• Environment Ministers High-Level Talanoa Concludes In Apia

    Environment Ministers High-Level Talanoa Concludes In Apia

    SEPTEMBER 6, 2019 BY LEANNEM

    General News

    6 September 2019, Apia, Samoa – Environment Ministers from around the Pacific region met today in Apia, Samoa at the conclusion of the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment (SPREP)’s 29th Meeting of Officials, to identify key priorities in relation to some of the most

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  • Guidelines For Disaster Waste Management In The Pacific To Be Launched In 2020

    Guidelines For Disaster Waste Management In The Pacific To Be Launched In 2020

    SEPTEMBER 4, 2019 BY ANGELICAS

    Waste Management and Pollution Control

    4 September, 2019, Apia, Samoa – Unmanaged disaster waste can negatively impact the recovery efforts of countries affected by natural hazards. This was the key message expressed at a special side event held last night, where the draft Regional Disaster Waste Management

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  • Solomon Islands Represented at Oceania Pacific At 18th UN World Wildlife Conference

    Solomon Islands Represented at Oceania Pacific At 18th UN World Wildlife Conference

    SEPTEMBER 2, 2019 BY ANGELICAS
    Island and Ocean Ecosystems

    The 18th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES CoP18) convened in Geneva, Switzerland following the cancellation of the meeting in May in Sri Lanka in

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  • Inform Project Meeting Reviews Impacts On Improved Environmental Reporting

    Inform Project Meeting Reviews Impacts On Improved Environmental Reporting

    AUGUST 20, 2019 BY LEANNEM

    Environmental Monitoring and Governance

    19 August 2019, Apia, Samoa - The regional Inform project is holding a meeting this week to review progress towards building national and regional capacity to improve environmental decision-making through strengthening planning and reporting in the Pacific.

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Our Core Functions

To provide an enabling environment for the socio-economic development of the Solomon Islands through the application of necessary safeguards with regard to sustainable use of natural resources, the provision of meteorological services, reducing the risk and impact of climate change and other hazards to communities and leading and managing disaster preparedness and their consequences.

The EU-PacTVET project that is jointly implemented by USP and SPC. As you may know, the project is aiming to build a regional cohort of certified Trainers and Assessors of the Resilience certificate qualifications developed through the project (Project overview is attached).

The first cohort training on Training and Assessment (or ToT) was completed on 4th May in which most of you on this email listing will have been enrolled.

We wish to now to make a call for applications for the first ever CERTIFICATE IV IN RESILIENCE PROGRAMME to again be offered by cohort basis through Pacific TAFE.  The project has about 20 PLACES AVAILABLE to support tuition for Fiji-based students and tuition & accommodation & travel for regional students for the face to face session in Fiji .

Priority will be given first and foremost to those that have recently completed the Certificate IV in Training & Assessment.

The programme comprises 4 courses which will be run according to the following schedule:

  1.    ONLINE SESSIONS:
    1. CER41:  Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
      Cohort Basis at Selected Campuses - JUNE 18TH - JULY 6TH for 3 weeks
    2. CER 42:  Institutional Frameworks in Resilience Cohort
      Basis at Selected Campuses - JULY 9TH - JULY 27TH for 3 weeks
    3. CER 43:  Cost Benefit Analysis in Resilience Cohort
      Basis at Selected Campuses - JULY 30TH - AUGUST 24TH for 4 weeks
    4. CER 44:  Workplace Communications - AUGUST 27TH - SEPTEMBER 21ST for 4 weeks
  2. 1 WEEK BREAK to prepare for F2F assessments - SEPTEMBER 24TH – 28TH.
  3. F2F assessments in Fiji: OCT 01 - OCT 05

More information on the courses including eligibility requirements are attached. Additionally students that enrol for this programme MUST NOT be currently registered in another USP programme, and MUST NOT have any current holds with USP Finance.

 

If you are interested, please complete the attached application form - would appreciate receiving all applications by 30th MAY, 2018 to enable time for processing of applications.

PacTVET Brochure
Certificates III & IV in Resilience - Program Info
Cert IV Resilience Poster
Application for Admission_Undergraduate Programme
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  • Cyclones: Never get caught by surprise.

    Be prepared for disasters - recognize the signs and know what to do.

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