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The Tonga Chamber of Commerce and Industry is governed by a sixteen members elected council. In 2009, the office was staffed with ongoing financial support from AusAid Pacific Leadership Program. These resources have enabled TCCI to enter a phase of significant growth and have brought it into line with best practice principles. .The Council, elected every year by TCCI-members, is formed of a President, a Vice-President, a Secretary, a Treasurer, an Assistant Secretary, an Assistant Treasurer, four Councillors, four Affiliate Members, Legal Advisor and an Auditor.
The Council is currently (25th January 2017) comprised of: 1) President.................................Paula Taumoepeau 2) Vice President.........................Aloma Johansson 3) Secretary.................................Maliu Mafi 4) Treasurer.................................Samuela Vea 5) Assistant Secretary.................Vacant 6) Assistant Treasurer................Maliana Tohi 7) Councillor................................Filimone Tu’ikolovatu 8) Councillor................................Sinai Tu’itahi 9) Councillor................................Liz Sullivan 10) Councillor................................Edgar Cocker 11) Affiliate Member.....................Langafonua ‘a Fafine Tonga (‘Uheina Kalaniuvalu) 12) Affiliate Member.....................Tonga Tourist Association (Peseti Ma’afu) 13) Affiliate Member..................... 14) Affiliate Member..................... 15) Immediate Past President......John Paul Chapman |
Australian Qualification training for vocational teachersTwenty teachers and trainers working in vocational education in Tonga are undergoing an Australian recognized Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, launched on September 25.
Australian High Commissioner HE Mr Andrew Ford said students include teachers and trainers from eight of the largest government and church training organizations such as Tonga Institute of Higher Education (TIHE), Queen Salote Institute of Nursing and ‘Ahopanilolo Technical Institute. There are also students from the Tonga Business Enterprise Centre (TBEC),Tonga Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship (TYEE) and Tonga Skills. “Graduates will receive an internationally recognized Australian qualification through TAFE Queensland.” He said graduates will be able to use their skills to design, deliver and assess training in workplaces and in flexible modes at international standards. “I encourage you to make the most of this valuable opportunity and take these skills back and share with your colleagues and managers.” Tonga Skills Tonga Skills stated this certificate is highly regarded as a benchmark international qualification for teachers and trainers working in the Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector. The training is delivered by Australia's Pacific Technical College trainer David Dickens to run for six-weeks between this month and January, 2018. "Tonga Skills worked closely with APTC and the Tonga Association of Technical Vocational Education and Training (TATVET) to select the 20 participants from existing TNQAB registered training organizations as well as new training providers in Tonga." |
