FELIX LESINAIVALU
Age is not a factor when it comes to learning something new for 68-year-old Vilimaina Vuibau, and this was proven true when she received a certificate for completing a training in Basic Screen Printing in Kalabu Village.
“I would like to thank the lord for helping me get this certificate, and it is true I am old, I still want to make the most of my life,” Mrs Vuibau said happily after receiving the certificate recently.
She said that she enjoyed the experience of having to learn something new. Mrs Vuibau hopes to share what she has learnt with anyone who is interested to learn how to do basic screen-printing training.
“I would like to thank my teacher/ trainer Sarah Vakalolo for helping us in the last two weeks through the training she gave us.”
At the recent closing of the Fiji National University’s Technical and Vocational Training, nine women received certificates of completion for basic screen printing.
While officiating at the event Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Disaster Management and Meteorological Services Jone Usamate said that it is the Government’s vision to establish Fiji as a well-educated and knowledge-based knowledge.
“The primary objective of the project is to train and empower rural communities and villages with basic practical skills and knowledge that are relevant and necessary to their immediate and future needs. In doing so, it hopes to impart and address the productive use of local natural resources as a means to alleviate rural poverty situations as well as introduce business ideas to encourage entrepreneurship.”
A total of 434 trainees received certificates for completing the training in a range of courses.
“From 2012 to date, more than 27,000 participants have undertaken this course nationwide with more than 3,000 this year.”
For 23-year-old Koresi Lagilagi, it was a good time to gain more skills thereby improving his employment opportunities.
“Opportunities like this should be taken more seriously in life and I am glad I did.”
Mr Lagilagi made new friends during the course of the training and he learned a lot from both his trainer and his peers. He received a certificate for training in Food and Beverage and Front Office Management.