Minister pour Tourizm, Laviasyon Sivil, Por ek Marin in dir ki Lakademi Tourizm Sesel (STA) i annan plan reouver son lekol lo Praslin de ki i ganny en landrwa apropriye.

Se Minis pour Tourizm, Laviasyon Sivil, Por ek Marin Msye Maurice Loustau-Lalanne ki’n donn sa langazman dan sesyon Lasanble Nasyonal yer apre ki manm elekte pour distrik Baie Ste Anne Msye Churchill Gill ti’n dan en kestyon dirzans demann li pour eksplike akoz ki sa training ki bann etidyan Praslin ek La Digue ti pe swiv anba sa progranm laprantisaz in ganny diskontinyen, vi ki sa progranm ti pe mars tre byen, e sa ti en langazman ki ti’n fer avek bann paran Praslin ek La Digue.

Minis Loustau-Lalanne ti dir ki laprantisaz lo Praslin ti ganny ofer depi 2003 ziska 2007 an partenarya avek Seychelles Community Training Institute (SECTI), Minister Lanplwa ek Zafer Sosyal a sa letan ek lakonpannyen prive Coco-de-Mer Enterprise.

Julio Payet of the Seychelles Maritime Academy (SMA) and Janice Cafrine of the Seychelles Institute of Agriculture and Horticulture (SIAH), are the proud winners of the President’s Cup after coming out as outstanding performers in their respective institutes for the year 2016.

They received their trophies during their institution’s graduation ceremony held jointly at the International Conference Centre (ICCS) yesterday afternoon.

Apart from other prizes, Julio also won a scholarship sponsored by ANHRD (Agency for National Human Resource Development).

Special this year was the graduation of two senior staff of SIAH, Juliana Marie in General Agriculture and Jean Abel in Advanced Certificate in General Agriculture.

Julio followed a course in Advance Certificate in Navigation and Seamanship at the SMA while Janice also followed Advanced Certificate in Ornamental Horticulture and Landscaping. She also won Best Performer in her field of study.

As part of the process of moving the tertiary education agenda forward, the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC), hosted a one day Strategic Planning Stakeholders’ workshop last week at the Coral Strand

New students and their parents, those continuing their studies as well as staff of the National Institute of Health and Social Studies (NIHSS) yesterday morning received words of encouragement and support from the Minister for Health and Social Affairs Jean-Paul Adam who visited the institution on the first day of the new school year.

Minister Adam was accompanied on the visit and tour of the facilities at the institute by representatives from his two respective departments – Bella Henderson, acting principal secretary of the health department and Linda William-Melanie, principal secretary in the social affairs department.

Before visiting the facilities and interacting with staff members at the institute Minister Adam addressed the students.

The NIHSS yesterday welcomed a total of 137 students. Among these, 71 were resuming their studies in nursing, dental hygiene and environmental science, among others.

Additionally, the institute welcomed 66 newly enrolled students joining various health and social programmes on offer, including Diploma in Social Work, Diploma in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Diploma in Nursing, Diploma in Physiotherapy and Diploma in Emergency Medical Care.

Addressing the students and parents gathered for this new term at the NIHSS, Minister Adam told the students to remain committed to their studies to become the health professionals that our country and people could rely on.

The Seychelles Maritime Academy can now receive students from other countries for their courses after receiving an international accreditation.

 The maritime academy is the first educational institution in Seychelles to be accredited by the International Organisation of Standards, an independent, non-governmental international organization with a membership of 162 national standards bodies. 

Seychelles, an archipelago in the western Indian Ocean, has a vast exclusive economic zone of 1.3 million square kilometres and maritime training is of high importance to the 115-island nation.  

The certification, which confirms the academy’s good management practices, came after two years of preparation in collaboration with the Colombo International Nautical and Engineering College. The news was announced Thursday.

A Confucius classroom has been launched at the University of Seychelles (UniSey) with the aim of promoting Chinese language learning in Seychelles.

The Confucius classroom, which was officially opened on Friday evening, has been described as another example of cultural and educational cooperation between Seychelles and China.

As China’s economy and exchanges with the world have seen rapid growth, there has also been a sharp increase in the world’s demands for Chinese learning. Benefitting from the UK, France, Germany and Spain’s experience in promoting their national languages, China began its own exploration through establishing non-profit public institutions which aim to promote Chinese language and culture in foreign countries in 2004: these were given the name the Confucius Institute.

By the end of September 2003, there are in total 435 Confucius Institutes and 644 Confucius classrooms distributed in 117 countries. Among them there are 35 in Africa.

For the last 10 years, Confucius institutes have become a platform for cultural exchanges between China and the world as well as a bridge reinforcing friendship and cooperation between China and the rest of the world and are much welcomed across the globe.