If you want to study a course, you will find that there are many providers who offer many different courses. So how do you choose what is right for you?
First of all, you must make sure that you only enrol with a provider that is registered with VQA. This means that the provider must meet minimum standards and that it is regularly checked by VQA to make sure that it is doing a good job.
Secondly, you must make sure that you enrol in an accredited course. Such a course has been developed with and for the industry or the community and meets their needs.
Thirdly, you must make sure that the provider has approval to deliver the accredited course. This ensures that the provider has all the resources and the skilled teachers to deliver the course, and that the qualification you will receive at the end has the VQA seal on it and is nationally and regionally recognised.
So, how do you know which course and which level is right for you? To make a decision the following questions may help:
- In what kind of industry would you like to work? What kind of job would you like?
- Which qualifications do you already have? Which education have you done? Which skills do you currently have?
Each course has entry requirements that you must meet before you can enrol. These questions help you decide if you meet the entry requirements of the course you are thinking of. - Which registered providers offer courses that you are interested in and that are at the level you are looking for? Are these providers at a location that you can go to?
- Is the course accredited? Does the provider have approval to deliver?
- How much does the course cost, and can you afford it? Could you get a scholarship perhaps?
If you are not sure what a "level" of a qualification is, or how qualifications work in Vanuatu in general, and you have not yet read the article "Understanding the Vanuatu Qualifications Framework" on this website, then this would be a good time to do that.
Deciding on a qualification that is right for you is not easy. But it is important for your future, so it is worth taking some time to answer these questions.
There are nine (9) Industry SKills Councils that are established by the VQA:
- Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Livestock, and Food Processing Skills Council
- Business and Innovation Skills Council
- Community services and Health Skills Council
- Construction and Property Services Skills Council
- Energy Skills Council
- Government Skills Council
- Manufacturing Skills Council
- Services Skills Council
- Transport and Logistics Skills Council
The Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Livestock and Food Processing Skills Council members are representatives of:
- Food, beverage and pharmaceutics processing
- Meat
- Livestock
- Agriculture
- Horticulture
- Bio-security
- Floriculture
- Fisheries and Aquaculture
- Seafood
- Forest and Forest product
The Business and Innovations Skills Council members are representatives of:
- Business Services Sector
- Financial services sector
- Printing and Graphic Arts
- Art and Craft
- Training and Education
- Information and Communication Technology
- Media and Journalism
The Community services and Health Skills Council members are representatives of:
- Health
- Nursing
- Care (Child and elderly)
- Pharmacy
- Volunteering
- Youth
- Community Service
The Construction and Property Services Skills Council members are representatives of:
- Surveying and spatial information services
- Security
- Waste management
- Pest management
- Property development, Sales and management
- Building design/Architecture
- Cleaning
- Fire Protection
- Inspection and testing
- Plumbing
- Building construction
- Carpentry
The Energy Skills Council members are representatives of:
- Electricity generation
- Electricity supply
- Electrical Engineering
- Sustainable Energy
- Electro - technology
- Gaz supply
- Petroleum
The Government Skills Council members are representatives of:
- National Government
- Local Government
- Defense, fire, police, emergency services and management, and marine services
- Correctional services, custodial community and rehabilitation services
- Water - catchment, distillation and treatment
The Manufacturing Skills Council members are representatives of:
- Joinery, Furniture and Cabinet making
- Laboratory operation
- Mechanical Engineering
- Textile, clothing and footwear
- Boat Building
- Plastic and Rotomoulding
The Services Skills Council members are representatives of:
- Sports
- Events
- Hospitality
- Tourism
- Beauty
- Retail and wholesale
- Community recreation
- Fitness
- Outdoor recreation
The Transport and Logistics Skills Council members are representatives of:
- Logistic and warehouse
- Maritime
- Aviation
- Road transport
- Ports and harbour
- Automotive Engineering
- Civil construction
The appointment of each member is for a period of two years, and a member can be re-appointed.
The members are key industry contacts for the VQA as they:
- Provide independent industry advice on the training and skill needs of industry that will facilitate workforce development.
- Assist VQA in
- Identifying training priorities
- Formulating policies
- Implementing reforms
- Designing industry-related strategies
- Being a partner for industry skill initiatives
In addition, the Vanuatu Government Post-School Education and Training (PSET) policy puts emphasis on a quality assured training system that is demand driven, accessible and provides skills training leading towards recognised qualifications. To make this a success, input from the industry is vital.
VQA has established nine (9) different Industry Skills Councils (ISC's). To read more about them, go to Industry Skills Councils and their Members.
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Provider details
Registered Providers
This list is sorted alphabetically. You can click on any of the PSET Providers' name to see more details.
Course details
Accredited Courses
The list of courses is quite long, so we are showing only 25 on each page. If you have a good Internet connection, you can select to see more than the 25 courses per page. Or you can go to the bottom of this page and click to go to the next section of the list.
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.