Skilled personnel with blue-collar jobs need more recognition and acknowledgement for their contributions to our economy and given the critical role they needed to be valued, according to Senior Technical Officer – Standards & Engineering at Land Transport Authority (LTA), Razik Sharoof Khan. Khan said Fiji is privileged to be able to produce technically skilled…Read More

Fiji National University (FNU) graduate Avikash Prasad believes Technical and Vocational Educational and Training (TVET) enhances employment opportunities and creates competitiveness in various sectors of the economy. Prasad, who is a Senior Technician – Auto Electrician at Carpenters Motors in Lautoka, is a graduate from the TVET stream programme Certificate IV in Automotive Engineering, which…Read More

It was in mid-2017 when Kelera Naborisi first felt a lump in her right breast, describing it as one of the most ‘terrifying’ moments of her life. Naborisi, a Lecturer at the Fiji National University’s (FNU) College of Humanities and Education (CHE) is a survivor and shared her journey during the FNU Pinktober–Biggest Morning Tea hosted at…Read More

Deck Hand Fishing programme graduate from Fiji National University’s (FNU) Fiji Maritime Academy (FMA) Jone Qolikira believes seafarers working on fishing vessels need to understand the importance of sustainable fishing practices, especially the safe release of bycatch. Qolikira was among the 11 students who recently graduated in the programme after a four-week intense theory and…Read More