The Public Service commission is again encouraging students around the country to utilise their state sponsored-opportunities available to further their education.
Public Service permanent secretary, Parmesh Chand said every effort is being made to ensure that students throughout Fiji and Rotuma are made aware of the various forms of assistances including Scholarships.
“In the next couple of months, there will be a number of PSC administered scholarships advertised for next year to which students at form 7 level, Foundation and continuing students in the advertised program are advised to apply for,” Mr Chand said.
“Since it is based on merit, students are also encouraged to study hard this year and to gain marks above the cut off level in order to qualify for the Overseas and Local Scholarships to be able to study for a degree.”
For the Tertiary Education Loan Scheme (TELS) and the Student Loan Scheme (SLS), Mr Chand said the commission will assess students on other aspects in addition to marks to be eligible to apply.
The Scholarships and Training Team at PSC have been participating at School Careers Expo at various divisions around Fiji.
On 14 June, the team were invited by the Ministry of Education to participate at the Ra High School Careers Expo to disseminate information about the Scholarships to forms 5, 6 & 7 students in the local area and to the public at large.
Altogether there were a total of 352 students from Nakauvadra High, Penang High, Rakiraki Public High, Navesau Adventist High, Vatukaloko Secondary and Ra High School who visited the PSC booth to enquire and be informed about the PSC Scholarships.
At the Latter Day Saints (LDS) Careers Expo on June 7, the following schools were present, Adi Cakobau School, Kalabu Secondary School, Cathedral Secondary School, Nabua Secondary School, Assembly of God Secondary School, Gospel High School, LDS Primary and LDS College.
Furthermore, the PSC Scholarships Team also participated at the Poverty Reduction Awareness held at Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka from June 19-21.
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