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Young Samoan young lady at APTC Culture Day during the parade.While many Samoans travelled to American Samoa on Friday to celebrate the territory’s Flag Day, the Australian Pacific Technical College had a celebration of their own.

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With students representing seven countries of the Pacific, the Solomon islands, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Vanuatu, Tonga, Samoa and Australia, the college honoured this diversity with a Culture Day.

The students who marched in the morning parade, proudly showcased each island country’s traditional wear.

Other activities included the preparation of traditional food, a Samoan ava ceremony, song, dance and sports activities.

Tongan student, Kulukona Uvea believes culture is one of the most important aspects of any islander’s life.

“It was an awesome day for us to see and experience more about other Pacific cultures. Not only that but it just reminds us of our homelands as we study here in Samoa.

“It feels more like home as we celebrated our culture day today.

“As you can see, everyone was really excited and having a little time to break from school work is a really good feeling for us here at A.P.TC.

The culture day is an annual event of the school since it was firstestablished in Samoa.

According to their website, the A.P.T.C .was designed to build on the existing strengths of the region and work closely with other Pacific educational institutions and training providers.

In practice, the APTC has established agreements with Pacific organisations to use their facilities and, where necessary, upgrade them to meet the requirements for Australian VET Accredited course delivery.

In each campus-country of A.P.T.C., Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu and Samoa, A.P.T.C.actively participates and supports relevant local industry groups and associations.

Specifically,they participate as a corporate member or associate member of local industry groups such as; Pacific Disability Forum, Fiji Early Childhood Association, Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association, Fiji Chef’s, Association, SKAL Fiji, Samoa Chamber of Commerce, Samoa Tourism Association and Samoa Umbrella for Non Government Organisations (SUNGO).

This allows A.P.T.C .to engage constructively with industry and Pacific Island governments to ensure our qualifications are always highly relevant.

 

 

 

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