ITI NewsLetter Volume 09, Issue 16, 06 Month, 2016 MANAGING DIRECTOR Mr. Senthil Kumaran Senthyval Message from President of ITI The International Training Institute (ITI) was established in DIRECTOR OF STUDIES March 1999 to provide quality and affordable education Sivanathan Sivaruban for the people of Papua New Guinea. PUBLICATION From that humble beginning with 30 students International Training Institute taking certificate courses, ITI stands proud to announce that we have covered almost 40% of Website: www.iti.ac.pg PNG with eight campuses throughout the country Email: [email protected] offering Certificate, Diploma, and Advance Diploma courses with established pathways in place Inside this Issue to help our graduating students further their education to some of the top universities in the world. Content: MDs Message Six of the eight campuses are offering both fulltime and distance mode courses while the remaining two are offering only distance mode with plans to integrate ITI Pom Marketing Activity fulltime courses in the near future. HR Update These branches are fully equipped with state-of-the-art computer labs and lecture Introducing Quality Assurance facilities which help our dedicated staff to provide quality education. Branch Apart for the expansion, we are also proud to announce that ITI has been granted Update from District Full Institute Accreditation by the Ministry for Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology. Hence, ITI has redeveloped its respective courses and ICIT are reviewed by external sources and is now in accordance with the Commission ITI Alumni of Higher Education Academic Audit. Admin Updates Having said this brief piece, I would like to thank all the hardworking staff, parents Students Support Services and sponsors, students, and other stakeholders who contribute in one way or the other to make ITI achieve its goal in providing quality and affordable education ABBS & ITI Partnership and continue to support the future of Papua New Guinea. ITI Lae Senthil Kumaran Sentheyval ITI Goroka Managing Director ITI Kimbe ITI Alotau ITI Buka “Investing in quality & affordable education for your future” Volume 09, Issue 16, 06 Month, 2016 ITI Marketing POM Marketing Activities By: Atau Jorry (Marketing- Team Leader) ITI Course Presentation Schools Special Events The marketing team here in Port Moresby has been working Learning is not only confined to the classroom environment, tirelessly to cover Secondary Schools both in NCD and Central therefore ITI marketing team has also pledged its Provinces. The team members are Wenin Keleto, David Tom, commitment to be part of each school special events. In ITI Tony Alu, Atau Jorry and Danny Mongai. With the total special event commitment, the marketing team provided number of 35 schools in both Provinces, the marketing team special award for specific school event. So far the team has has started its school presentation early so that it will be able to covered a total of five (5) special events. The biggest of all is cover all schools by end of this year (2016). Our main priorities the Inter- School Carnival for all Central Province secondary are all Secondary Schools. Therefore, within the month of schools, which ITI award four (4) trophies. ITI marketing March to May 2016 we managed to visit fifteen (15) schools team also join Gerehu Secondary in conducting our ITI course presentation. Schools covered in it’s Fashion Parade Show, are Port Moresby Grammar, Salvation Army Secondary (Koki Iarowari Secondary in its & Boroko Campus), Badihagwa Secondary, Port Moresby Inter- House Carnival, National High, Sogeri National High,Kupiano Secondary, Mainohana Secondary in Iarowari Secondary, Marrianvelle Secondary, Laloki Secondary, its Feast Day celebration Koari Secondary, Jubilee Secondary, Mainohana Secondary, and Port Moresby Kwikila Secondary, and Mt. Diamond Secondary School. Grammar School with its Environmental Program tittled “earth@grammar”. These are some of the image taken from the ITI school presentation conducted by the marketing team. Iarowari Secondary Jubilee Secondary Sogeri National High School Koiari Park High School Kwikila Secondary School Mainohana Secondary School ITI News Letter - 2016 Volume 09, Issue 16, 06 Month, 2016 QUALITY ASSURANCE IN ITI By: Dr. Senthil Nathan Manager, Quality Assurance The great news is that the The QAT direct staffs in their job performance time to International Training Institute time and make them report their work for accountability (ITI) with its Quality Assurance and transparency purposes to benefit the ITI as a whole. Team (QAT) steps up into Coaching and mentoring take place for not only students, a new arena to ensure but also staff who cannot meet the expected standards. the quality of