Tuvalu Atoll Science Technology Training Institute (TASTII) is a
tertiary institution that offers technical and
vocational education
Vocational education is education that prepares people for a skilled craft. Vocational education can also be seen as that type of education given to an individual to prepare that individual to be gainfully employed or self employed with req ...
on
Funafuti
Funafuti is an atoll, comprising numerous islets, that serves as the capital of Tuvalu. As of the 2017 census, it has a population of 6,320 people. More people live in Funafuti than the rest of Tuvalu combined, with it containing approximately 6 ...
atoll
An atoll () is a ring-shaped island, including a coral rim that encircles a lagoon. There may be coral islands or cays on the rim. Atolls are located in warm tropical or subtropical parts of the oceans and seas where corals can develop. Most ...
in
Tuvalu
Tuvalu ( ) is an island country in the Polynesian subregion of Oceania in the Pacific Ocean, about midway between Hawaii and Australia. It lies east-northeast of the Santa Cruz Islands (which belong to the Solomon Islands), northeast of Van ...
.
Prime Minister
Enele Sopoaga
Enele Sosene Sopoaga Privy Council of the United Kingdom, PC (born 10 February 1956) is a Tuvaluan diplomat and politician who was Prime Minister of Tuvalu from 2013 to 2019.
Sopoaga was elected to Parliament of Tuvalu, Parliament in the 2010 T ...
as Minister for Public Utilities and Infrastructures launched TASTTI on 20 December 2017.
Sopoaga described TASTTI as part of the national strategies of Tuvalu “to provide high quality education; to equip people with hands-on knowledge and skills to develop more self-reliance, as well as resilience against the impacts of climate change”,
and referred to the effects on the atolls of Tuvalu of
Cyclone Pam
Severe Tropical Cyclone Pam was the second List of the most intense tropical cyclones, most intense tropical cyclone of the South Pacific Ocean in terms of sustained winds and is regarded as one of the worst natural disasters in the history of ...
in 2015 as driving the effort to build resilience against the impacts of climate change.
Tuvalu Atoll Science Technology Training Institute (TASTII) is one of four tertiary institutions offering technical and vocational courses. The others are
Tuvalu Maritime Training Institute (TMTI), Australian Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) and
University of the South Pacific
The University of the South Pacific (USP) is a public research university with locations spread throughout a dozen countries in Oceania. Established in 1968, the university is organised as an intergovernmental organisation and is owned by the gov ...
(USP) Extension Centre.
Technical and Vocational Skills Development (TVSD) in Tuvalu is supported by the Australian Pacific Training Coalition (APTC).
References
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Educational organizations based in Tuvalu
Organizations based in Tuvalu
Education in Tuvalu
Funafuti
Educational institutions established in 2017
Vocational schools
2017 establishments in Tuvalu