Fisheries college strives to be best

THE National Fisheries College in Kavieng, New Ireland, is striving to be the best institution for the fisheries sector in the country and the Pacific region, principal Jeff Kinch says.
Speaking during the opening of the college’s new teaching facility last Friday, Kinch thanked partners who have made it possible for the college to have the facility which he said would contribute much to learning.
“We can strive and be the best. As you see from these buildings and the infrastructure and support of the Government, support of the board and the NFA, reality can be done,” he said.
“We do not want to serve only Papua New Guineans but also to serve other people in need from across the Pacific, with our Melanesian brothers and sister, but also those members of Parties to the Nauru Agreement.
“We should all look forward to what can be realised and I would like to thank the board and director and everybody for that support.” Kinch acknowledged staff and students for their contributions.
“With the new infrastructure, we will be looking at new staff, improvements and we will be that centre of excellence that which is lacking in a lot of our public institutions across the country,” he said.
Meanwhile, according to information from the college, the learning institution provides training for the country’s fisheries sector as a priority.
However, school leavers or nonschool leavers may enquire for information forms, for the various qualifications. Spaces may become available per course if the fisheries industry does not fill the required quota.
As of 2012, all programmes at the college have been upgraded to contain qualifications.
According to the college, this had been a major upgrade from 2002 when competency-based training was first introduced to the college.
The college stated that the upgrading was helpful fopr the quality of learning for students.