NZPTC: a better approach to training

THE New Zealand HI/PTf!

Pacific training Centre gives you the chance to be your personal best. Are you

ready to accept the challenge?

New Zealand Pacific Training Centre’s

premises have been designed taking the

needs of clients into account. Air-conditioned rooms and spacious classrooms ensure the comfort of students. We are also located very centrally in Lautoka with access to parking space and public transport. All the teaching material used in the Centre are brought either from Australia or New Zealand. Clients can be assured of quality learning, as the materi als are the same as those used by TAPE and POLYTEC schools there.the Centre has been fitted with modem computer labs with 83 Pentium computers, one laptop computer, four printers, two modems, one overhead projector, one video, one television and one computer data projector.

NZPTC has taken over the entire top floor of Sarju Prasad building, which is much more

spacious. Five classrooms are fully air-condi tioned and students each have access to a computer, making the Centre one of the few with such a learning oriented environment.

As we enter a new age of learning, it is becoming clear that the Computer Industry is moving towards the Microsoft World. We do cater for the Microsoft products but at the same time are aware that the Fiji market is still a very heavy user of Lotus and Word Perfect. To cater for these users, we still teach these applications along with the

Microsoft products.

Besides the FNTC, we are currently regis tered with the Ministry of Education, the Commercial Education Society of Australia and Micro Teach Institute of Australia. The Ministry of Education recognises our certifi cates, entitling our students to become grant in-aid teachers locally.

We have a technical expert in computer repairs in our organisation, and if the need

arises to repair a computer, it is dealt with immediately, as we

do not need to wait for a third party to attend

the problem.

The establishment of the New Zealand Pacific Training Centre five years ago her alded a new age of learning in the Western division of Fiji. Our modem learning envi ronment with quality training was designed to meet the changing needs of organisations and employees. NZPTC is the only Centre in the Western Division which is fully accredit ed by the Fiji National training council for grant claimable purpose and the only training institute in Fiji which is ISO 9002 Certified.

We offer an extensive range of computer and business related courses. From 1999, NZPTC has brought another incredible offer for the people of Fiji. For the first time in Fiji, the people of Fiji will be able to study the New Zealand Diploma in Business which is a NZQA Qualification and the Australian TAPE Diploma in Computer Programming which is also the National Qualification of

Australia. The Diploma courses are taught by fully qualified instructors at the Lautoka centre.

The services and programmes offered by NZPTC are tailor-made to address the unique needs of the clients. An organisation and its employees can obtain the maximum benefit this way. Our educational policy is to provide quality learning with the aid of inter national standard teaching material and

qualified staff.

Clients can be assured of an environment very conducive to learning with helpful tutors and personal attention. Some of the courses taught include advanced courses on Novell Networking, Small Business Management, Marketing, Business Accounting, Business Mathematics, Public relations and Front Office Receptionist train

ing.

NZPTC was established in Lautoka by Mr Subhas Chandra five years ago at a time when other business and computer schools were offering little in terms of quality train

ing. He was the ideal person to start the insti tute, having graduated with a Commerce degree from Auckland University. Today the Centre is one of the most reputable in the western division. Among its clients are: the Public Works Department, Carlton Brewery (Fiji) Ltd, Westpac Banking Corporation, Fiji Development Bank, the Regent of Fiji, Forum

Apparel Limited, Williams and Goslings, Carpenters Shipping, Punja and Sons Limited, world Wide fund for Nature and the Fiji National Training Council to name a few.

We welcome new organisations, employ ees and individuals looking for a friendly learning environment committed to helping students achieve the vest results. ■