a particular student in the various grades. Dr. Kombra's call comes at the back of reports of some schools doing such due to the delay in the disbursement of Tuition Fee-Free funds. He explains the process by which projects get approval and eventually warranting project fees to be paid.' ![]() Early Childhood Education will replace the elementary system by the end of this year, PNG Education Secretary Dr Uke Kombra says. “The third priority as we like to say is the inclusion and expansion of early childhood schools which we will call the ECE schools. “It should also be implemented right across the country,” Mr Kombra said when highlighting the key priority areas of the education department. “It will be slow but we have almost completed all the requirements for curriculum; teacher’s training; infrastructure last year but there will be some final completion, some of these areas we would like to see commencing this year. “ECE Schools are new schools; we would like to see these replacing the elementary system. ![]() The PNG Secretary for Education has announced today the payment of K211 million to all schools in the National Education System while he welcomed more than 2.2 million students and 65,000 teachers in 12,700 schools nationwide to the new school year. “The K211 million has already been paid as of yesterday and schools should access these funds this week. Schools can use these funds to assist with their operations and also pay off credits from last year,” Secretary, Dr. Uke Kombra said. The K211 million is outstanding from 2021. The Secretary also announced the further processing of K158 million for Term 1 which should be paid this week. PNG DEPUTY Controller of the National Pandemic Response Dr Daoni Esorom has voiced concern over a possible rise is COVID-19 cases in schools.
“My concern is kids going back to school and in overcrowded schools, schools are expected to see an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. This is due to Omnicron,’’ said Dr Daoni. He said Omnicron has shown to infect young people and children more than the other variants. He said, “Schools must prepare and put in place measures to cover for teachers in the event that a lot of teachers get infected and miss schools. ![]() MILLIONS of eligible workers in Papua New Guinea are looking for jobs in the formal sector, which currently can only accommodate between 400,000 and 500,000, an economist says. As more young people enter the job market this year after graduating from tertiary institutions and schools, the chances of securing formal employment is slim. Institute of National Affairs executive director Paul Barker told The National that formal employment in the country had been stagnant since 2014, despite the increase in potential workers coming out of education institutions. He said the country had an eligible workforce of between three million and four million adults (over the age of 18) not in fulltime employment, with between 400,000 and 500,000 jobs in “a small formal sector”. He said the majority of this segment of society sustained their livelihoods through the rural semi-subsistence sector or urban informal economy. Some well-educated individuals end up making a living in the informal sector, selling betel-nut and second-hand clothes on the streets. “Since about 2014, the formal sector employment has been largely relatively stagnant, despite the considerable annual increase in the potential workforce coming out of the schools and colleges, at different grades,” Barker said. Here is the selection or acceptance list for Port Moresby Technical College for 2022 academic year
This is the Port Moresby Business College acceptance list for 2022.
Congratulations to those students selected to study at Port Moresby Business college. This is the list of HECAS students selected for Mt Hagen Technical College for 2022 academic year.
Congratulations to students selected to Mt Hagen Technical college. ![]() PNG EDUCATION Minister Jimmy Uguro has urged provincial governments to ensure funds for teachers’ leave fares are factored in their annual budgets. He said this in response to a media report yesterday on the PNG Teachers’ Association’s (PNGTA) plan to take legal action over unpaid leave entitlements. Uguro said he understood a large number of teachers in the country had not received their leave fares last year. |
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