PAPUA New Guinea history must be prioritised and taught in schools, says New Ireland Governor Sir Julius Chan.
Sir Julius said this during the opening of a week-long in-service programme for teachers at the New Hanover High School on Konamatalik in the Lavongai local level government (LLG) last Monday. The 81-year-old, who served multiple terms as prime minister, said instead of in depth PNG history, the history of other countries was being taught. THE Education Department continues to deregister teachers in the country with 61 teachers from Enga deregistered recently. These teachers were found to have entered the system through fraudulent means and were discovered during the department’s review. Education secretary Dr Uke Kombra said the Education Ministry discovered the teachers through a vetting process. He said this was all part of ensuring the education sector had properly-credited teachers because it was an important profession. Dr Kombra said teachers using fraudulent documents would not be allowed to become teachers and would be deregistered in order to uphold the integrity of the department. The Papua New Guinea Education Department is coming out hard on those teachers who are obtaining degrees, diplomas and certificates through fraudulent means and entering the teaching force. Those teachers MUST go and starting with elementary, the department is cleaning out the education system by nullifying the teaching certificates, diplomas and degrees for those teachers. The department is cleaning up the elementary and eventually move to primary and secondary sector in each province. So far, the department has removed elementary teachers from Southern Highlands Province and now the same is being applied to teachers from Enga province . Other provinces will follow suit. Download the full media statement below
The Ministry and Department of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (MHERST and DHERST) hereby clarify to the general public and stakeholders, about the status of the Foundation Units currently offered at the Western Pacific University (WPU). It was erroneously reported in The National Newspaper on Wednesday 27th January, 2021 that the accreditation for the foundation units was granted by the National Higher and Technical Education Board (NHTEB). This statement made by the former Secretary for DHERST, Fr Jan Czuba, is, in fact, inaccurate, and does not reflect the decision of the NHTEB. NHTEB only endorsed the delivery of the foundation year units whilst awaiting the submission of a complete degree programme from the WPU. It is important that a complete programme is submitted to DHERST in order for external opinion to be sought from a programme specialist to determine the quality of the programme and decision-making by the NHTEB. POLICE in PNG have arrested four suspects over the killing of a University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) student on Thursday evening. The killing sparked a confrontation between the student’s peers and National Housing Corporation (NHC) flat dwellers in Waigani on Friday morning. According to the NHC tenants, the student was on his way to school and had taken a short cut near the Waigani Catholic Church between 7pm and 8pm on Thursday. According to an eye witness, he went into the gate which has a playing field inside and the four suspects approached him asking for a lighter. He handed the lighter to them and they allegedly asked for his handphone. The University of Goroka is now calling for Non School leavers for 2022 enrollments. The university has several satelite campus. The applications 2022 Enrollments are now open. You can download the application forms on the links below. Gerup Primary School in Sialum Morobe Province was reopened today infront of more than 2000 locals from the inland Dedua area. Tewai-Siassi MP Dr Kobby Bomareo, Senior Provincial Advisor Education Berei Kalo, District School Inspector James Manasseh and District CEO Sam Engam officiated at the reopening ceremony. The clash in 2016 was between Karako and Yakopep and Yangkua that resulted in deaths and other casualties reported. Since entering office in 2017, Dr Kobby tasked District School Inspector James Manasseh to liaise with the Provincial Education Board to reopen the school. The Sumatin Enterprise Program has announced the winners of its annual writing competition for grade 12’s. The announcement was made during a private dinner hosted by the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea Hon. James Marape for the ARoB SME Women delegation who had attended the inaugural SME Week in Port Moresby. In his brief to Prime Minister Marape and the Minister for Education Hon. Jimmy Uguro, Activity Director Andrew Runawery said that year 12 applicants were invited to write an expository essay on the ‘Opportunities and Challenges faced by Rural Entrepreneurship and Trade in their district or local area. THE budget for teachers’ salaries is expected to exceed K1 billion next year, as a reform plan is implemented, says Teaching Service Commission Chairman Samson Wangihomie He told The National yesterday that provinces would have to identify the positions not occupied and have teachers go on study leave and be paid for those positions. “All the positions would be used to allow teachers to go on study leave to upgrade their qualifications,” he said. THE University of Goroka (UOG) students owe the university K4 million under the higher education loan programme (Help), acting vice-chancellor Dr Teng Waninga says. “There is, thus, an urgent need to review and improve the Help,” he said. He said graduates who owed the university would not be receiving their diploma or degree certificates unless they settled their debts. “We know that the Government is also aware of this issue,” he said. “It is a Government initiative and it failed, according to me.” Dr Waninga said UOG would only release certificates after the students settled their outstanding fees because the university needed money to operate. |
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