VQA is working closely with industry to ensure that units of competency and courses meet industry needs and contribute to the Vanuatu 2030 - the People's Plan.

VQA is always interested in employers or other business or community representatives to be involved in its work. The following list shows where VQA seeks industry participation in its activities.

If you are interested to be a part of the work of VQA in one of the roles below, please use our Contact Us form.

• Course Development Steering Committee
  For the development of each new course and the review of existing courses a committee is established to advise the provider on the skills that learners need to acquire in the course. The committee consists of people with expertise in the relevant industry area as well as educational experts.
  
  
• Quality Assurance Committee
  This committee makes decisions on applications for provider registration, course accreditation and approval to deliver. The committee consists of experts in education and in the relevant industry areas. Members will be trained by VQA before they can be part of this committee.
  
  
• External Moderation Panel
  The external moderation panel assists in the quality assurance of assessments, to help ensure that providers assess learners in alignment with industry standards. The panel consists of trainers and industry representatives. Members will be trained by VQA before they can be part of an external moderation panel.
  
  
• Audit Team Advisors
  In its auditing activities, VQA seeks support from relevant industry representatives to advise how well a provider is meeting industry standards in its education and training activities.
  
  
• Industry Skills Council
  Refer to Industry Skills Councils for more information.
  
  
• Request development of a course
  If your industry has identified a need for a course that does not yet exist or has not yet been accredited in Vanuatu, please contact VQA. VQA can liaise with a registered provider to put the development of a new course in motion.

If you want your staff to upskill, make sure that they enrol in a VQA accredited course with a registered Post-School Education and Training (PSET) provider who has approval to deliver the course.
Similarly, if you employ new staff, make sure that they have achieved their qualifications by studying one or more accredited courses with a registered PSET providers. This guarantees that the qualifications of your staff members have been developed with and for industry, are quality assured, and meet national and regional standards.

All Accredited Courses and Registered Providers are listed on this website.

The Vanuatu Qualifications Framework (VQF) is a nationally approved structure for all post-school qualifications in Vanuatu, including TVET and higher education. It is important for employers and other industry representatives to understand this framework, so you can employ the right people for your business.

In the VQF, a Qualification defines what skills a person will have once s/he has successfully completed a particular course. To get the skills, a person will need to enrol in an Accredited Course at a Registered PSET Provider that offers the course. 

Each VQF qualification has a level. The level defines the complexity of the skills a graduate will have once s/he has completed a qualification at a certain level. The higher the level, the more complex the skills will be. 

For example, the graduate of a level 1 qualification of Certificate I in Building and Construction (General Construction) will be able to participate in building and construction projects. S/he will be able to perform basic tasks, like laying bricks for a wall. S/he will take instructions from a supervisor on what the wall should look like and how it should be structured.

However, a graduate of a level 4 qualification of Certificate IV in Building and Construction (Supervisor), will be able to be the supervisor on the construction site, who determines what work should be done, who should do it, and make sure that it is all done well and according to the plan.

To find out more about the levels of the VQF, continue reading here: The Levels of the VQF.

To download to full document with all the information on the VQF, download the Vanuatu Qualifications Framework document.