THE PNG Education Department has added security features on school certificates to minimise fraud, says the secretary. Dr Uke Kombra said original certificates could not be photocopied or altered in any way. He said over the years people had used technology to change marks or grades and also used other people’s certificates to find employment or enrol in schools. ANY head teacher or deputy head teacher who faces allegations of misappropriation of school funds are to be suspended from teaching and the payroll, an official says.
Teaching Service Commission (TSC) chairman Samson Wangihomie told The National that it was the rule and they were following it. “If TSC is getting reports of head teachers and deputy head teachers misappropriating funds and other allegations – and if they are arrested – we will quickly suspend them,” he said. The National Schools Rugby League or NSRL received a huge funding boost from PNG’s National Oil and Gas Company, Kumul Petroleum Holdings Limited. The company has announced its sponsorship of K6-million for three (3) years. Managing Director of Kumul Petroleum, Wapu Sonk made it known that the National Oil and Gas Company now becomes the Naming Rights sponsors of the National Schools Rugby League championships. THE International Training Institute (ITI) has awarded scholarships to 90 students around the country to study at its facilities.
ITI executive manager Sivanathan Sivaruban said K300,000 was allocated to these students with each receiving K3,400 to help pay for their tuition fees. Sivaruban said ITI, which had been in operation for 22 years providing training for school leavers and those from the workforce, was committed to helping Papua New Guineans. The Prime Minister, Hon. James Marape, MP in officiating at the launch of the 2020 to 2029 National Education Plan themed ‘Achieving Quality Education for All’ pronounced that quality Education is a basic right for all children in Papua New Guinea. The Prime Minister directed that all stakeholders take their role in making education for our children their business. This includes parents and citizens, teachers and the Education Department and all levels of Government. The Education Department has made minor changes to the Education Calendar for 2021.
The change was due to the disruption of classes as a result of COVID-19 pandemic and also to allow sufficient time for schools and students to catch up with lost academic time. The following new term two(2) holiday and term three (3) commencement dates are now approved. THE University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) interim council will investigate the claims of sexual harassment against female students on campus. Chancellor and UPNG interim council chairman Robert Igara in a statement confirmed the appointment of former Defence Force commander Commodore Peter Illau, former police commissioner Geoffrey Vaki and lawyer and women’s advocate Aiva Koisen to conduct the investigation and make changes. PRIME Minister James Marape has urged parents, teachers and public servants to make the education of PNG children their business. Launching the 2020-2029 National Education Plan last Friday in Port Moresby, he said quality education was a basic right of children. He said the plan should be flexible for review between now and 2025 to “assess what they are trying to achieve and match that against what is (being) achieved”. THE Government will pay full tuition fees for students in government schools from next year, Prime Minister James Marape says. The announcement came during the launching of the 2020-29 national education plan on Friday in Port Moresby. Marape said all State schools would be fee-free to help parents through the current tough economic times. “With the Covid-19, many parents are struggling. “We have already made the decision for us to pay 100 per cent tuition fee next year,” Marape said. “Students who have programmes at higher learning institutions will still be run next year so we will try our best to carry the load.” Earlier this year, Education Minister Jimmy Uguro said the total funding for the Government Tuition Fees Subsidy Policy (GTFS) was K486,351,600. By Albertis_Photography The problem doesn’t appear to be with the relevance of qualifications and skillsets to employment, but rather with the scarcity of employment. The problem isn't unskilled graduates, it's a lack of full-time job opportunities The Coalition government’s position on young people is best captured by the phrase “earning or learning”. If you are under 30, the government expects you to be studying in an educational institute or working for a living. Leaving the politics aside, the relationship between education and employment is usually a good indicator of labour market health: generally speaking, the more educated you are, the more earning potential you have. |
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