You can only make an application if you are a citizen from one of the Pacific Island Forum member countries, excluding Australia and New Zealand.

These countries are:

• Cook Islands,
• Federated States of Micronesia,
• Fiji,
• Kiribati,
• Nauru,
• Niue,
• Palau,
• Papua New Guinea,
• Republic of Marshall Islands,
• Samoa,
• Solomon Islands,
• Tonga,
• Tuvalu and
• Vanuatu.

Selection will be based on industry experience, previous related education and interview with APTC staff. 

Short-listed applicants will be asked to attend a literacy and numeracy assessment.

Some applicants may also be required to complete a skills assessment conducted by specialist teachers.

A pre-enrolment fee must be paid on acceptance to APTC.  It will be deducted from your overall course fees once they’ve been determined. To see the pre-enrolment fee, please see the Table of fees in the Fees section of this web site.

When you’re starting your course you may request an RPL/RCC assessment to determine your individual training requirements and the hours you’ll need to complete the qualification, based on your experience, education and training to date. At this stage an invoice for course fees (less pre-enrolment fee) will be issued. Payment (as stated in the invoice) will be due within 30 days.

All fees are to be paid yearly (pro rata where applicable) in advance.

For details on how to pay your fees, please see How to pay your fees in the Fees section of this web site.

Cash or cheques cannot be accepted at the APTC office.

If you want to know how much your course costs please, please see the Table of fees in the Fees section of this web site.

Refunds will only be offered under the following conditions:

• If the APTC school director cancels a subject or course after students have enrolled and prior to the scheduled start date.
• If a student cancels enrolment in a subject or course before it starts, the APTC school director will refund the tuition fee paid to date, less an administration charge of AUD$10.00 per subject cancelled.
• If a student has received an exemption from a subject after they’ve enrolled and paid a tuition fee. The student must apply to the APTC school director within 2 weeks of the subject starting for a refund of fees for that subject.
• Applications for refund of fees on compassionate grounds may be made to the APTC school director and will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Once the RPL/RCC assessment has started there will be no refund of your pre-enrolment fees.

Students can request re-assessment if they haven’t passed at no additional charge, at the discretion of the APTC school director.

Students who are unsuccessful in gaining their qualifications should re-enrol in the necessary competencies. Fees will be charged for these subjects based on the student contact hours.

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