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Pacific Energy Regulator Study Tour & Training
Nuku’alofa, Tonga 1st – 5th August, 2016
The Pacific Technical, Vocational Education and Training (PacTVET)
sector for Sustainable Energy and Climate Change in the Pacific
islands region.
Nixon Kua
EU-PacTVET,
Pacific Community (SPC)
Malo ē lēlēi
Outline of my
presentation
 Background
 Justification
- Policy
- Approaches
 Energy Regulatory (Unit Standards)
 Progress
 Next steps towards acceptance and
quality assurance
Partners: SPC, USP, FHEC,
EQAP
BACKGROUND: Issues & Responses
Issues:
 The Pacific Region is most vulnerable to climate change and is
also very vulnerable to hazards.
 P-ACP countries produce more than 0.03% of GHGs.
 P-ACP countries have the least capacity to react and adapt to
climate change and improve energy security.
 Lack of local and regional capacity and expertise (absence of
sustainable training programmes and few institutions).
 Lack of national capacity for quality assurance.
 Ad-hoc training – unsustainable… where does it lead?
Response to Call from Policy…
Endorsement by the Forum Leaders of the Framework for Action on
Energy Security in the Pacific (FAESP) and the Pacific Islands Framework
for Action on Climate Change (PIFACC). Both frameworks have themes on
Capacity Building, Education, Training and Awareness with outcomes
including:
 Increased awareness and understanding of sustainable energy and
climate change issues among communities and other stakeholders
 Strengthened capacity to monitor and assess impacts of sustainable
energy and climate change interventions
 Strengthened capacity to identify, design and implement effective
sustainable energy and climate change measures
TC Winston, Fiji
Why “Resilience”? Climate
Change is a slow acting disaster
We need Climate/weather
resilient Energy Infrastructure
Country
Key Policies
Cooks Is
Cook Islands Renewable Energy Chart (CIREC)
Fiji
National Energy Policy
FSM
Draft National
Kiribati
Kiribati National Energy Policy
Nauru
Nauru Energy Road Map (2014 – 2020)
Niue
Niue Strategic Energy roadmap (2015- 2025)
Palau
Palau National Energy Policy (2010)
PNG
PNG-National Energy Policy (2015-2020)
RMI
National Energy Policy Action Plan (2015 - 2025)
Samoa
Samoa National Energy Policy (2007)
Solomon Is SI National Energy Policy
Tonga
Tongan Energy Roadmap (TERM)
Tuvalu
RE &EE Master Plan
Vanuatu
Vanuatu Energy Roadmap
Response to Needs:
Response:
 The European Union Pacific Technical and Vocational Education
and Training on Sustainable Energy (SE) and Climate Change
Adaptation (CCA) project (PacTVET)
1. Assess national training needs in SE and CCA and existing informal and formal
TVET training courses and training and education providers are identified and
strengthened
2. Develop and implement benchmarks, competency standards and courses on
Training of Trainers (ToT) and create a pool of national trainers
3. Develop and establish training courses and support facilities within TVET
institutions
4. Strengthen networking in SE and CCA
WHY TVET?
 To meet community and “sector” needs – Sustainable Energy
a vocational-sector subject!!
 TNGA showed TVET as the most accessible and appropriate
educational level
 “Skill-set” approach – professionals can quickly learn the
skills they need without interrupting “work”
 Qualifications set up to provide regional solutions to regional
issues
 Accredited, credible and mutually recognised vocational
qualifications will provide “Professionalization” of this sector.
Why Regional?
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Provide flexible & multiple pathways for acquiring education.
Make qualifications accessible to those already in industry.
Support Recognition of Prior Learning-(RPL)
Provide for recognition of other qualifications especially
overseas institutions.
Support the transferability of credits across various institutions.
Ensure recognition of local qualifications by overseas
institutions.
Takes nothing away from National level - still allows the award of
National Certificates set against National Standards.
Provide for the offering of different levels of programmes at
different institutions but which can lead to a National or
Regional qualification
Regionally identified priorities
Where are we at?
 TNGA completed in all 15 countries – flash drive!
 Regional endorsement of regional participation in
development of qualifications in “Sustainable Energy” using
FHEC procedures (October 2015)
 Regional ISAC’s set up to develop content for Regional
Certificates (levels 1-4 on PQF) in “Sustainable Energy”
 Provisional Regional endorsement of content and regional
accreditation via EQAP (In June!)
BASICS
LEVEL 1
LEVEL 2
Renewable
Energy & Energy
Efficiency
SPECIALIZATION
LEVEL 3
LEVEL 4
Energy Sector Planning
Coordination and
Management
Energy Efficiency–In-depth
Solar PV
Micro-hydro
Wind energy
Biomass
PROGRESSION – EDUCATION & CAREER PATHWAYS TO
DIPLOMA & DEGREE, etc.
Development of Regional Qualifications
ISAC groups
formed
Graduate Profiles
Job & Task
Analysis
Aligned with
PQF and
PQAF
Competencies,
skillsets &
qualifications
Workplace
Manuals/Ass
essor Guides
Endorsement
by regional
ISAC group
Aligned with
PQF levels
Application
for
Accreditation
(EQAP)
Unit
Standards
Regional Qualifications:
quality process
Development of
qualifications
• Aligned to PQF &
PQAF
• ISAC endorsement
Accreditation
(EQAP)
• Aligned to PQAF
Delivery Approval
(EQAP & National)
Delivery &
assessment
(provider)
• Validation
• Moderatio
n
Qualification
awarded
EQAP?
The Educational Quality Assessment Programme is
committed to advancing educational quality within the
Pacific Community aligned with the Framework for Pacific
Regionalism.
The aims include to:
 Establish a regional system that facilitates international
recognition of Pacific qualifications and supports
national and regional quality assurance processes.
 Strengthen regional capacity to support education
systems efforts to improve the quality of education
What is in there for the Energy Regulators?
Having an accredited Regional or National Sustainable
Energy Qualification is a good thing. It empowers a
person with employability attributes like: Knowledge,
Skills and Attitude (KSA)
But
Job security, safety and efficiency need to be
addressed. The role of the Energy Regulator is very
crucial at this point – To regulate Energy Services
Providers to provide secure the job market for
providers so that they will provide more efficient
energy services which in a way will be safe
“Targets achievement”
PacTVET had incorporated the role of ER in the Energy Sector
Planning, Coordination and Management Strand
“Train a person the
knowledge and skills in
fishing, NOT to buy him a
fish”
&
“The knowledge and skills
learnt can take him
anywhere to fish”
Malo ‘aupito
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Tenkiu tumas
Fa’afetai lava
Kam Rabwa
Fakafetai lasi
Bahut Dhanyavaad
Thank you very much