its tertiary The Managing Director and Advisory Board have also education service to our shown their proudness of progress in the ITI. All in all are nation Papua New Guinea. to ensure that quality tertiary education is provided to our The QAT do functioning target groups of students from diverse culture and societies in collaboration with in our nation. We hope that with respect to the students existing functional sections/ and other stakeholders, our concern over quality tertiary departments: Accounts, HR, IT, education for the nation can definitely contribute to the Academic, Marketing, Administration, and national development as a whole throughout Papua New Printing and Publication. It is a milestone in the history Guinea in due course. that the ITI Management has initiated for ensuring its quality as per the recommendation from the Department of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (DHERST) to establish policies, standards, procedures, rules and regulations, for aligning and coping with the globally accepted tertiary education service requirements in Papua New Guinea and at the international level. Currently, QAT keeps functioning with two officers: Dr. Senthil Nathan and Mr. Tama Wamo as the Asst. Manager for Quality Assurance. As the ITI has potential to grow with the expansion of study programmes, there is a possibility for new employment opportunities in various sections/ departments in the ITI. The QAT has initiated functioning on the 1st February, 2016 and successfully completed 3 months in operation. It has responsibility to plan, implement, coordinate, control and evaluate all functionalities, programs and activities in ITI. Its prime aim is to set and ensure the Vision, Mission, Goals and Objectives to achieve with the coordinated efforts of all sections/departments concerned. The QAT is also in place to ensure the effectiveness of all functional areas, under the direction and concern of Mr. Kumaran Sentheyval, Managing Director of the ITI. In the context, the QAT takes the lead in designing and implementing the tertiary education services with appropriate policies, standards, procedures, rules and regulations. Indicatively, the initiatives are also taken place to design and implement appropriate strategies with a corporate plan to govern the whole operation of the ITI as a well-known and historically counting Higher Education Training Provider in Papua New Guinea. ITI News Letter - 2016 Volume 09, Issue 16, 06 Month, 2016 Updates from HR Office By: Ms Alice Lowa, Human Resources Manageress NEW SECTIONS: 4.Mea Goasa, previously Receptionist is now Assistant Administrative Officer, processing Offer Letter for Full ICIT Time Studies in other centers. The ITI Centre for Advancement of Internet Technologies (ICIT) was launched in August, 2012 but no permanent LAE Campus office was set up with a dedicated staff until November, 1. Benong Geolasi is lecturing and is also the Head of 2014 where Mr. Jonathan Dimo was recruited as the Academic Studies. Manager - ICIT. 2. Harry Awa is lecturing and is also the Student Support Business Development Services Coordinator 3. Deborah Senus who started off as Student Support The Business Development Unit was established in July 2015 with Mr. James Tai as the Manager – Business Assistant is now serving as a Registrar Development. HR REMINDERS Quality Assurance 1. Uniforms The Quality Assurance Unit was set up in January 2016. As is outlined in the Contract, staff should dress in suitable Dr. Senthilnathan Samithamby is the Quality Assurance and professional attire that projects a positive image of ITI Manager. Along with his Assistant Manager, Mr. Tama Wamo. to its clients and members of the public. Uniforms should Student Pathways be worn with pride and respect; whilst in uniform should not involve them in inappropriate behavior, nor consume Pastor Grace Gebai who was once overseeing Student alcohol, smoke or chew betelnut. Support Services is now managing Student Pathways and alongside her role as students’ Counselor. 2. Prohibitions Procurement Smoking, Chewing and Alcohol consumption on Campus, being under the influence of alcohol and drugs during This is another new section created this year. Currently Mr. working hours is strongly prohibited is strongly prohibited. Thilagnathan Pratheeban who is also Manager for Distance Education and Registry is managing this section as well. CONGRATULATIONS ON COMPLETION OF MASTERS, 2016: INTERNAL STAFF TRANSITION POM Campus Jay Joel Aiha Head of Department, 1.Ps. Grace Gebai who was previously overseeing Student POM Campus(sponsored by ITI) Support Services and Counseling is now Assistant Manager for Student Pathways otherwise still providing Counseling. James Tai She is now more focused on providing assistance to