Provincial Government Training Boards have been established as the decentralised arm of the VQA to support the implementation of the national PSET Policy at the provincial level and to contribute to continuing policy development under the VQA by:
- Convening multi-sectoral conferences, meetings and other opportunities to discuss PSET issues and concerns;
- Participate in meetings and discussions with the VQA; and
- Provide sectoral advice to local TVET centres to ensure training delivery is in line with Provincial Government economic development priorities.
Under existing guidelines, PGTB membership is comprised of:
- Provincial Agriculture Officer
- Provincial Tourism Officer
- Provincial Fisheries Officer
- Provincial Cooperatives and ni-Vanuatu Small Business Officer
- Provincial Planner representing the Provincial Government
- Provincial Youth Development Sports and Training Officer
- Provincial Education Officer
- One representative from a public training provider nominated by the Vanuatu Association of TVET Institutes (VATVETI)
- TVET Centre Manager as Executive Officer
- One representative from a non-government registered training provider nominated by Vanuatu Association of TVET Institutes (VATVETI)
- Two representatives from the formal business sector in the province nominated by VCCI
- One NGO representative nominated by VANGO
- One representative from Provincial Women's Council
- One representative from Provincial Youth Council
The PGTB Chair is elected for a fixed term by the PGTB Membership.
The VQA Board is responsible for the strategic direction and general oversight of the PSET system and is directly accountable to the Minister of Education and Training for PSET system performance.
The relevance to national economic and human resource development objectives will be a primary consideration of the VQA Board which is comprised predominantly of senior representatives from private and public sector agencies engaged in economic and productive sector activity including:
- the Director General of the Ministry of Education and Training; and
- the Director General of the Department of Youth Development, Training and Sport; and
- the Director of the Department of Strategic Policy, Planning and Aid Coordination; and
- the Director General of the Department of Finance and Economic Management; and
- the Director General of the Department of Trade, Tourism, Commerce and Industry; and
- the Director General of the Department of Agriculture, Quarantine, Livestock, Forestry and Fisheries; and
- the Director of the Department of Woman's Affairs; and
- a representative from the Prime Minister's Office nominated by the Prime Minister; and
- Commissioner of Labour; and
- Chairperson of the Vanuatu HOtels and Resorts Association; and
- President of the National Council of the Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Vanuatu; and
- a representative of the education and training providers nominated by the responsible Minister.
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The list is sorted first by area (like Agriculture, Aquaculture, Building and Construction, Business, etc), then by level (Certificate I, Certificate II, ...) and finally by specialization. The Courses are listed in alphabetical order.