Energy Fiji Limited Signs Up 34 for NPTC Apprenticeship Scheme
Energy Fiji Limited (EFL) and the Fiji National University’s (FNU) National Training and Productivity Centre (NTPC) signed a National Apprenticeship Scheme contract.
This is in a bid to produce the skills required and also to produce competent and certified work force.
The signing was held at the EFL headquarters in Suva yesterday.
EFL general manager Human Resources, Naveen Lakshmaiya said they recruited 34 apprentices from the trade electrical field to be part of the programme.
“The whole intention is to provide an opportunity for the young people.
“EFL will ensure they are provided with an employment opportunity and be part of the workforce and contribute to the economy.
“The agreement is between three parties that is the apprentice who are the students, the employer who in this case it’s EFL and us (NTPC) we do the administration and the monitoring,” NTPC director Isimeli Tagicakiverata said.
He said EFL yesterday signed more than 30 apprentices that is 12 in Suva, 10 in the west and more than 10in the north.
“All three parties need to play their part, the organisation the EFL is committed to provide them their opportunity to do training in here (NTPC) and opportunity to get an experience in which they provide the resources and fees. “They actually are getting paid on weekly basis and their chances of getting in a full employment that is provided by the employer. “We will do the monitoring, ensure they come here on time, ensure they do their theoretical training and ensure there is discipline and everything is maintained.
“We do this monitoring all the way to the end, but the onus is on the apprentices themselves to be committed to this agreement.”
About the National Apprenticeship Scheme
The National Apprenticeship Scheme was introduced in 1963 under the Ministry of Labour and known as the Fiji Apprenticeship Council.
Its role is regulated and administered by the National Training & Productivity Centre through the support from the Industries to address the skills required and to produce competent and certified work force for the organisations. The NTPC manages the Apprenticeship Department which administers 22 Trade Certificate programmes and seven Technician levels. The Apprenticeship programme offers a systematic on-job practical learning and off-job study.