Results for training

Tonga Police is upskilling police officers in the operation of drones acquired through the Illicit Drugs Response Fund (IDRF) to support police operations. Commissioner of Police, Shane McLennan said that the high tech equipment will be useful for other police operations such as search and rescue, traffic control, and public order management.

Training in the building and maintaining of Popao (outrigger canoes) is being held in ‘Eua, starting on April 14, with the aim to complete 20 canoes within two weeks. This initiative invests in indigenous knowledge for resilient communities.

Pacific senior police executives are learning new leadership and development opportunities in a partnership between the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) and the Pacific Faculty of Policing.

Thirty drivers from various companies in Nuku’alofa were awarded certificates after completing forklift training, recently, aimed to prevent accidents in workplaces.

Twenty-eight recruits, who are expected to graduate from the Tonga Police College in October, were reminded that the rule of law must be adhered to in their line of work at all times.

Meeting in Nuku'alofa today, military participants from Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Australia, United States, and Tonga’s HMAF are taking part in a three-day military legal workshop, relating to defence forces' deployment to another country in times of crisis.

A $7.5 million Tonga Skills programme funded by Australia aims to develop the skills Tonga needs to get its economy rolling. A steering committee met for the first time yesterday, and will work toward setting up a national skills development system and address a lack of essential skills. The Deputy Prime Minister Hon Siaosi Sovaleni is chairman.

Ten civil servants have graduated from a training program to develop the skills of Tonga's public servants and to improve service delivery and efficiency.